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June 11, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Retired politics professor and historian Robert “Robbie” Robertson, 69, co-author of the book Shattered Coups about the 1987 coups led by then Lieutenant-Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka, has died in Melbourne, his family has confirmed. Dr Robertson wrote the book with his partner Akosita Tamanisau, then a Fiji journalist. It was published in ... <a title="Former USP academic and author of Fiji coup books Robbie Robertson dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/former-usp-academic-and-author-of-fiji-coup-books-robbie-robertson-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Former USP academic and author of Fiji coup books Robbie Robertson dies">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk “We take the pain and problems of victims home and it gives us nightmares many times.” A police woman serving at the Family Sexual Violence Unit (FSVU) of the Papua New Guinea’s Waigani police station in the capital Port Moresby has shared her experience of how officers deal with victims being ... <a title="‘It gives us nightmares,’ says PNG police officer dealing with domestic violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/it-gives-us-nightmares-says-png-police-officer-dealing-with-domestic-violence/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It gives us nightmares,’ says PNG police officer dealing with domestic violence">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva Five police officers are among 39 new cases of covid-19 in Fiji while the government announced late last night that 32 of the latest cases are from existing clusters. Another 11 cases were reported from the country’s main hospital in the capital Suva. Health Secretary Dr James ... <a title="Five police officers among 39 new covid cases in Fiji as strategy unveiled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/five-police-officers-among-39-new-covid-cases-in-fiji-as-strategy-unveiled/" aria-label="Read more about Five police officers among 39 new covid cases in Fiji as strategy unveiled">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Media Council of Papua New Guinea has condemned an attack by male students at the University of Papua New Guinea on a media team covering a protest staged by female students on Tuesday, reports the PNG Post-Courier. The council said that the actions of these students was an act against ... <a title="Media Council condemns ‘mob rule’ to intimidate female students, media at UPNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/media-council-condemns-mob-rule-to-intimidate-female-students-media-at-upng/" aria-label="Read more about Media Council condemns ‘mob rule’ to intimidate female students, media at UPNG">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Papua New Guinean government should protect women accused of practicing “sorcery” from violence and hold the attackers to account, says the advocacy group Human Rights Watch. At least five women have been attacked in the past three months since March 2021 — one of whom was killed. “The Papua New ... <a title="Protect women accused of ‘sorcery’ and punish attackers, watchdog tells PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/protect-women-accused-of-sorcery-and-punish-attackers-watchdog-tells-png/" aria-label="Read more about Protect women accused of ‘sorcery’ and punish attackers, watchdog tells PNG">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tristan Kennedy, Senior Lecturer In Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University Bullying and harassment are having devastating effects on young Indigenous people and their communities. Getty images Social media offers many benefits to Indigenous peoples, such as ways to establish and navigate identity, build and maintain strong connections to ... <a title="97% of Indigenous people report seeing negative social media content weekly. Here’s how platforms can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/97-of-indigenous-people-report-seeing-negative-social-media-content-weekly-heres-how-platforms-can-help-162353/" aria-label="Read more about 97% of Indigenous people report seeing negative social media content weekly. Here’s how platforms can help">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of South Australia Shutterstock Research Checks interrogate newly published studies and how they’re reported in the media. The analysis is undertaken by one or more academics not involved with the study, and reviewed by another, to make ... <a title="Do vegan diets make kids shorter and weaker?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/do-vegan-diets-make-kids-shorter-and-weaker-162420/" aria-label="Read more about Do vegan diets make kids shorter and weaker?">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tristan Kennedy, Senior Lecturer In Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University Bullying and harassment are having devastating effects on young Indigenous people and their communities. Getty images Social media offers many benefits to Indigenous peoples, such as ways to establish and navigate identity, build and maintain strong connections to ... <a title="97% of Indigenous people report seeing negative content weekly. Here’s how platforms can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/97-of-indigenous-people-report-seeing-negative-content-weekly-heres-how-platforms-can-help-162353/" aria-label="Read more about 97% of Indigenous people report seeing negative content weekly. Here’s how platforms can help">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon discuss the week in politics. This week Michelle and Paddy discuss the G7 summit which is set to take place in Cornwall, where ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the G7 summit and the Biloela Tamil family" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-g7-summit-and-the-biloela-tamil-family-162595/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the G7 summit and the Biloela Tamil family">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nerilie Abram, Professor; ARC Future Fellow; Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; Deputy Director for the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, Australian National University Steven Saphore/AAP Senator Matt Canavan sent many eyeballs rolling yesterday when he tweeted photos of snowy ... <a title="Matt Canavan suggested the cold snap means global warming isn’t real. We bust this and 2 other climate myths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/matt-canavan-suggested-the-cold-snap-means-global-warming-isnt-real-we-bust-this-and-2-other-climate-myths-130878/" aria-label="Read more about Matt Canavan suggested the cold snap means global warming isn’t real. We bust this and 2 other climate myths">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Patrick Rule, Research Fellow, Monash University Peter Trusler, Author provided Monk seals are one of the most endangered marine mammals alive today, with just over 2,000 individuals remaining in the wild. These seals live in warm waters, specifically the tropics and the Mediterranean. Hunting by sailors ... <a title="The most endangered seals in the world once called Australia home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/the-most-endangered-seals-in-the-world-once-called-australia-home-162523/" aria-label="Read more about The most endangered seals in the world once called Australia home">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ella Henry, Associate Professor, Auckland University of Technology www.shutterstock.com While I am always happy to celebrate any accolades my country and city might garner on the international stage, seeing Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau awarded the top ranking in a recent “most liveable cities” survey left me somewhat flummoxed. In ... <a title="Auckland is the world’s ‘most liveable city’? Many Māori might disagree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/auckland-is-the-worlds-most-liveable-city-many-maori-might-disagree-162503/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland is the world’s ‘most liveable city’? Many Māori might disagree">Read more</a>
