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Month: December 2020

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Pacific journalism, media and diversity researchers tackle challenges ahead

December 2, 2020

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Pacific journalism and media researchers have gathered “live” in Auckland and “virtually” from Australia, Indonesia, and the region to showcase their projects and initiatives – and they spoke of the key challenges ahead. Presentations at the AUT Pacific Media Centre-organised event yesterday included cross-cultural documentaries, an industry panel on “transition”, Pasifika ... <a title="Pacific journalism, media and diversity researchers tackle challenges ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/02/pacific-journalism-media-and-diversity-researchers-tackle-challenges-ahead/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific journalism, media and diversity researchers tackle challenges ahead">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Asia-Pacific expert Bates Gill on China’s endgame

December 2, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Chinese official Lijian Zhao’s tweeting an image depicting an Australian soldier holding a knife against a child’s throat and the subsequent angry exchanges is the latest incident in an exceptionally poor year for Australian-Chinese relations. Tensions deepened after Australia’s call ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Asia-Pacific expert Bates Gill on China’s endgame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/02/politics-with-michelle-grattan-asia-pacific-expert-bates-gill-on-chinas-endgame-151292/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Asia-Pacific expert Bates Gill on China’s endgame">Read more</a>

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It isn’t right to say we are out of recession, as these six graphs demonstrate

December 2, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University It’d be wrong to say that we are out of recession, although that’s how the graph of Wednesday’s GDP numbers makes it look. Gross domestic product (the measure of everything produced and earned and spent) ... <a title="It isn’t right to say we are out of recession, as these six graphs demonstrate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/02/it-isnt-right-to-say-we-are-out-of-recession-as-these-six-graphs-demonstrate-151210/" aria-label="Read more about It isn’t right to say we are out of recession, as these six graphs demonstrate">Read more</a>

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4 things about female orgasms researchers actually study

December 2, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Chalmers, Senior Lecturer in Pain Sciences, University of South Australia Cardi B’s song WAP and the Netflix show Sex Education place female orgasms on centre stage in popular culture. But female orgasms are also the subject of serious academic research. Here’s a snapshot of what research ... <a title="4 things about female orgasms researchers actually study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/02/4-things-about-female-orgasms-researchers-actually-study-151015/" aria-label="Read more about 4 things about female orgasms researchers actually study">Read more</a>

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West Papuan leaders declare first steps for world’s first ‘green state’

December 2, 2020

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk West Papuan leaders have begun forming a “provisional government” in defiance of a crackdown by Indonesian security forces and have pledged that the Melanesian region will establish the world’s first “green state”. West Papuan civil society and political movements have opposed Indonesian colonisation of the region since 1962 and the announcement ... <a title="West Papuan leaders declare first steps for world’s first ‘green state’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/02/west-papuan-leaders-declare-first-steps-for-worlds-first-green-state/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan leaders declare first steps for world’s first ‘green state’">Read more</a>

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What’s behind China’s bullying of Australia? It sees a soft target — and an essential one

December 2, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chongyi Feng, Associate Professor in China Studies, University of Technology Sydney As the diplomatic fallout continues over the digitally altered war crimes tweet sent by China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, earlier this week, it’s important to note this inflammatory and offensive post is not an isolated ... <a title="What’s behind China’s bullying of Australia? It sees a soft target — and an essential one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/02/whats-behind-chinas-bullying-of-australia-it-sees-a-soft-target-and-an-essential-one-151273/" aria-label="Read more about What’s behind China’s bullying of Australia? It sees a soft target — and an essential one">Read more</a>

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Is it wrong to make a film about the Port Arthur massacre? A trauma expert’s perspective

December 2, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Bryant, Professor & Director of Traumatic Stress Clinic, UNSW A film being made about the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, which claimed 35 lives, has been criticised by Tasmanian politicians, survivors of the mass shooting, the local community and police. The film, to air next year on ... <a title="Is it wrong to make a film about the Port Arthur massacre? A trauma expert’s perspective" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/02/is-it-wrong-to-make-a-film-about-the-port-arthur-massacre-a-trauma-experts-perspective-151277/" aria-label="Read more about Is it wrong to make a film about the Port Arthur massacre? A trauma expert’s perspective">Read more</a>

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‘What I had to say mattered’ — how can we provide justice for sexual assault victims beyond criminal trials?

December 2, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bernadette McSherry, Foundation Director, Melbourne Social Equity Institute and Professor of Law, University of Melbourne Louise Milligan’s new book, Witness, reports how traumatic the criminal justice system can be for victim-survivors of sexual assault. This is not the first time we have heard how official responses to ... <a title="‘What I had to say mattered’ — how can we provide justice for sexual assault victims beyond criminal trials?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/02/what-i-had-to-say-mattered-how-can-we-provide-justice-for-sexual-assault-victims-beyond-criminal-trials-150075/" aria-label="Read more about ‘What I had to say mattered’ — how can we provide justice for sexual assault victims beyond criminal trials?">Read more</a>

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‘WTF?’: newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can’t be explained by current theories, and astronomers are excited

December 2, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Norris, Professor, School of Science, Western Sydney University In September 2019, my colleague Anna Kapinska gave a presentation showing interesting objects she’d found while browsing our new radio astronomical data. She had started noticing very weird shapes she couldn’t fit easily to any known type of ... <a title="‘WTF?’: newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can’t be explained by current theories, and astronomers are excited" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/02/wtf-newly-discovered-ghostly-circles-in-the-sky-cant-be-explained-by-current-theories-and-astronomers-are-excited-142812/" aria-label="Read more about ‘WTF?’: newly discovered ghostly circles in the sky can’t be explained by current theories, and astronomers are excited">Read more</a>

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Former PNG PM O’Neill to stand trial over Israeli generators purchase

December 2, 2020

By RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s former Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill, has been committed to stand trial for charges of misappropriation and official corruption A Waigani Committal Court magistrate Tracey Ganaii yesterday found there was sufficient evidence on the two charges. They relate to the state purchase of two generators from Israel seven years ago ... <a title="Former PNG PM O’Neill to stand trial over Israeli generators purchase" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/02/former-png-pm-oneill-to-stand-trial-over-israeli-generators-purchase/" aria-label="Read more about Former PNG PM O’Neill to stand trial over Israeli generators purchase">Read more</a>

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Home Alone at 30: how one case of parental neglect led to (hilariously) painful outcomes

December 2, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Sparkes, Senior Lecturer (Media Studies and Production), University of Southern Queensland What was filmmaker John Hughes thinking when he made Home Alone? His previous films were either about awkward teens finding their way in the world (The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off etc), or awkward ... <a title="Home Alone at 30: how one case of parental neglect led to (hilariously) painful outcomes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/02/home-alone-at-30-how-one-case-of-parental-neglect-led-to-hilariously-painful-outcomes-150534/" aria-label="Read more about Home Alone at 30: how one case of parental neglect led to (hilariously) painful outcomes">Read more</a>

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‘Nobody checked on us’: what people with disability told us about their experiences of disasters and emergencies

December 2, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Villeneuve, Associate Professor, University of Sydney Australians with disability are disproportionately affected by disasters such as fire, floods, cyclones and heatwaves. Yet we rarely hear their perspectives and insights on what’s needed to ensure they’re not left stranded when disaster strikes. So in 2019 we hosted ... <a title="‘Nobody checked on us’: what people with disability told us about their experiences of disasters and emergencies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/02/nobody-checked-on-us-what-people-with-disability-told-us-about-their-experiences-of-disasters-and-emergencies-151198/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Nobody checked on us’: what people with disability told us about their experiences of disasters and emergencies">Read more</a>