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Year: 2021

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Tongan missionaries ‘in hiding’ in PNG as angry looters target Asian shops

March 2, 2021

By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva Tonga A group of Tongan missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in Papua New Guinea has gone into hiding in a church in Lae as unrest and violence erupted in the country yesterday. The chaos came after days of mourning following the death on ... <a title="Tongan missionaries ‘in hiding’ in PNG as angry looters target Asian shops" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/tongan-missionaries-in-hiding-in-png-as-angry-looters-target-asian-shops/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan missionaries ‘in hiding’ in PNG as angry looters target Asian shops">Read more</a>

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Michael Gudinski: how a titan of the industry shaped Australian music for five decades

March 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney In the book 25 years of Mushroom Records, published in 1998, Michael Gudinski described himself as “Chairman, Mushroom Group of Companies and music fan”. There could be no better description of Gudinski, an icon of the Australian ... <a title="Michael Gudinski: how a titan of the industry shaped Australian music for five decades" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/michael-gudinski-how-a-titan-of-the-industry-shaped-australian-music-for-five-decades-156290/" aria-label="Read more about Michael Gudinski: how a titan of the industry shaped Australian music for five decades">Read more</a>

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Josh Frydenberg has the opportunity to transform Australia, permanently lowering unemployment

March 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Josh Frydenberg has the opportunity to become a transformational Australian treasurer. He has been bequeathed a set of circumstances that comes along rarely. He has already shown himself able to shift the debate on important ... <a title="Josh Frydenberg has the opportunity to transform Australia, permanently lowering unemployment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/josh-frydenberg-has-the-opportunity-to-transform-australia-permanently-lowering-unemployment-156175/" aria-label="Read more about Josh Frydenberg has the opportunity to transform Australia, permanently lowering unemployment">Read more</a>

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Australian media is failing to cover domestic violence in the right way: new research

March 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Effie Karageorgos, Lecturer, University of Newcastle Last year, 56 women were allegedly killed by their partner or ex-partner in Australia. Domestic violence against women is a national issue, and the media plays a key role in setting the public agenda on the issue. Our comparison of newspaper ... <a title="Australian media is failing to cover domestic violence in the right way: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/australian-media-is-failing-to-cover-domestic-violence-in-the-right-way-new-research-155477/" aria-label="Read more about Australian media is failing to cover domestic violence in the right way: new research">Read more</a>

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Birds on beaches are under attack from dogs, photographers and four-wheel drives. Here’s how you can help them

March 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Greenwell, PhD Candidate, Murdoch University Environmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this new series, we’ve invited them to share their unique photos from the field. Each year, oystercatchers, plovers and terns flock to beaches all over Australia’s coastline ... <a title="Birds on beaches are under attack from dogs, photographers and four-wheel drives. Here’s how you can help them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/birds-on-beaches-are-under-attack-from-dogs-photographers-and-four-wheel-drives-heres-how-you-can-help-them-155962/" aria-label="Read more about Birds on beaches are under attack from dogs, photographers and four-wheel drives. Here’s how you can help them">Read more</a>

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Do I need to register for a COVID vaccine? How will I know when it’s my turn? Vaccine rollout questions answered

March 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Yates, Assistant Professor, General Practice, Bond University Australia is now more than a week into rolling out the Pfizer vaccine, while AstraZeneca shots are due to start from next week. But many of us may still have questions about when and where we’ll get the vaccine. ... <a title="Do I need to register for a COVID vaccine? How will I know when it’s my turn? Vaccine rollout questions answered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/do-i-need-to-register-for-a-covid-vaccine-how-will-i-know-when-its-my-turn-vaccine-rollout-questions-answered-156041/" aria-label="Read more about Do I need to register for a COVID vaccine? How will I know when it’s my turn? Vaccine rollout questions answered">Read more</a>

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Framing Britney Spears shows star power is shifting to the audience

March 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By P. David Marshall, Professor and Research Chair in New Media, Communication and Cultural Studies, Deakin University An intriguing documentary about Britney Spears, produced by the New York Times and airing in Australia tonight, marks a change in how we view and engage with celebrities. A new sense ... <a title="Framing Britney Spears shows star power is shifting to the audience" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/framing-britney-spears-shows-star-power-is-shifting-to-the-audience-156129/" aria-label="Read more about Framing Britney Spears shows star power is shifting to the audience">Read more</a>

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Water markets are not perfect, but vital to the future of the Murray-Darling Basin

March 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neal Hughes, Senior Economist, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) Water markets have come in for some bad press lately, fuelled in part by the severe drought of 2019 and resulting high water prices. They have also been the subject of an Australian ... <a title="Water markets are not perfect, but vital to the future of the Murray-Darling Basin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/water-markets-are-not-perfect-but-vital-to-the-future-of-the-murray-darling-basin-155880/" aria-label="Read more about Water markets are not perfect, but vital to the future of the Murray-Darling Basin">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 02 2021

March 2, 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: Auckland community outbreak Crystal Wu (Newshub):  Jacinda Ardern refuses to apologise to KFC worker, says family was told to self-isolate 1News: Auckland KFC worker with Covid-19 says she was never told to isolate, ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 02 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-02-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 02 2021">Read more</a>

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Life on the hidden doughnuts of the Great Barrier Reef is also threatened by climate change

March 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mardi McNeil, Postdoctoral researcher, Queensland University of Technology Mention the Great Barrier Reef, and most people think of the rich beauty and colour of corals, fish and other sea life that are increasingly threatened by climate change. But there is another part of the Great Barrier Reef ... <a title="Life on the hidden doughnuts of the Great Barrier Reef is also threatened by climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/life-on-the-hidden-doughnuts-of-the-great-barrier-reef-is-also-threatened-by-climate-change-154266/" aria-label="Read more about Life on the hidden doughnuts of the Great Barrier Reef is also threatened by climate change">Read more</a>

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Before we introduce vaccine passports we need to know how they’ll be used

March 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Dare, Professor of Philosophy, University of Auckland Air New Zealand is to trial digital “vaccine passports” on trans-Tasman routes in April. A media release says: “The goal is to enable customers to seamlessly manage their digital travel documentation throughout their travel experience.” And it’s easy to ... <a title="Before we introduce vaccine passports we need to know how they’ll be used" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/before-we-introduce-vaccine-passports-we-need-to-know-how-theyll-be-used-156197/" aria-label="Read more about Before we introduce vaccine passports we need to know how they’ll be used">Read more</a>

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Delays in reporting alleged rapes are common — even years later. This isn’t a barrier to justice

March 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bri Lee, PhD student, University of Sydney On Friday, an anonymous letter was sent to the prime minister’s office alleging a current federal cabinet minister raped a woman in 1988. This was followed two days later by an email alleging another “historical” sexual assault at the hands ... <a title="Delays in reporting alleged rapes are common — even years later. This isn’t a barrier to justice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/02/delays-in-reporting-alleged-rapes-are-common-even-years-later-this-isnt-a-barrier-to-justice-156201/" aria-label="Read more about Delays in reporting alleged rapes are common — even years later. This isn’t a barrier to justice">Read more</a>