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March 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Iliadis, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Deakin University The continuing media coverage of rape and sexual assault allegations faced by current and former political figures has put many sexual abuse survivors at risk of being traumatised all over again. Widespread media attention features near-constant social media updates ... <a title="This week’s news has put sexual assault survivors at risk of ‘secondary trauma’. Here’s how it happens, and how to cope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/this-weeks-news-has-put-sexual-assault-survivors-at-risk-of-secondary-trauma-heres-how-it-happens-and-how-to-cope-156482/" aria-label="Read more about This week’s news has put sexual assault survivors at risk of ‘secondary trauma’. Here’s how it happens, and how to cope">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annabelle Lukin, Associate Professor in Linguistics, Macquarie University The word “sophistry” – defined as “the use of clever but false arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving” – comes from Ancient Greek. For more than 2,500 years, politicians have understood language is a tool, even a weapon, ... <a title="Can Scott Morrison’s rhetorical style cut through the rising tide of anger?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/can-scott-morrisons-rhetorical-style-cut-through-the-rising-tide-of-anger-156220/" aria-label="Read more about Can Scott Morrison’s rhetorical style cut through the rising tide of anger?">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Peterson, Associate Professor, Flinders University Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by Benjamin Britten, directed by Neil Armfield, Adelaide Festival. Transfixed, Transported. Transfigured. Three hours pass in the blink of an eye. How did this happen, or was it all just a dream? For a start, there’s ... <a title="Enchanted voices: A Midsummer Night’s Dream transports audiences to a place of wonder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/enchanted-voices-a-midsummer-nights-dream-transports-audiences-to-a-place-of-wonder-156298/" aria-label="Read more about Enchanted voices: A Midsummer Night’s Dream transports audiences to a place of wonder">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Lau, Research fellow, James Cook University Gender influences how people experience and respond to climate change. This is particularly evident in developing nations where women and men adapt to climatic shocks differently. Women work harder and longer, in poorer conditions, while men are more likely to ... <a title="4 assumptions about gender that distort how we think about climate change (and 3 ways to do better)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/4-assumptions-about-gender-that-distort-how-we-think-about-climate-change-and-3-ways-to-do-better-156126/" aria-label="Read more about 4 assumptions about gender that distort how we think about climate change (and 3 ways to do better)">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Cantrell, Lecturer in Writing, Editing, and Publishing, University of Southern Queensland Let’s start by putting aside the bugbear that it is even possible to “cancel” children’s author Dr Seuss. As Philip Bump wrote yesterday in The Washington Post, No one is ‘cancelling’ Dr Seuss. The author, ... <a title="Cat in a spat: scrapping Dr Seuss books is not cancel culture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/cat-in-a-spat-scrapping-dr-seuss-books-is-not-cancel-culture-156378/" aria-label="Read more about Cat in a spat: scrapping Dr Seuss books is not cancel culture">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
TRIBUTE: By Frank Senge Kolma in Port Moresby Many will now try to recollect some experience, some exchange or brush with the Grand Chief Sir Michael Thomas Somare who fell to pancreatic cancer on February 26 after a long checkered career in politics as our founding Prime Minister. That he was an engaging conservationist is ... <a title="Frank Senge Kolma: Somare could lose his temper – trust me, I know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/frank-senge-kolma-somare-could-lose-his-temper-trust-me-i-know/" aria-label="Read more about Frank Senge Kolma: Somare could lose his temper – trust me, I know">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Murray Bennett, PhD candidate, University of Newcastle Despite the pandemic, Australia is in the midst of a hugely competitive auction market. Sydney, in particular, is experiencing dizzying auction clearance rates and the Reserve Bank’s decision this week to keep interest rates extraordinarily low will no doubt keep ... <a title="Why the competitive spirit can take over in auctions — and how you can stay in control" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/why-the-competitive-spirit-can-take-over-in-auctions-and-how-you-can-stay-in-control-156371/" aria-label="Read more about Why the competitive spirit can take over in auctions — and how you can stay in control">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
Asia Pacific Report Human rights lawyer Veronica Koman has challenged the contrasting positions taken by the Indonesian government in response to calls to resolve the Papua problem and in its response to the military coup in Myanmar. Koman said Indonesia’s position on the Myanmar coup had been very good, but not its attitude on the ... <a title="Veronica Koman challenges Jakarta’s different stands on Burma and Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/veronica-koman-challenges-jakartas-different-stands-on-burma-and-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Veronica Koman challenges Jakarta’s different stands on Burma and Papua">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
Asia Pacific Report Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is dismayed by the sudden intensification of the ruling junta’s crackdown on journalists during the past three days, one month after the military coup in Myanmar on February 1, and warns the junta of its responsibility in the eyes of history. In all, at least 28 journalists have ... <a title="RSF protests over 11 journalists held in Myanmar coup military crackdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/rsf-protests-over-11-journalists-held-in-myanmar-coup-military-crackdown/" aria-label="Read more about RSF protests over 11 journalists held in Myanmar coup military crackdown">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Rioters described by Papua New Guinea police as “opportunists” taking advantage of the death of Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare have looted shops and destroyed cars in three provinces – Morobe’s Lae, National Capital District (NCD) suburb Gordon and New Ireland’s Kavieng. Shots were fired and people ran helter-skelter, ... <a title="Rioters, looters strike PNG cities as nation mourns death of Somare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/rioters-looters-strike-png-cities-as-nation-mourns-death-of-somare/" aria-label="Read more about Rioters, looters strike PNG cities as nation mourns death of Somare">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
By RNZ News New Zealand’s Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says the actions of the Destiny Church leaders in leaving Auckland on the eve of the alert level 3 lockdown were “completely irresponsible”. Earlier today it was revealed that church leaders Brian and Hannah Tamaki left Auckland on Saturday night, arriving around midnight in Rotorua, ... <a title="NZ covid: Destiny Church leaders actions ‘completely irresponsible’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/nz-covid-destiny-church-leaders-actions-completely-irresponsible/" aria-label="Read more about NZ covid: Destiny Church leaders actions ‘completely irresponsible’">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Banki, Senior Lecturer, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, University of Sydney Social media has given us valuable access to the actions of both the military and anti-coup protesters in Myanmar, but a communication blackout may be coming. The country’s military seized control of the government on February ... <a title="Thanks to the internet, we know what’s happening in Myanmar. But a communication blackout may be near" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/thanks-to-the-internet-we-know-whats-happening-in-myanmar-but-a-communication-blackout-may-be-near-156127/" aria-label="Read more about Thanks to the internet, we know what’s happening in Myanmar. But a communication blackout may be near">Read more</a>
