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March 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Thorburn, PhD Candidate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University Louis Theroux’s recent documentary Inside the Manosphere, alongside Netflix’s 2025 hit drama Adolescence, has driven a spike in public discussion about the “manosphere”. The term refers to a loose ecosystem of anti-feminist online communities and influencers that ... <a title="Men can get out of the manosphere. Here’s what former incels say about why they left" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/men-can-get-out-of-the-manosphere-heres-what-former-incels-say-about-why-they-left-278312/" aria-label="Read more about Men can get out of the manosphere. Here’s what former incels say about why they left">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mariam Farida, Lecturer in Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Studies, Macquarie University Just two days after the US and Israel killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in late February, Hezbollah opened a second front in the war by launching six rockets into Israel from Lebanon. The rockets came ... <a title="As Israel invades again, Lebanon faces more turmoil and possible civil war. Here are 3 ways this could go" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/as-israel-invades-again-lebanon-faces-more-turmoil-and-possible-civil-war-here-are-3-ways-this-could-go-278408/" aria-label="Read more about As Israel invades again, Lebanon faces more turmoil and possible civil war. Here are 3 ways this could go">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracey Clement, Lecturer in Visual Art and McGlade Gallery Director, Australian Catholic University Storytelling is at the heart of Rememory, the 25th Biennale of Sydney. And we humans like nothing better than being told a tale. As literary critic Frank Kermode so persuasively argued, stuck as we ... <a title="Stories open to interpretation: the 2026 Biennale of Sydney embraces narratives with multiple meanings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/stories-open-to-interpretation-the-2026-biennale-of-sydney-embraces-narratives-with-multiple-meanings-275561/" aria-label="Read more about Stories open to interpretation: the 2026 Biennale of Sydney embraces narratives with multiple meanings">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 18, 2026.
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March 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Oliver, Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney Australians may have seen headlines warning “dirty fuel” is back, temporarily, to ease fuel supplies. The phrase sounds alarming, but it has a specific and fairly narrow meaning. In this context, “dirty fuel” refers to petrol ... <a title="What’s ‘dirty fuel’ doing to our lungs? The same as it did for most of 2025" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/whats-dirty-fuel-doing-to-our-lungs-the-same-as-it-did-for-most-of-2025-278534/" aria-label="Read more about What’s ‘dirty fuel’ doing to our lungs? The same as it did for most of 2025">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Pacific Media Watch Western legacy media is failing to tell the truth on the US-Israeli war on Iran, says a leading US academic and analyst. “Mass murder has been normalised,” said Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs in an interview with the Chinese channel CGTN Live. He argues that mainstream media in the US and Europe ... <a title="Western media failing to tell truth about war on Iran, says academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/western-media-failing-to-tell-truth-about-war-on-iran-says-academic/" aria-label="Read more about Western media failing to tell truth about war on Iran, says academic">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hoani Smith, Lecturer in Sport Management and Sport Science, Lincoln University, New Zealand When former White Ferns captain Sophie Devine secured the equal-highest deal in the United Kingdom’s pro-cricket league last week, it was greeted as another sign of how quickly investment in the women’s game is ... <a title="Sophie Devine’s record cricket contract can’t disguise a stubborn pay gap in NZ women’s sport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/sophie-devines-record-cricket-contract-cant-disguise-a-stubborn-pay-gap-in-nz-womens-sport-278301/" aria-label="Read more about Sophie Devine’s record cricket contract can’t disguise a stubborn pay gap in NZ women’s sport">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roy Green, Emeritus Professor of Innovation, University of Technology Sydney Australia’s research and innovation system is “broken” and needs “bold reform”, according to a major new independent report released on Tuesday. Titled “Ambitious Australia”, it’s the culmination of a strategic examination of research and development in Australia, ... <a title="Australia was once a world leader in innovation. A new report shows the system is now ‘broken’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/australia-was-once-a-world-leader-in-innovation-a-new-report-shows-the-system-is-now-broken-274012/" aria-label="Read more about Australia was once a world leader in innovation. A new report shows the system is now ‘broken’">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharon Horwood, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Deakin University It’s called the infinite scroll – a design feature on social media, shopping, video and many other apps that continuously loads content as you reach the bottom of the page. Handy? Yes. Clever? Also yes. Devious? Very much so. ... <a title="Can’t stop endlessly scrolling? Tips to help you take back control" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/cant-stop-endlessly-scrolling-tips-to-help-you-take-back-control-278418/" aria-label="Read more about Can’t stop endlessly scrolling? Tips to help you take back control">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Pacific Media Watch The United Nations in Papua New Guinea has met the leadership of the Media Council of PNG to advance collaboration in support of a strong, independent and responsible media sector, reports UNPNG. The meeting addressed recent incidents of threats and violence against journalists — especially attacks against women journalists and the growing ... <a title="MCPNG and UN hold media freedom talks in wake of attacks on women journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/mcpng-and-un-hold-media-freedom-talks-in-wake-of-attacks-on-women-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about MCPNG and UN hold media freedom talks in wake of attacks on women journalists">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Quach, Science Leader, Quantum Batteries Team, CSIRO You’re late for an important appointment. Just as you are leaving your house, you realise your phone is flat. Imagine you could charge it almost instantly by exploiting the strange rules of quantum physics. That’s the promise of quantum ... <a title="A world-first quantum battery charges faster when it gets bigger – but it’s tiny and only lasts nanoseconds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/a-world-first-quantum-battery-charges-faster-when-it-gets-bigger-but-its-tiny-and-only-lasts-nanoseconds-276755/" aria-label="Read more about A world-first quantum battery charges faster when it gets bigger – but it’s tiny and only lasts nanoseconds">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohsin Malik, Associate Professor, Project Management, Swinburne University of Technology Last year, former Spotify chief economist Will Page compiled a report for the Australia Institute that concluded music streaming algorithms were “killing” Australian music. The report found that, between 2021 and 2024, there was a 30% drop ... <a title="Is Spotify’s AI ‘killing’ Australian music? What we found from analysing more than 2 million tracks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/is-spotifys-ai-killing-australian-music-what-we-found-from-analysing-more-than-2-million-tracks-276984/" aria-label="Read more about Is Spotify’s AI ‘killing’ Australian music? What we found from analysing more than 2 million tracks">Read more</a>
