CoveragePost
May 6, 2021
By Achmad Nasrudin Yahya in Jakarta The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) is calling in a pledge made by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in 2015 over press freedom in Papua that has never been fulfilled over the past five years. AJI trade union advocacy division head Erick Tanjung said that at the beginning of Widodo’s ... <a title="Media alliance calls in Jokowi’s pledge to allow foreign journalists into Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/media-alliance-calls-in-jokowis-pledge-to-allow-foreign-journalists-into-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Media alliance calls in Jokowi’s pledge to allow foreign journalists into Papua">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 6, 2021
By Timoci Vula in Lautoka, Fiji Fiji’s Lautoka Hospital is now closed to members of the public after a new positive case announced last night was that of a patient who was admitted for a surgical procedure at the hospital. Health Secretary Dr James Fong said all medical services would now be re-routed to a ... <a title="Fiji’s Lautoka hospital plunges into lockdown over new covid case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/fijis-lautoka-hospital-plunges-into-lockdown-over-new-covid-case/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Lautoka hospital plunges into lockdown over new covid case">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 6, 2021
REVIEW: By Sherry Zhang Last week, writer Sherry Zhang was at the opening night of Auckland Theatre Company’s production of Single Asian Female. She’s waited to see it since 2019 and now, having finally seen it on New Zealand shores, she reflects on the play and what it means to her. I’ve been waiting for ... <a title="Single Asian Female: A reflection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/single-asian-female-a-reflection/" aria-label="Read more about Single Asian Female: A reflection">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Meyrick, Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University Review: Art Works hosted by Namila Benson. Critically discussing art in the contemporary era is like walking across a minefield blindfold while juggling bowling balls and lugging an anvil. So, so many ways to go wrong. Too low-brow and ... <a title="ABC’s new arts show walks the line between high and low brow — and it works" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/abcs-new-arts-show-walks-the-line-between-high-and-low-brow-and-it-works-160175/" aria-label="Read more about ABC’s new arts show walks the line between high and low brow — and it works">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cobus Gerber, Associate Professor, University of South Australia If you’ve heard COVID-19 virus fragments have been detected in sewage in your area, you might be wondering: does that mean someone in my suburb has COVID-19? What should I do? Firstly, the most important thing to do is ... <a title="COVID virus fragments have been detected in sewage in my area. What does that mean and what should I do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/covid-virus-fragments-have-been-detected-in-sewage-in-my-area-what-does-that-mean-and-what-should-i-do-160449/" aria-label="Read more about COVID virus fragments have been detected in sewage in my area. What does that mean and what should I do?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 6, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Parliament’s Speaker Trevor Mallard Henry Cooke (Stuff): National v Mallard: That atrocious late-night debate is the reason people hate politicians Barry Soper ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 6 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-6-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 6 2021">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Badenhorst, Lecturer at Massey University, Massey University Iron deficiency is a common nutritional disorder worldwide, and pre-menopausal women are most at risk of being diagnosed with it. New Zealand’s most recent nutritional survey (from 2008/09) shows 12% of women may suffer from iron deficiency. But more ... <a title="Why we should take a women-centred approach to diagnosing and treating iron deficiency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/why-we-should-take-a-women-centred-approach-to-diagnosing-and-treating-iron-deficiency-159198/" aria-label="Read more about Why we should take a women-centred approach to diagnosing and treating iron deficiency">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Crowther, Senior Lecture in Archaeology, The University of Queensland Africa is often referred to as the cradle of humankind – the birthplace of our species, Homo sapiens. There is evidence of the development of early symbolic behaviours such as pigment use and perforated shell ornaments in ... <a title="A cave site in Kenya’s forests reveals the oldest human burial in Africa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/a-cave-site-in-kenyas-forests-reveals-the-oldest-human-burial-in-africa-160343/" aria-label="Read more about A cave site in Kenya’s forests reveals the oldest human burial in Africa">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Powell, Associate Professor, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University It may be a familiar statistic, but it is still shocking and unacceptable. In Australia, almost every week a woman dies at the hands of her partner or ex-partner. In a much-anticipated three-part documentary, See What You ... <a title="‘See What You Made Me Do’ will change the way we think about domestic violence. Here’s what needs to happen now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/see-what-you-made-me-do-will-change-the-way-we-think-about-domestic-violence-heres-what-needs-to-happen-now-160085/" aria-label="Read more about ‘See What You Made Me Do’ will change the way we think about domestic violence. Here’s what needs to happen now">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damian Powell, Historian and Principal, Janet Clarke Hall, The University of Melbourne The Australian Defence Force has faced a reckoning in the past few months. First came the shocking Brereton report exposing alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan. Then, in recent weeks, other critical issues have surfaced ... <a title="‘Fit for service’: Why the ADF needs to move with society to retain the public trust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/fit-for-service-why-the-adf-needs-to-move-with-society-to-retain-the-public-trust-159924/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Fit for service’: Why the ADF needs to move with society to retain the public trust">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Gilroy, ARC Research Fellow in Indigenous Health, Disability and Community Development, University of Sydney The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is one of the greatest human services reform in Australia’s history, and holds great promise in improving the lives of hundreds of thousands of people with ... <a title="Here’s why the planned NDIS reforms discriminate against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/heres-why-the-planned-ndis-reforms-discriminate-against-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people-160183/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s why the planned NDIS reforms discriminate against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
May 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Nelson, Associate Professor of Economics, Griffith University The NSW transport minister said this week that rolling out a distance-based tax on electric car owners (as the state treasurer flagged) would make them the “laughing stock of the world”. Instead, he proposed incentives to boost the uptake ... <a title="Australia’s states are forging ahead with ambitious emissions reductions. Imagine if they worked together" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/australias-states-are-forging-ahead-with-ambitious-emissions-reductions-imagine-if-they-worked-together-160191/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s states are forging ahead with ambitious emissions reductions. Imagine if they worked together">Read more</a>
