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October 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucas Thompson, Lecturer, Department of English, University of Sydney BLB Media, Netflix Studios, Netflix English departments are strange places. Even to those of us who spend our working lives inside them, they can seem utterly mysterious. Those looking in from outside must find them even more baffling. ... <a title="Liked Netflix’s The Chair? Here are 4 moving, funny novels set in English departments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/26/liked-netflixs-the-chair-here-are-4-moving-funny-novels-set-in-english-departments-170110/" aria-label="Read more about Liked Netflix’s The Chair? Here are 4 moving, funny novels set in English departments">Read more</a>
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October 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Barnaby Joyce is finding the taste of his success in landing the net zero deal rather more bitter than sweet. The deputy prime minister has delivered for Scott Morrison. The Nationals have signed up to the 2050 climate target. But ... <a title="View from The Hill: Will Barnaby Joyce be less ‘on board’ with net zero when he’s in the backblocks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/26/view-from-the-hill-will-barnaby-joyce-be-less-on-board-with-net-zero-when-hes-in-the-backblocks-170572/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Will Barnaby Joyce be less ‘on board’ with net zero when he’s in the backblocks?">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Australia needs to be put on notice by Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders over abandoning its commitments under the South Pacific’s nuclear free accord — the Treaty of Rarotonga — by signing up to the controversial security pact, AUKUS, says the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG). The deal by the Australian, ... <a title="PANG condemns Australia policy for ‘abandoning’ Pacific nuclear-free pact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/25/pang-condemns-australia-policy-for-abandoning-pacific-nuclear-free-pact/" aria-label="Read more about PANG condemns Australia policy for ‘abandoning’ Pacific nuclear-free pact">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand reported 109 community cases of covid-19 today. Of the new cases 103 are in Auckland, four are in Waikato and there are two new cases in Northland. As at 10am, 47 of these cases were linked and 62 remain unlinked, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. There are 35 ... <a title="NZ reports 109 new community covid cases – another rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/25/nz-reports-109-new-community-covid-cases-another-rise/" aria-label="Read more about NZ reports 109 new community covid cases – another rise">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2021
By Glenda Willie in Port Vila The Vanuatu Red Cross Society (VRCS) is one of the first humanitarian organisations to intervene and support the volcano internal refugees who were victims of eviction order at MCI on the road to Blacksand last week. Emma Mesao, senior branch officer of SHEFA Red Cross, said the organisation dealt ... <a title="Red Cross gives emergency supplies to Tanna volcano refugee eviction victims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/25/red-cross-gives-emergency-supplies-to-tanna-volcano-refugee-eviction-victims/" aria-label="Read more about Red Cross gives emergency supplies to Tanna volcano refugee eviction victims">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Protesting students have held demonstrations in several cities around Indonesia to mark seven years of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration, reports CNN Indonesia. The protests came as President Widodo left Jakarta to officiate at the opening of a palm oil processing factory owned by the PT Jhonlin Group in South Kalimantan. ... <a title="Student protests in Indonesia slam 7th year of Jokowi’s administration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/25/student-protests-in-indonesia-slam-7th-year-of-jokowis-administration/" aria-label="Read more about Student protests in Indonesia slam 7th year of Jokowi’s administration">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2021
RNZ News Eighty community cases of covid-19 were reported in New Zealand today – 77 in Auckland, two in Waikato and one in Northland. There were also five cases reported in managed isolation. There was no media conference today. In a statement, the Health Ministry said 46 of today’s cases were unlinked. There are now ... <a title="NZ reports 80 community covid cases – a drop over previous 3 days" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/25/nz-reports-80-community-covid-cases-a-drop-over-previous-3-days/" aria-label="Read more about NZ reports 80 community covid cases – a drop over previous 3 days">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2021
RNZ Pacific With most of its eligible adult population covered, Fiji’s covid-19 vaccine rollout for teenagers is gaining pace. The Health Ministry said 28,965 children aged 15 to 17 had received a first vaccine dose — and 3892 teenagers had received a second. The rollout was recently extended to this age bracket after vaccination rates ... <a title="Fiji vaccination of teens going strong after adult rollout success" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/25/fiji-vaccination-of-teens-going-strong-after-adult-rollout-success/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji vaccination of teens going strong after adult rollout success">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Tuffley, Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University If governments won’t act quickly enough on climate change, who will? Enter the new breed of (mostly young) billionaire philanthropists. Their goal is to use their influence and money to push the boundaries of science and ... <a title="Billionaires taking action on climate change are part of a long tradition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/25/billionaires-taking-action-on-climate-change-are-part-of-a-long-tradition-170463/" aria-label="Read more about Billionaires taking action on climate change are part of a long tradition">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Breen, Senior Lecturer in Writing and Publishing, Griffith University David Kelly Review: Return to the Dirt, written by Steve Pirie and directed by Lee Lewis, Queensland Theatre I head to the world premiere of Return to the Dirt by Steve Pirie without reading the press materials. ... <a title="We get there in the end: Return to the Dirt pulls back the curtain on life and death in a funeral home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/25/we-get-there-in-the-end-return-to-the-dirt-pulls-back-the-curtain-on-life-and-death-in-a-funeral-home-169618/" aria-label="Read more about We get there in the end: Return to the Dirt pulls back the curtain on life and death in a funeral home">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Jackson Pulver, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Sydney Redfern’s Community Chaplain Pastor Ray Minniecon, recently made a compelling video urging people to get the COVID-19 vaccination. Pastor Minniecon regarded the simple act of becoming vaccinated as an act of love for ... <a title="Getting vaccinated is the act of love needed right now to support the survival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples during the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/25/getting-vaccinated-is-the-act-of-love-needed-right-now-to-support-the-survival-of-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-peoples-during-the-pandemic-169245/" aria-label="Read more about Getting vaccinated is the act of love needed right now to support the survival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples during the pandemic">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne AAP/Joel Carrett This week’s Newspoll, presumably conducted October 20-23 from a sample a bit over 1,500, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, a one point gain for Labor since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. ... <a title="Coalition drops in Newspoll; Australia “not doing enough” response on climate change falls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/25/coalition-drops-in-newspoll-australia-not-doing-enough-response-on-climate-change-falls-170266/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition drops in Newspoll; Australia “not doing enough” response on climate change falls">Read more</a>
