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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Finkeldey, PhD Scholar of Corporate Corruption of Democracy, University of Technology Sydney The health of global democracy is regressing to Cold War-era levels. For the average global citizen, democracy is now back where it was in 1978, according to new research assessing more than 200 countries. ... <a title="New study shows global democracy hasn’t been this bad since 1978. Australia should be worried" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/new-study-shows-global-democracy-hasnt-been-this-bad-since-1978-australia-should-be-worried-276066/" aria-label="Read more about New study shows global democracy hasn’t been this bad since 1978. Australia should be worried">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rodrigo Praino, Professor & Director, Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies, Flinders University US President Donald Trump speaks in a way unlike any of his predecessors. His distinctive and highly recognisable style may even play a role in his appeal to his political base. Since ... <a title="Trump’s war language is aggressive and extreme. It also offers some insight into his thinking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/trumps-war-language-is-aggressive-and-extreme-it-also-offers-some-insight-into-his-thinking-278427/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s war language is aggressive and extreme. It also offers some insight into his thinking">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Mclaughlin, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia The federal government has just released updated physical activity guidelines for adults and older adults (aged 65+) for the first time in more than a decade. The Australian government first produced guidelines for ... <a title="Australia’s new physical activity guidelines won’t shift the needle – here are 4 better ideas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/australias-new-physical-activity-guidelines-wont-shift-the-needle-here-are-4-better-ideas-278311/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s new physical activity guidelines won’t shift the needle – here are 4 better ideas">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 17, 2026.
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March 17, 2026
NERMEEN SHAIKH: This is Democracy Now!, I’m Nermeen Shaikh, with Amy Goodman. As we continue to look at the US and Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, we go now to Jerusalem, where we’re joined by Orly Noy. She’s an Iranian Israeli political activist and editor of the Hebrew-language news site Local ... <a title="As Israel keeps bombing Iran, Palestinians face growing violence in West Bank" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/as-israel-keeps-bombing-iran-palestinians-face-growing-violence-in-west-bank/" aria-label="Read more about As Israel keeps bombing Iran, Palestinians face growing violence in West Bank">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Todd Farrell, Senior Tutor, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne With South Australia in its final week of campaigning ahead of the state election, you may have noticed while there’s been a few scandals around mistaken identity of hospital patients and controversial candidates’ ... <a title="South Australians have truth in political advertising laws. Why doesn’t everyone else?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/south-australians-have-truth-in-political-advertising-laws-why-doesnt-everyone-else-278194/" aria-label="Read more about South Australians have truth in political advertising laws. Why doesn’t everyone else?">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Graffam-O’Meara, PhD Candidate in Theatre, Monash University Every Melburnian knows the West Gate Bridge, crossing the Yarra River north of its exit to Port Phillip Bay. It looms, it hums, it holds memory, it writhes. You know the feeling – that perceptible flex when you’re stopped ... <a title="The West Gate Bridge disaster looms large over Melbourne. A new play can’t fully capture its grief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/the-west-gate-bridge-disaster-looms-large-over-melbourne-a-new-play-cant-fully-capture-its-grief-277229/" aria-label="Read more about The West Gate Bridge disaster looms large over Melbourne. A new play can’t fully capture its grief">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
RNZ Pacific Pacific Island governments are urging their citizens not to panic about the supply of fuels amid the conflict in the Middle East between Israel, the United States and Iran. The conflict has resulted in the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that carries around 20 percent of the world’s ... <a title="Pacific governments warn against panic buying as war on Iran threatens fuel supply" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/pacific-governments-warn-against-panic-buying-as-war-on-iran-threatens-fuel-supply/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific governments warn against panic buying as war on Iran threatens fuel supply">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard J. Buning, Research Lead, UQ Micromobility Research Cluster, The University of Queensland E-bikes have been increasing in popularity – they make cycling more accessible than ever. However, they’ve also been linked to tragic accidents. In response, the Queensland government has conducted a parliamentary inquiry on e-mobility ... <a title="Should e-bike riders be required to have a driver’s licence?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/should-e-bike-riders-be-required-to-have-a-drivers-licence-278207/" aria-label="Read more about Should e-bike riders be required to have a driver’s licence?">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eylem Altuntas, Researcher, Speech & Language Development, The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University Anyone who has spent time with a baby knows how unpredictable the first year can feel. One week a baby suddenly seems to “get” something new. The next week, ... <a title="Babies learn a lot in their first year. But their behaviour doesn’t always tell the full story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/babies-learn-a-lot-in-their-first-year-but-their-behaviour-doesnt-always-tell-the-full-story-274032/" aria-label="Read more about Babies learn a lot in their first year. But their behaviour doesn’t always tell the full story">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Wilson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney The number of Australians using medicinal cannabis has surged over the past five years. Around 700,000 Australians have used cannabis for their health in the past year. ... <a title="Does medicinal cannabis work for depression, anxiety or PTSD? Our study says there’s no evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/does-medicinal-cannabis-work-for-depression-anxiety-or-ptsd-our-study-says-theres-no-evidence-278303/" aria-label="Read more about Does medicinal cannabis work for depression, anxiety or PTSD? Our study says there’s no evidence">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury Six years after COVID-19 first reached New Zealand, the country is experiencing its ninth wave of infections. But the virus we are living with today behaves very differently from the one that caused the global emergency in 2020–22. ... <a title="NZ’s 9th COVID-19 wave: why infections are rising – and how booster shots still help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/nzs-9th-covid-19-wave-why-infections-are-rising-and-how-booster-shots-still-help-278075/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s 9th COVID-19 wave: why infections are rising – and how booster shots still help">Read more</a>
