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Grief, strength and resistance: The Black Woman of Gippsland is a powerful reckoning with colonial myths

May 12, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bianca Williams, Research Centre Manager, The Australian Centre, The University of Melbourne Pia Johnson/Melbourne Theatre Company A woman is tossed ashore, bedraggled and alone. She is believed to be a survivor of a shipwreck, possibly from the Britannia or the Britomart, both lost in the Bass Strait ... <a title="Grief, strength and resistance: The Black Woman of Gippsland is a powerful reckoning with colonial myths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/grief-strength-and-resistance-the-black-woman-of-gippsland-is-a-powerful-reckoning-with-colonial-myths-254609/" aria-label="Read more about Grief, strength and resistance: The Black Woman of Gippsland is a powerful reckoning with colonial myths">Read more</a>

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Liberal Party reclaims Goldstein – how Tim Wilson turned back the Teal tidal wave

May 12, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Hayman, PhD Candidate and Casual Academic in Politics, La Trobe University Tim Wilson’s victory over independent MP Zoe Daniel to reclaim his Melbourne seat of Goldstein has grabbed post-election headlines. He is the only Liberal to achieve such a feat since six Teals stormed inner-city blue-ribbon ... <a title="Liberal Party reclaims Goldstein – how Tim Wilson turned back the Teal tidal wave" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/liberal-party-reclaims-goldstein-how-tim-wilson-turned-back-the-teal-tidal-wave-256201/" aria-label="Read more about Liberal Party reclaims Goldstein – how Tim Wilson turned back the Teal tidal wave">Read more</a>

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S. Shakthidharan’s ambitious play The Wrong Gods is a profound critique of progress and modernity

May 12, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Niro Kandasamy, Lecturer in History, University of Sydney Brett Boardman/Belvoir S. Shakthidharan is one of Australian theatre’s most prominent writers and directors. His Counting and Cracking (2019) and The Jungle and the Sea (2022) received critical acclaim and toured internationally. These plays focused on armed conflict and ... <a title="S. Shakthidharan’s ambitious play The Wrong Gods is a profound critique of progress and modernity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/s-shakthidharans-ambitious-play-the-wrong-gods-is-a-profound-critique-of-progress-and-modernity-255512/" aria-label="Read more about S. Shakthidharan’s ambitious play The Wrong Gods is a profound critique of progress and modernity">Read more</a>

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Antarctica has a huge, completely hidden mountain range. New data reveals its birth over 500 million years ago

May 12, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Halpin, Associate Professor of Geology, University of Tasmania The Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains are hidden by deep ice. Merkushev Vasiliy/Shutterstock Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, valleys, hills and plains. Some peaks, like the ... <a title="Antarctica has a huge, completely hidden mountain range. New data reveals its birth over 500 million years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/antarctica-has-a-huge-completely-hidden-mountain-range-new-data-reveals-its-birth-over-500-million-years-ago-256231/" aria-label="Read more about Antarctica has a huge, completely hidden mountain range. New data reveals its birth over 500 million years ago">Read more</a>

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Pamela Rabe shines in this hypnotic revival of Samuel Beckett’s classic play Happy Days

May 12, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney Brett Boardman/Sydney Theatre Company Samuel Beckett is justly regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century – and unquestionably one of the most demanding. Few of his works illustrate this more clearly ... <a title="Pamela Rabe shines in this hypnotic revival of Samuel Beckett’s classic play Happy Days" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/pamela-rabe-shines-in-this-hypnotic-revival-of-samuel-becketts-classic-play-happy-days-254068/" aria-label="Read more about Pamela Rabe shines in this hypnotic revival of Samuel Beckett’s classic play Happy Days">Read more</a>

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As Donald Trump cuts funding to Antarctica, will the US be forced off the icy continent?

