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March 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne Aside from his strenuous denials of the rape allegation against him, the central point made by Attorney-General Christian Porter at his media conference was that he had been the victim of “trial by media”. ... <a title="Has Christian Porter been subjected to a ‘trial by media’? No, the media did its job of being a watchdog" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/has-christian-porter-been-subjected-to-a-trial-by-media-no-the-media-did-its-job-of-being-a-watchdog-156390/" aria-label="Read more about Has Christian Porter been subjected to a ‘trial by media’? No, the media did its job of being a watchdog">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne Aside from his strenuous denials of the rape allegation against him, the central point made by Attorney-General Christian Porter at his media conference was that he had been the victim of “trial by media”. ... <a title="Has Christian Porter been subjected to a ‘trial by media’? No, the media did its job responsibly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/has-christian-porter-been-subjected-to-a-trial-by-media-no-the-media-did-its-job-responsibly-156390/" aria-label="Read more about Has Christian Porter been subjected to a ‘trial by media’? No, the media did its job responsibly">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University There’s one graph that sums up both the good and not-as-good detailed by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg at Wednesday’s national accounts press conference. It’s a graph of the level of Australia’s gross domestic product – how ... <a title="Australia’s recovery is V-shaped, but the GDP shows we’ve more to do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/australias-recovery-is-v-shaped-but-the-gdp-shows-weve-more-to-do-156372/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s recovery is V-shaped, but the GDP shows we’ve more to do">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Attorney-General Christian Porter has identified himself as the minister accused of historical rape but declared categorically that the 1988 claimed assault “simply did not happen”. A highly emotional Porter told a Perth he had not slept with the then 16-year-old ... <a title="Attorney-General Christian Porter declares alleged rape ‘did not happen’ – and he won’t stand down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/attorney-general-christian-porter-declares-alleged-rape-did-not-happen-and-he-wont-stand-down-156381/" aria-label="Read more about Attorney-General Christian Porter declares alleged rape ‘did not happen’ – and he won’t stand down">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Davina Porock, Professor of Nursing, Director of Centre for Research in Aged Care, Edith Cowan University Death is inevitable, and in a civilised society everyone deserves a good one. It would therefore be logical to expect aged-care homes would provide superior end-of-life care. But sadly, palliative care ... <a title="We all hope for a ‘good death’. But many aged-care residents are denied proper end-of-life care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/we-all-hope-for-a-good-death-but-many-aged-care-residents-are-denied-proper-end-of-life-care-156105/" aria-label="Read more about We all hope for a ‘good death’. But many aged-care residents are denied proper end-of-life care">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristin Diemer, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne A woman’s decision to leave a violent and abusive relationship is a complex process. She first needs to consider the risks to her and her children. Paradoxically, taking that step towards safety is also the time of greatest ... <a title="In Victoria, animal abuse may soon be considered a form of family violence. Here’s why that matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/in-victoria-animal-abuse-may-soon-be-considered-a-form-of-family-violence-heres-why-that-matters-156284/" aria-label="Read more about In Victoria, animal abuse may soon be considered a form of family violence. Here’s why that matters">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2021
Essay by Keith Rankin. I’m a neanderthal man You’re not a neanderthal girl Let’s make hybrid love In this neanderthal world [with apologies to Hotlegs, 1970] Homo Stupidus? After my partner read Dan Salmon’s novel Neands – written during lockdown in 2020 – I decided to renew my interest in our distant ancestry, in part ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Our Neanderthal Ancestry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/keith-rankin-essay-our-neanderthal-ancestry/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Our Neanderthal Ancestry">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Lake, Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University Former senator David Leyonhjelm today lost his appeal against a defamation ruling and must pay A$120,000 compensation to Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young for his comments that she should “stop shagging men”. “It is hard and difficult to do,” said Senator ... <a title="Senator Hanson-Young’s defamation win reminds us how the law can silence sexual slurs and raise survivors’ voices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/senator-hanson-youngs-defamation-win-reminds-us-how-the-law-can-silence-sexual-slurs-and-raise-survivors-voices-155134/" aria-label="Read more about Senator Hanson-Young’s defamation win reminds us how the law can silence sexual slurs and raise survivors’ voices">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Peters, Senior Lecturer in Drama, Flinders University Review: Guttered, directed by Michelle Ryan. Restless Dance Theatre for Adelaide Festival. We are greeted at the entrance of Kingpin Norwood. Seasoned bowlers make a beeline for shoe hire while teens flock to the clanging siren call of arcade ... <a title="Guttered: a joyful immersion and subversion of expectations between the bowling lanes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/guttered-a-joyful-immersion-and-subversion-of-expectations-between-the-bowling-lanes-156204/" aria-label="Read more about Guttered: a joyful immersion and subversion of expectations between the bowling lanes">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2021
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Tamanisha J. John From Miami, Florida Overview Towards the latter months of 2018, “Kot Kòb Petwo Karibe a?” (“Where is the PetroCaribe money?”) became a rallying cry for Haitians demanding the resignation of President Jovenel Moïse. Haitian protestors charged Moïse with misappropriation of government funds that should have ... <a title="Haiti’s Ongoing Struggle for Uninterrupted Democracy against International Interventionism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/haitis-ongoing-struggle-for-uninterrupted-democracy-against-international-interventionism/" aria-label="Read more about Haiti’s Ongoing Struggle for Uninterrupted Democracy against International Interventionism">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Rich, Senior lecturer in International Relations and Security Studies, Curtin University The Biden administration hasn’t wasted time in making a significant shift in US policy toward the Middle East. Over the past week, the US has launched reprisal strikes against Iranian targets in Syria and released ... <a title="Biden is already carving out a different Middle East policy from Trump — and even Obama" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/biden-is-already-carving-out-a-different-middle-east-policy-from-trump-and-even-obama-156206/" aria-label="Read more about Biden is already carving out a different Middle East policy from Trump — and even Obama">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato New Zealand’s COVID-19 response might be the envy of the world, but that hasn’t stopped New Zealanders themselves getting angry about it this week. In short, there appeared to have been breaches of isolation orders by people linked to ... <a title="Lots of law, not enough order — the government must be clearer about dealing with COVID rule-breakers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/lots-of-law-not-enough-order-the-government-must-be-clearer-about-dealing-with-covid-rule-breakers-156370/" aria-label="Read more about Lots of law, not enough order — the government must be clearer about dealing with COVID rule-breakers">Read more</a>
