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Year: 2021

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Pining for St Kilda instead of Moscow: The Cherry Orchard grapples with our cultural inheritance

March 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Mercer, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, Curtin University Review: The Cherry Orchard, directed by Clare Watson. Black Swan State Theatre Company for the Perth Festival. Stories get told over and over, each version sitting atop every other in a never-ending palimpsest. Extracting and extending the metaphors ... <a title="Pining for St Kilda instead of Moscow: The Cherry Orchard grapples with our cultural inheritance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/pining-for-st-kilda-instead-of-moscow-the-cherry-orchard-grapples-with-our-cultural-inheritance-153198/" aria-label="Read more about Pining for St Kilda instead of Moscow: The Cherry Orchard grapples with our cultural inheritance">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 03 2021

March 3, 2021

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Covid: Govt messaging, blame, compliance Branko Marcetic (Democracy Project): We’ve cut the Govt slack for its own Covid missteps, so let’s do the same for workers Josie Pagani (Stuff): Let’s stop this lockdown blame game, finger-wagging ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 03 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-03-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 03 2021">Read more</a>

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The Liberals face electoral wipeout in WA, but have 3 good reasons to keep campaigning

March 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Drum, Lecturer Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame Australia Time is running out for the Western Australian Liberal Party. Polling points to a massive Labor landslide at the upcoming state election on March 13. Following last month’s Newspoll, which put Labor in front by ... <a title="The Liberals face electoral wipeout in WA, but have 3 good reasons to keep campaigning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/the-liberals-face-electoral-wipeout-in-wa-but-have-3-good-reasons-to-keep-campaigning-156123/" aria-label="Read more about The Liberals face electoral wipeout in WA, but have 3 good reasons to keep campaigning">Read more</a>

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Chinese-Australians have a sense of dual ‘belonging’: Lowy poll

March 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A substantial minority of Chinese-Australians have experienced a backlash from the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 deterioration in bilateral relations, according to a survey from the Lowy Institute. In the poll, 37% said they had been treated differently or less ... <a title="Chinese-Australians have a sense of dual ‘belonging’: Lowy poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/chinese-australians-have-a-sense-of-dual-belonging-lowy-poll-156317/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese-Australians have a sense of dual ‘belonging’: Lowy poll">Read more</a>

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I’m a sexual assault counsellor. Here’s why it’s so hard for survivors to come forward, and what happens when they do

March 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neeraja Sanmuhanathan, Senior Sexual Assault Counsellor, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Lecturer in Counselling, University of Notre Dame Australia As a senior sexual assault counsellor working with Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, I often sit across from people on the worst day of their life. The trauma of ... <a title="I’m a sexual assault counsellor. Here’s why it’s so hard for survivors to come forward, and what happens when they do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/im-a-sexual-assault-counsellor-heres-why-its-so-hard-for-survivors-to-come-forward-and-what-happens-when-they-do-156038/" aria-label="Read more about I’m a sexual assault counsellor. Here’s why it’s so hard for survivors to come forward, and what happens when they do">Read more</a>

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Think all your plastic is being recycled? New research shows it can end up in the ocean

March 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Monique Retamal, Research Principal, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney We all know it’s wrong to toss your rubbish into the ocean or another natural place. But it might surprise you to learn some plastic waste ends up in the environment, even when we thought ... <a title="Think all your plastic is being recycled? New research shows it can end up in the ocean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/think-all-your-plastic-is-being-recycled-new-research-shows-it-can-end-up-in-the-ocean-155208/" aria-label="Read more about Think all your plastic is being recycled? New research shows it can end up in the ocean">Read more</a>

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We can see the gender bias of all-boys’ schools by the books they study in English

March 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cody Reynolds, Researcher & Educator, University of Newcastle “She’s more crazy than she is female.” So declared a senior student in a furious critique of Sylvia Plath’s poetry. The classroom was entirely male, myself included. As the teacher, I mediated discussion but had come to expect opposition ... <a title="We can see the gender bias of all-boys’ schools by the books they study in English" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/we-can-see-the-gender-bias-of-all-boys-schools-by-the-books-they-study-in-english-156119/" aria-label="Read more about We can see the gender bias of all-boys’ schools by the books they study in English">Read more</a>

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Prepare, connect, care: essential steps for new students to manage and enjoy uni life

March 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Stokes, Senior Lecturer in Digital and Information Literacy (Education Futures), University of South Australia Starting university is usually a time of hope focused on bright futures. This year feels different. As cities move in and out of lockdown, new students are starting university in the face ... <a title="Prepare, connect, care: essential steps for new students to manage and enjoy uni life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/prepare-connect-care-essential-steps-for-new-students-to-manage-and-enjoy-uni-life-156106/" aria-label="Read more about Prepare, connect, care: essential steps for new students to manage and enjoy uni life">Read more</a>

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NZ’s Climate Change Commission needs to account for the huge potential health benefits of reducing emissions

March 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Wilson, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago The Climate Change Commission’s recent draft report and recommendations has helped to kick-start an extremely important process. But, as others have argued, there remain serious questions about its narrow view and lack of ambition in key areas. In ... <a title="NZ’s Climate Change Commission needs to account for the huge potential health benefits of reducing emissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/nzs-climate-change-commission-needs-to-account-for-the-huge-potential-health-benefits-of-reducing-emissions-156036/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Climate Change Commission needs to account for the huge potential health benefits of reducing emissions">Read more</a>

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Minister at centre of historical rape allegation ready to name himself

March 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The minister accused of historical rape is set to identify himself on Wednesday, after NSW police on Tuesday declared their examination of the claim “closed”. The push by the friends of the alleged victim – who took her own life ... <a title="Minister at centre of historical rape allegation ready to name himself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/minister-at-centre-of-historical-rape-allegation-ready-to-name-himself-156325/" aria-label="Read more about Minister at centre of historical rape allegation ready to name himself">Read more</a>

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Myanmar’s Bloody Sunday – security forces ‘live tracking’ media, protesters

March 2, 2021

The Myanmar army, police and militia’s use of violence against peaceful protestors reached another level on Sunday, February 28. By 5pm, local media reported at least 19 confirmed killings and another 10 unconfirmed. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) spoke to journalists covering the nationwide protests. Toe Zaw Latt, a video journalist and production director with ... <a title="Myanmar’s Bloody Sunday – security forces ‘live tracking’ media, protesters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/myanmars-bloody-sunday-security-forces-live-tracking-media-protesters/" aria-label="Read more about Myanmar’s Bloody Sunday – security forces ‘live tracking’ media, protesters">Read more</a>

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Kanaky New Caledonia ministers again deadlocked over president election

March 2, 2021

By RNZ Pacific New Caledonia’s 11 newly elected ministers have again failed to elect a new president. Like two weeks ago, none of the three candidates managed to secure the support of at least six ministers. At today’s meeting called by the French High Commissioner Laurent Prévost, the anti-independence Future with Confidence coalition’s Thierry Santa ... <a title="Kanaky New Caledonia ministers again deadlocked over president election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/kanaky-new-caledonia-ministers-again-deadlocked-over-president-election/" aria-label="Read more about Kanaky New Caledonia ministers again deadlocked over president election">Read more</a>