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March 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sergey Alexeev, Senior research fellow, University of Sydney; UNSW Sydney It’s a Friday evening and you pour a glass of wine while your teenager sits at the kitchen bench scrolling their phone. They barely look up. But they notice more than you think. My new study found ... <a title="Is it OK to drink in front of your kids? New research shows the age they’re most influenced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/is-it-ok-to-drink-in-front-of-your-kids-new-research-shows-the-age-theyre-most-influenced-278667/" aria-label="Read more about Is it OK to drink in front of your kids? New research shows the age they’re most influenced">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angel Zhong, Professor of Finance, RMIT University Every few months, someone in the superannuation industry declares that Australians now “need” around A$1 million to retire comfortably. It’s a big, scary number. But consumer advocates say most people can retire with far less. Independent estimates suggest something closer ... <a title="How much do you really need to retire? It’s probably a lot less than $1 million" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/how-much-do-you-really-need-to-retire-its-probably-a-lot-less-than-1-million-276375/" aria-label="Read more about How much do you really need to retire? It’s probably a lot less than $1 million">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Lorgelly, Professor of Health Economics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau This time six years ago, as officials prepared to move New Zealand into lockdown, the public was suddenly introduced to the complex and somewhat bewildering world of pandemic modelling. These highly mathematical models mapped out ... <a title="In the next pandemic, NZ doesn’t need to choose between health and the economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/in-the-next-pandemic-nz-doesnt-need-to-choose-between-health-and-the-economy-277951/" aria-label="Read more about In the next pandemic, NZ doesn’t need to choose between health and the economy">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As he looks to his own coming wrestle with One Nation in the May 9 Farrer byelection, Angus Taylor can only take from Saturday’s South Australian result a sense of deep trepidation. One Nation drove a front-end loader through the ... <a title="View from The Hill: One Nation’s performance in SA will send shivers down Angus Taylor’s spine for Farrer campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/view-from-the-hill-one-nations-performance-in-sa-will-send-shivers-down-angus-taylors-spine-for-farrer-campaign-278787/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: One Nation’s performance in SA will send shivers down Angus Taylor’s spine for Farrer campaign">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Manwaring, Associate Professor, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University The tectonic plates of South Australian politics have fundamentally shifted. Peter Malinauskas’s Labor government has won a second term with a landslide win. The final count should see Labor win around 33 seats in the 47 seat ... <a title="One Nation’s surge and Liberal Party’s collapse in SA election reveal tectonic shifts in Australian politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/one-nations-surge-and-liberal-partys-collapse-in-sa-election-reveal-tectonic-shifts-in-australian-politics-278317/" aria-label="Read more about One Nation’s surge and Liberal Party’s collapse in SA election reveal tectonic shifts in Australian politics">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Crawford, Adjunct Lecturer at the Centre for Justice, Queensland University of Technology There was a lot of talk about winning trophies in the lead-up to the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup final, in which the Matildas were narrowly defeated by Japan 1–0 in Saturday night’s final. It ... <a title="The Women’s Asian Cup was a major success for Australian soccer, despite the Matildas’ heartbreaker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/the-womens-asian-cup-was-a-major-success-for-australian-soccer-despite-the-matildas-heartbreaker-278661/" aria-label="Read more about The Women’s Asian Cup was a major success for Australian soccer, despite the Matildas’ heartbreaker">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne For today’s South Australian state election, The Poll Bludger’s results have Labor winning 31 of the 47 lower house seats, the Liberals four, One Nation one and ... <a title="Labor easily wins South Australian election with One Nation beating Liberals into second on primary votes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/labor-easily-wins-south-australian-election-with-one-nation-beating-liberals-into-second-on-primary-votes-278423/" aria-label="Read more about Labor easily wins South Australian election with One Nation beating Liberals into second on primary votes">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tina Soliman Hunter, Professor of Energy and Natural Resources Law, Macquarie University Israel’s bombing of Iran’s South Pars gas field has sent shockwaves through global energy markets. The South Pars gas field is part of the world’s largest gas field, known as North Dome, shared by Iran ... <a title="Why Middle East gas field attacks could send energy prices soaring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/why-middle-east-gas-field-attacks-could-send-energy-prices-soaring-278777/" aria-label="Read more about Why Middle East gas field attacks could send energy prices soaring">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Leib, Associate Professor in Aviation, CQUniversity Australia We are now three weeks into the war between the United States, Israel and Iran, which has grown to engulf much of the Middle East. There are few signs the conflict will slow down or stop anytime soon. The ... <a title="If you still need to fly amid global travel chaos, here’s what to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/if-you-still-need-to-fly-amid-global-travel-chaos-heres-what-to-know-278655/" aria-label="Read more about If you still need to fly amid global travel chaos, here’s what to know">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan M. Sawyer, Professor of Adolescent Health The University of Melbourne; Director, Royal Children’s Hospital Centre for Adolescent Health; and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Australia’s world-first national legislation to restrict access to social media accounts for children under 16 years old has been ... <a title="Early wins for the social media ban, new survey claims. But the full picture is far more complicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/early-wins-for-the-social-media-ban-new-survey-claims-but-the-full-picture-is-far-more-complicated-278768/" aria-label="Read more about Early wins for the social media ban, new survey claims. But the full picture is far more complicated">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Dat, Consultant Urological Surgeon and Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University As a urological surgeon, I meet many patients with chronic (long-term) kidney disease. Sometimes, I see patients that have progressed to the point where their kidneys do not work at ... <a title="I’m a kidney surgeon. Here’s why I hope I never see you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/im-a-kidney-surgeon-heres-why-i-hope-i-never-see-you-278193/" aria-label="Read more about I’m a kidney surgeon. Here’s why I hope I never see you">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The South Australian state election is Saturday, with polls closing at 6:30pm AEDT. The 47 lower house seats will be elected in single-member electorates using preferential voting. ... <a title="Labor set for landslide in final South Australian polls with One Nation ahead of Liberals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/labor-set-for-landslide-in-final-south-australian-polls-with-one-nation-ahead-of-liberals-278426/" aria-label="Read more about Labor set for landslide in final South Australian polls with One Nation ahead of Liberals">Read more</a>