May 12, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lynda Goldsworthy, Research Associate, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania Mozgova/Shutterstock President Donald Trump has begun eroding the United States presence in Antarctica by announcing deep funding cuts to his nation’s science and logistics on the icy continent. The Trump administration has significantly reduced ... <a title="As Donald Trump cuts funding to Antarctica, will the US be forced off the icy continent?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/as-donald-trump-cuts-funding-to-antarctica-will-the-us-be-forced-off-the-icy-continent-254786/" aria-label="Read more about As Donald Trump cuts funding to Antarctica, will the US be forced off the icy continent?">Read more</a>

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Comet, rocket, space junk or meteor? Here’s how to tell your fireballs apart

May 12, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael J. I. Brown, Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University A blaze of light streaks across the sky, but what is it? Wendy Miller/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND There’s a blaze of light across the sky! A fireball is seen by thousands, and mobile phone and dashcam footage soon ... <a title="Comet, rocket, space junk or meteor? Here’s how to tell your fireballs apart" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/comet-rocket-space-junk-or-meteor-heres-how-to-tell-your-fireballs-apart-213083/" aria-label="Read more about Comet, rocket, space junk or meteor? Here’s how to tell your fireballs apart">Read more</a>

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Victoria’s planning reforms could help solve the housing crisis. But they are under threat

May 12, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute An aerial drone view of northern Melbourne suburbs. Elias Bitar/Shutterstock The federal election campaign was dominated by the housing crisis. But the real power to solve it rests with the states. In Victoria, reforms are underway that ... <a title="Victoria’s planning reforms could help solve the housing crisis. But they are under threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/victorias-planning-reforms-could-help-solve-the-housing-crisis-but-they-are-under-threat-255967/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria’s planning reforms could help solve the housing crisis. But they are under threat">Read more</a>

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Footy’s ‘code wars’ are back, but which is actually the No. 1 Australian sport: the NRL or AFL?

May 12, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney NRL Photos, Matt Turner/AAP, Wikimedia, The Conversation, CC BY Every now and then, so-called “code wars” erupt between the major Australia winter football codes: the National Rugby League (NRL) and the Australian Football League (AFL). This ... <a title="Footy’s ‘code wars’ are back, but which is actually the No. 1 Australian sport: the NRL or AFL?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/footys-code-wars-are-back-but-which-is-actually-the-no-1-australian-sport-the-nrl-or-afl-256088/" aria-label="Read more about Footy’s ‘code wars’ are back, but which is actually the No. 1 Australian sport: the NRL or AFL?">Read more</a>

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A prisoner voting ban shows again how few checks there are on parliamentary power

May 12, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Winter, Associate Professor in Political Theory, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith’s recent announcement that the government would reinstate a total ban on prisoners voting was in keeping with the coalition’s overall tough-on-crime approach. The move was called “ridiculous” and ... <a title="A prisoner voting ban shows again how few checks there are on parliamentary power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/a-prisoner-voting-ban-shows-again-how-few-checks-there-are-on-parliamentary-power-256226/" aria-label="Read more about A prisoner voting ban shows again how few checks there are on parliamentary power">Read more</a>

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India-Pakistan ceasefire shouldn’t disguise fact that norms have changed in South Asia, making future de-escalation much harder

May 12, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Farah N. Jan, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Pennsylvania A member of the Indian Border Security Force stands guard near the India-Pakistan border. Narinder Nanu/AFP via Getty Images India and Pakistan have seen the scenario play out before: a terror attack in which Indians are ... <a title="India-Pakistan ceasefire shouldn’t disguise fact that norms have changed in South Asia, making future de-escalation much harder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/india-pakistan-ceasefire-shouldnt-disguise-fact-that-norms-have-changed-in-south-asia-making-future-de-escalation-much-harder-256285/" aria-label="Read more about India-Pakistan ceasefire shouldn’t disguise fact that norms have changed in South Asia, making future de-escalation much harder">Read more</a>

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Homer’s Iliad is a rap battle

May 12, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Forstenzer, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Co-Director of the Centre for Engaged Philosophy, University of Sheffield The Anger of Achilles by Jacques-Louis David (1819). Kimbell Art Museum Homer’s Iliad is one of the foundational stories of European civilisation. The Iliad is a long poem – an ... <a title="Homer’s Iliad is a rap battle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/homers-iliad-is-a-rap-battle-252562/" aria-label="Read more about Homer’s Iliad is a rap battle">Read more</a>