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April 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip C. Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland Easter celebrates the Christian belief that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. In so doing, he overcame sin and death on behalf of all of us. The resurrection of Jesus was a ... <a title="How will our bodies be put back together? What about those eaten by cannibals? A brief history of Christian resurrection beliefs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/02/how-will-our-bodies-be-put-back-together-what-about-those-eaten-by-cannibals-a-brief-history-of-christian-resurrection-beliefs-157678/" aria-label="Read more about How will our bodies be put back together? What about those eaten by cannibals? A brief history of Christian resurrection beliefs">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, The University of Melbourne One afternoon in the late 1970s, my colleague and fellow student Helen Quirk handed me a brown, shrivelled fern frond. It appeared to be dead, and was so dry that when I crushed it between my fingers it ... <a title="It is risen: the story of resurrection ferns and my late colleague who helped discover them in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/02/it-is-risen-the-story-of-resurrection-ferns-and-my-late-colleague-who-helped-discover-them-in-australia-157775/" aria-label="Read more about It is risen: the story of resurrection ferns and my late colleague who helped discover them in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2021
By Arjuna Pademme in Jayapura The Indonesian government appears to be at a loss about how to quell the struggle of the Free Papua Organisation (OPM) with its plan to designate Papuan independence organisations as “terrorist” groups. Democracy Alliance for Papua (ADP) director Latifah Anum Siregar says that the Counter Terrorism Agency (BNPT) should rethink ... <a title="Designating OPM as terrorists will ‘increase tension, rights abuses’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/02/designating-opm-as-terrorists-will-increase-tension-rights-abuses/" aria-label="Read more about Designating OPM as terrorists will ‘increase tension, rights abuses’">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra COVID-19 has an evil sense of humour. Despite Australia being mostly free of community transmission, it managed to spoil Christmas for quite a few Sydneysiders and their families and now it’s struck just before the Easter holidays. The Brisbane lockdown ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Vaccine rollout has enough problems without ministers politicking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/01/grattan-on-friday-vaccine-rollout-has-enough-problems-without-ministers-politicking-158313/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Vaccine rollout has enough problems without ministers politicking">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards Jacinda Ardern can essentially say “kia kaha” as much as she wants to those at the bottom of the housing market, but it won’t help their plight. Eventually her government is going to have to take state housing seriously as a tool for helping solve the housing crisis – especially for ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Missing part of the Govt housing package – state builds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/01/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-missing-part-of-the-govt-housing-package-state-builds/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Missing part of the Govt housing package – state builds">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2021
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – AUT City Campus. Image: AUT One of AUT’s Pacific research centres has been without a director since the end of last year and a lack of clarity around its future is causing division among staff and supporters. Teuila Fuatai reports for The Spinoff. SINCE 2007, ... <a title="Future of AUT’s Pacific Media Centre under spotlight following director’s departure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/01/future-of-auts-pacific-media-centre-under-spotlight-following-directors-departure/" aria-label="Read more about Future of AUT’s Pacific Media Centre under spotlight following director’s departure">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Liljeblad, Senior Lecturer, Australian National University Since the coup in Myanmar on February 1, the international community has struggled to agree on coherent action against the military (also known as the Tatmadaw). Tough action by the UN Security Council has been stymied by China, Russia, India ... <a title="We know how to cut off the financial valve to Myanmar’s military. The world just needs the resolve to act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/01/we-know-how-to-cut-off-the-financial-valve-to-myanmars-military-the-world-just-needs-the-resolve-to-act-158220/" aria-label="Read more about We know how to cut off the financial valve to Myanmar’s military. The world just needs the resolve to act">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute Australia’s vaccine rollout has so far been overhyped and under-delivered. The first announcement, in August last year — that Australia had negotiated vaccine deals — set the tone for the rollout of “announceables”. Within hours, this initial announcement unravelled as ... <a title="4 ways Australia’s COVID vaccine rollout has been bungled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/01/4-ways-australias-covid-vaccine-rollout-has-been-bungled-158225/" aria-label="Read more about 4 ways Australia’s COVID vaccine rollout has been bungled">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University Today’s announcement that Brisbane’s three-day lockdown will be lifted early, at noon today, shows Queensland authorities are on top of their COVID-19 clusters. But we’re not out of the woods yet, with several restrictions in place for the entire state ... <a title="‘Easter is good to go’: Brisbane lifts lockdown but we still don’t know how hospital workers were infected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/01/easter-is-good-to-go-brisbane-lifts-lockdown-but-we-still-dont-know-how-hospital-workers-were-infected-158293/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Easter is good to go’: Brisbane lifts lockdown but we still don’t know how hospital workers were infected">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT: By Graeme Acton As the military junta in Myanmar continues its brutal attempt to subdue nationwide protests following February’s coup, New Zealand-based Myanmar students are keeping in contact with family and colleagues back home. It is a scary period, with internet services cut for many hours every day, and people disappearing from their ... <a title="Myanmar: The student voice as frontliners tackle the junta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/01/myanmar-the-student-voice-as-frontliners-tackle-the-junta/" aria-label="Read more about Myanmar: The student voice as frontliners tackle the junta">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2021
RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister has warned citizens against relying on information on Facebook to guide their approach to vaccines. James Marape was speaking after becoming the first person to receive the AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine in his country. Australia has provided an initial 8000 vaccine doses to PNG where the total number of ... <a title="Don’t rely on Facebook for accurate vaccine info, says PNG leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/01/dont-rely-on-facebook-for-accurate-vaccine-info-says-png-leader/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t rely on Facebook for accurate vaccine info, says PNG leader">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2021
COMMENTARY: A postgraduate researcher view by Ena Manuireva Year 2020 was the annus horribilis worldwide due to the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Recently the Fiji government expelled University of the South Pacific vice-chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia after his claims in 2020 of financial mismanagement of the university by the former administration, close to the government. It ... <a title="Ena Manuireva: AUT can – and should – do better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/01/ena-manuireva-aut-can-and-should-do-better/" aria-label="Read more about Ena Manuireva: AUT can – and should – do better">Read more</a>
