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March 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Garin, Associate Professor of Economics, Carnegie Mellon University If you’ve ever ordered food through DoorDash, Uber Eats or Instacart, you may have realized the person who delivers it isn’t a salaried employee. They’re gig workers – independent contractors who pick up delivery tasks through an app, ... <a title="Seattle tried to guarantee higher pay for delivery drivers – here’s why it didn’t work as intended" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/seattle-tried-to-guarantee-higher-pay-for-delivery-drivers-heres-why-it-didnt-work-as-intended-276576/" aria-label="Read more about Seattle tried to guarantee higher pay for delivery drivers – here’s why it didn’t work as intended">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When he talks about the May 12 budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers always stresses that what’s done on things like the capital gains tax discount will be a matter for cabinet. It would be more accurate to say the fate of ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Chalmers is trying to make economic uncertainty a springboard for reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/grattan-on-friday-chalmers-is-trying-to-make-economic-uncertainty-a-springboard-for-reform-278186/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Chalmers is trying to make economic uncertainty a springboard for reform">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Niall Johnston, Conjoint Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney If you’re planning an Easter holiday to Bali, Vietnam or Thailand, it’s a good time to check if you and your family are vaccinated against measles. These are among destinations in Southeast Asia with ongoing measles outbreaks, ... <a title="Heading to Bali, Vietnam or Thailand? Why a measles vaccine is more important than ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/heading-to-bali-vietnam-or-thailand-why-a-measles-vaccine-is-more-important-than-ever-278310/" aria-label="Read more about Heading to Bali, Vietnam or Thailand? Why a measles vaccine is more important than ever">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warwick Smith, Honorary Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne Former Treasury Secretary and chair of the Henry Tax Review, Ken Henry, has described the intergenerational injustice built into Australia’s tax system as an intentional “act of bastardry”. Treasurer Jim Chalmers also seems ... <a title="Is the capital gains tax discount an act of intergenerational ‘bastardry’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/is-the-capital-gains-tax-discount-an-act-of-intergenerational-bastardry-278659/" aria-label="Read more about Is the capital gains tax discount an act of intergenerational ‘bastardry’?">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia Tropical Cyclone Narelle is currently a very dangerous Category 5 storm, sitting off the Far North Queensland Coast some 350 kilometres northeast of Cooktown. Formed in the Coral Sea, Narelle is packing a punch, with sustained winds near ... <a title="Cyclone Narelle: ‘compact’, dangerous and unusually predictable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/cyclone-narelle-compact-dangerous-and-unusually-predictable-278767/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Narelle: ‘compact’, dangerous and unusually predictable">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal government has appointed Anthea Harris, former chief executive of the Australian Energy Regulator and of the Energy Security Board, as Coordinator of a new Fuel Supply Taskforce. The new taskforce will be established in Anthony Albanese’s own Department ... <a title="Albanese government appoints fuel coordinator as ACCC investigates major suppliers’ conduct in regional Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/albanese-government-appoints-fuel-coordinator-as-accc-investigates-major-suppliers-conduct-in-regional-australia-277245/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government appoints fuel coordinator as ACCC investigates major suppliers’ conduct in regional Australia">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Stokes, Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning Innovation, Adelaide University K-pop stars Huntr/x are carb-loading, pre-show, on a private jet, when their snacking is rudely interrupted by demons. Rumi, Zoey and Mira break into song, maintaining the tempo as they defeat the demons, drop to earth, and ... <a title="Singing, slaying and going viral: how KPop Demon Hunters rocked the internet – and the Oscars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/singing-slaying-and-going-viral-how-kpop-demon-hunters-rocked-the-internet-and-the-oscars-278439/" aria-label="Read more about Singing, slaying and going viral: how KPop Demon Hunters rocked the internet – and the Oscars">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan W. Marshall, Associate Professor & Postgraduate Research Coordinator, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University Theatre academic Peter Brooks championed the rise of melodrama as a popular form replacing tragedy. Melodrama, he said, tends to be explicit and hyperbolic in its representation of emotional ... <a title="How melodrama became the theme running through the 2026 Perth Festival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/how-melodrama-became-the-theme-running-through-the-2026-perth-festival-278535/" aria-label="Read more about How melodrama became the theme running through the 2026 Perth Festival">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Edwell, Associate Professor in Ancient History, Macquarie University Is it any wonder ancient people thought lightning came from the gods? Even today a close lightning strike feels like a terrifying brush with the supernatural. Some ancient thinkers, however, suspected the gods had nothing to do with ... <a title="Where did the ancient Greeks and Romans think lightning came from? Hint: not just the gods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/where-did-the-ancient-greeks-and-romans-think-lightning-came-from-hint-not-just-the-gods-270797/" aria-label="Read more about Where did the ancient Greeks and Romans think lightning came from? Hint: not just the gods">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin D Tombs, Pūkenga-Lecturer in Property Law, University of Otago In the aftermath of another summer of weather disasters, there were headlines about a “growing gap” between recovery efforts and preparation for climate change impacts. There were calls for a rethink of how New Zealand approaches natural ... <a title="‘Disaster inertia’: why must NZ keep relearning the same lessons from extreme events?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/disaster-inertia-why-must-nz-keep-relearning-the-same-lessons-from-extreme-events-278192/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Disaster inertia’: why must NZ keep relearning the same lessons from extreme events?">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Klein, Professor, Faculty of Law, UNSW Sydney The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow body of water adjacent to Iran and Oman, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. While it is a shared body of water between Iran and Oman, Iran functionally ... <a title="How the law of naval warfare applies to the Strait of Hormuz" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/how-the-law-of-naval-warfare-applies-to-the-strait-of-hormuz-278653/" aria-label="Read more about How the law of naval warfare applies to the Strait of Hormuz">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Poplin, Teaching Associate, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University From state-backed mega museums to privately-funded contemporary art spaces, the expansion of China’s galleries, libraries, archives and museums – or “GLAM” – sector is reshaping how the nation narrates its past and imagines its future. China’s museum ... <a title="A new museum every 1.5 days: what’s driving China’s massive cultural expansion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/a-new-museum-every-1-5-days-whats-driving-chinas-massive-cultural-expansion-277380/" aria-label="Read more about A new museum every 1.5 days: what’s driving China’s massive cultural expansion">Read more</a>
