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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vidya Mani, Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia; Cornell University The disruptions from the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran spread quickly to commercial aircraft, shipping lanes and the world’s energy supply. Those repercussions have already hit fuel costs, including for motorists, truckers and fishermen, ... <a title="Soaring gas prices and disrupted supply chains will ripple out to increase costs in every store and sector of the economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/soaring-gas-prices-and-disrupted-supply-chains-will-ripple-out-to-increase-costs-in-every-store-and-sector-of-the-economy-278349/" aria-label="Read more about Soaring gas prices and disrupted supply chains will ripple out to increase costs in every store and sector of the economy">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Barnett, Professor of Communications, University of Westminster The BBC has appointed former Google executive Matt Brittin as its new director general. Brittin will replace outgoing director general Tim Davie. He resigned last year in the wake of revelations about the editing of a Panorama documentary about ... <a title="Matt Brittin: BBC’s new director general appointed at an existential moment for the broadcaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/matt-brittin-bbcs-new-director-general-appointed-at-an-existential-moment-for-the-broadcaster-278453/" aria-label="Read more about Matt Brittin: BBC’s new director general appointed at an existential moment for the broadcaster">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roger S. Seymour, Professor Emeritus of Physiology, Adelaide University Insects first took to the skies about 350 million years ago, some 200 million years before birds first flapped their wings. By the end of the Carboniferous period, 300 million years ago, some flying insects had become gigantic. ... <a title="Giant dragonflies once roamed Earth’s skies. New research upends the textbook theory of why they went extinct" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/giant-dragonflies-once-roamed-earths-skies-new-research-upends-the-textbook-theory-of-why-they-went-extinct-278997/" aria-label="Read more about Giant dragonflies once roamed Earth’s skies. New research upends the textbook theory of why they went extinct">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University Australians are among the most anxious in the world about artificial intelligence (AI). This anxiety is driven by fears AI is used to spread misinformation and scam people, anxiety over job losses, and the fact ... <a title="‘Manners for machines’: how new rules could stop AI scrapers destroying the internet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/manners-for-machines-how-new-rules-could-stop-ai-scrapers-destroying-the-internet-278669/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Manners for machines’: how new rules could stop AI scrapers destroying the internet">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Rudge, Lecturer in Law, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney When the Queensland Dolphins ran onto the field in mid-April 2024, the rugby league team’s jerseys bore the logo of Alternaleaf – a “plant medicine” clinic. Earlier that week, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) had commenced ... <a title="This medicinal cannabis website bends the rules. Take our quiz to see why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/this-medicinal-cannabis-website-bends-the-rules-take-our-quiz-to-see-why-270685/" aria-label="Read more about This medicinal cannabis website bends the rules. Take our quiz to see why">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University New Zealand’s latest quarterly energy report shows electricity production was above 90% renewable and emissions from generation fell to the lowest level on record. But it also shows New Zealand’s oil consumption, which had ... <a title="Driving in the wrong direction: why NZ’s oil consumption is at a 5-year high" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/driving-in-the-wrong-direction-why-nzs-oil-consumption-is-at-a-5-year-high-278524/" aria-label="Read more about Driving in the wrong direction: why NZ’s oil consumption is at a 5-year high">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zahra Shahhoseini, Research Fellow in Public Health, Monash University Around the world, communities are battling more extreme weather events. That includes residents in the path of Cyclone Narelle, which is threatening to form again over Western Australia. But another concerning trend is that natural disasters are increasingly ... <a title="Australia must brace for clusters of natural disasters, not just isolated fires and floods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/australia-must-brace-for-clusters-of-natural-disasters-not-just-isolated-fires-and-floods-272333/" aria-label="Read more about Australia must brace for clusters of natural disasters, not just isolated fires and floods">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Panza, Associate Professor, Economic History, The University of Melbourne On October 6 1973, the Yom Kippur War – mainly involving Egypt, Syria and Israel –triggered one of the biggest energy crises of the 20th century. Eleven days later, several Arab members of the Organization of the ... <a title="This is how the 1970s oil shock played out. There are lessons for the economy today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/this-is-how-the-1970s-oil-shock-played-out-there-are-lessons-for-the-economy-today-278876/" aria-label="Read more about This is how the 1970s oil shock played out. There are lessons for the economy today">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zainab Darbas, PhD Candidate, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University In 2004, a largely anonymous team of Australian video game developers released a prototype video game titled Escape from Woomera. In this 3D adventure, the player takes on the role of Mustafa, an Iranian refugee ... <a title="Are video games art or products? This tension lies at the heart of Australia’s gaming industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/are-video-games-art-or-products-this-tension-lies-at-the-heart-of-australias-gaming-industry-275314/" aria-label="Read more about Are video games art or products? This tension lies at the heart of Australia’s gaming industry">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Described by analysts as a suicide mission, there are nonetheless rumours the US President has his eye on securing for the long-term the Iranian oil facilities on Kharg Island. “Just take the oil” has long been his motto. But I am beginning to wonder if a desperate Donald Trump is preparing ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Kharg Island – into the valley of death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/eugene-doyle-kharg-island-into-the-valley-of-death/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Kharg Island – into the valley of death">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2026
OBITUARY: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Political leaders and institutions have paid tributes for Lionel Jospin, the “father” of the 1998 Nouméa Accord, who died at the weekend aged 88. Jospin was a socialist prime minister who played a significant role in supervising the signature of the 1998 Accord, which paved ... <a title="Tributes pour in for Lionel Jospin, ‘father’ of the Nouméa Accord" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/25/tributes-pour-in-for-lionel-jospin-father-of-the-noumea-accord/" aria-label="Read more about Tributes pour in for Lionel Jospin, ‘father’ of the Nouméa Accord">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Iain Boyd, Director of the Center for National Security Initiatives and Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder Iran fired two ballistic missiles on March 20, 2026, at the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, which hosts a strategically important joint U.S.-U.K. military base, according ... <a title="How far can Iran’s ballistic missiles reach? A defense expert explains how the missiles work, and what Iran can and can’t hit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/25/how-far-can-irans-ballistic-missiles-reach-a-defense-expert-explains-how-the-missiles-work-and-what-iran-can-and-cant-hit-279072/" aria-label="Read more about How far can Iran’s ballistic missiles reach? A defense expert explains how the missiles work, and what Iran can and can’t hit">Read more</a>
