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March 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracey Varker, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne About 11% of Australians will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in their life. PTSD is a mental health disorder people may develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. People with PTSD currently ... <a title="Psychedelic drug MDMA could help treat PTSD – but there’s a reason it’s not widely available" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/psychedelic-drug-mdma-could-help-treat-ptsd-but-theres-a-reason-its-not-widely-available-276262/" aria-label="Read more about Psychedelic drug MDMA could help treat PTSD – but there’s a reason it’s not widely available">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia’s inflation rate could peak in “the high 4s or even higher” this year, according to Treasury modelling, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says. The latest modelling comes as Anthony Albanese prepares to meet state and territory leaders in a national cabinet ... <a title="Chalmers says latest Treasury modelling shows Australia’s inflation could reach 5%, as national cabinet meets on fuel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/chalmers-says-latest-treasury-modelling-shows-australias-inflation-could-reach-5-as-national-cabinet-meets-on-fuel-278190/" aria-label="Read more about Chalmers says latest Treasury modelling shows Australia’s inflation could reach 5%, as national cabinet meets on fuel">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Niamh O’Flynn To most of us in Aotearoa, the current illegal war in Iran feels distant. We see it in our news feeds, we feel it at the petrol pump, and we hear about it in “trade disruptions”. We tell ourselves we’re just a small, peaceful nation caught in the crossfire of superpowers. ... <a title="Project Vault: Peace in the moana or military outpost?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/project-vault-peace-in-the-moana-or-military-outpost/" aria-label="Read more about Project Vault: Peace in the moana or military outpost?">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Kevork Almassian When the Strait of Hormuz closes, you don’t need to be a military analyst to understand what just happened. You only need to understand what the world runs on. Oil. Gas. Shipping lanes. Insurance rates. Container schedules. Energy prices that decide whether factories hum or go dark, whether households heat or ... <a title="Iran’s ‘Samson option’ : Deterrence restored or nothing – the logic behind Tehran’s next move" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/irans-samson-option-deterrence-restored-or-nothing-the-logic-behind-tehrans-next-move/" aria-label="Read more about Iran’s ‘Samson option’ : Deterrence restored or nothing – the logic behind Tehran’s next move">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney Sir Anthony Mason, the former Chief Justice of Australia and one of Australia’s greatest and most influential jurists, has died just shy of his 101st birthday. He was a man of sharp mind, strong principles, and a ... <a title="Sir Anthony Mason, a jurist who shaped Australia, dies at 100" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/sir-anthony-mason-a-jurist-who-shaped-australia-dies-at-100-278662/" aria-label="Read more about Sir Anthony Mason, a jurist who shaped Australia, dies at 100">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Greenpeace AotearoaThousands of people have signed a petition demanding New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon stand up and condemn the illegal attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel. Greenpeace delivered the petition to opposition Labour leader Chris Hipkins in Wellington today. Standing on the steps of Parliament, Greenpeace Aotearoa executive director Dr Russel ... <a title="Thousands urge NZ prime minister Luxon to condemn illegal US-Israeli war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/thousands-urge-nz-prime-minister-luxon-to-condemn-illegal-us-israeli-war-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands urge NZ prime minister Luxon to condemn illegal US-Israeli war on Iran">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology Soaring petrol prices are once again making many Australians think seriously about switching to an electric vehicle. As politicians warn Australians not to resort to panic buying, finding constructive ways to reduce your petrol costs ... <a title="Electric vehicles: what to know if you’re considering an EV" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/electric-vehicles-what-to-know-if-youre-considering-an-ev-278419/" aria-label="Read more about Electric vehicles: what to know if you’re considering an EV">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stella Huangfu, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney After two back-to-back interest rate hikes by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in February and March, all eyes are on the next policy meeting set for May. While much attention tends to focus on current inflation, ... <a title="Yes, what you think about inflation can influence what the RBA does next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/yes-what-you-think-about-inflation-can-influence-what-the-rba-does-next-278549/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, what you think about inflation can influence what the RBA does next">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2026
INTERVIEW: C.J. Polychroniou and Idan Landau Israel’s war on Iran is a direct result of a political culture that depends for survival upon a permanent state of war, says Israeli academic and left-wing activist Idan Landau in the interview that follows. He observes that Israeli society on the whole has embraced a fascist mindset, “reflecting ... <a title="Israel caught in a permanent state of war mindset – peace is taboo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/18/israel-caught-in-a-permanent-state-of-war-mindset-peace-is-taboo/" aria-label="Read more about Israel caught in a permanent state of war mindset – peace is taboo">Read more</a>
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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>
