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June 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Ullman, Associate Professor in Adolescent Development, Behaviour and Wellbeing, Western Sydney University Shutterstock Bills in the federal and New South Wales parliaments have sought to stop teachers talking about gender and sexuality diversity in the name of either religious freedom or parents’ rights. If passed in ... <a title="9 in 10 LGBTQ+ students say they hear homophobic language at school, and 1 in 3 hear it almost every day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/07/9-in-10-lgbtq-students-say-they-hear-homophobic-language-at-school-and-1-in-3-hear-it-almost-every-day-160356/" aria-label="Read more about 9 in 10 LGBTQ+ students say they hear homophobic language at school, and 1 in 3 hear it almost every day">Read more</a>
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June 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Triggs, Visiting research fellow, Australian National University Novikov Aleksey/Shutterstock In more than a fifth of Australia’s industries, the two biggest firms control at least half the market. Think of telecommunications, supermarkets, department stores, packaging, airlines, hardware, service stations, cinema chains and commercial television. In industries like ... <a title="New finding: in 49 Australian industries the major firms are owned by common investors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/07/new-finding-in-49-australian-industries-the-major-firms-are-owned-by-common-investors-159809/" aria-label="Read more about New finding: in 49 Australian industries the major firms are owned by common investors">Read more</a>
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June 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Clement, Research Associate in the College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Biodiversity Heritage Library/ Harvard University Archives Modern palaeontology dates back to the 19th century. But from time to time, entirely new branches of enquiry are developed. This year marks 100 years since the birth ... <a title="Remembering the pioneering ‘brainy’ woman who fled Nazi Germany and founded palaeoneurology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/07/remembering-the-pioneering-brainy-woman-who-fled-nazi-germany-and-founded-palaeoneurology-160194/" aria-label="Read more about Remembering the pioneering ‘brainy’ woman who fled Nazi Germany and founded palaeoneurology">Read more</a>
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June 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barry Hunter, Djabugay Aboriginal Corporation, Kuranda, Indigenous Knowledge Shutterstock The Wet Tropics of Australia — rainforest stretching 450 kilometres along Queensland’s coastline — is renowned for its vast array of wildlife and ancient plant species. It’s little wonder the rainforest is recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage ... <a title="The Wet Tropics’ wildlife is celebrated worldwide. Its cultural heritage? Not so much" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/07/the-wet-tropics-wildlife-is-celebrated-worldwide-its-cultural-heritage-not-so-much-157147/" aria-label="Read more about The Wet Tropics’ wildlife is celebrated worldwide. Its cultural heritage? Not so much">Read more</a>
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June 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University James Gourley/AAP Extreme flooding in New South Wales in March triggered a two-week frenzy of media interest. But while the camera crews and journalists have since moved on, communities still face a long recovery. Many flood-ravaged homes ... <a title="Please, don’t look away. The NSW flood recovery will take years and people still need our help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/07/please-dont-look-away-the-nsw-flood-recovery-will-take-years-and-people-still-need-our-help-161792/" aria-label="Read more about Please, don’t look away. The NSW flood recovery will take years and people still need our help">Read more</a>
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June 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Stevens, Associate Professor in Ocean Physics, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Shutterstock/Longjourneys People living near the coast are familiar with the power of ocean waves. What we see when a typical wave breaks on a beach is the endpoint of a global energy conversion ... <a title="Power from the ocean: can we use bio-fouling organisms to help extract energy from waves?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/07/power-from-the-ocean-can-we-use-bio-fouling-organisms-to-help-extract-energy-from-waves-160169/" aria-label="Read more about Power from the ocean: can we use bio-fouling organisms to help extract energy from waves?">Read more</a>
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June 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Willsteed, Senior Lecturer, School of Creative Practice, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock In this series we pay tribute to the art we wish could visit — and hope to see once travel restrictions are lifted. We hadn’t packed bags yet, but it was about all that ... <a title="If I could go anywhere: the dizzying spectacle of Gaudí’s Basílica de la Sagrada Família" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/07/if-i-could-go-anywhere-the-dizzying-spectacle-of-gaudis-basilica-de-la-sagrada-familia-159532/" aria-label="Read more about If I could go anywhere: the dizzying spectacle of Gaudí’s Basílica de la Sagrada Família">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2021
COMMENT: By David Robie in Auckland International reporting has hardly been a strong feature of New Zealand journalism. No New Zealand print news organisation has serious international news departments or foreign correspondents with the calibre of such overseas media as The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. It has traditionally been that way for decades. ... <a title="West Papua and other critical issues – why is NZ media glossing over them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/05/west-papua-and-other-critical-issues-why-is-nz-media-glossing-over-them/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua and other critical issues – why is NZ media glossing over them?">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2021
RNZ Pacific The head of the Fiji’s defence force has rejected claims by opposition MPs in Parliament this week and has called for an apology over the “simply, wrong” allegations. In a statement, Commander Viliame Naupoto said there was no “factual evidence” to suggest that the defence force had caused the initial breach. Commander Naupoto ... <a title="‘Don’t blame us,’ says military chief over Fiji’s covid surge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/05/dont-blame-us-says-military-chief-over-fijis-covid-surge/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Don’t blame us,’ says military chief over Fiji’s covid surge">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2021
EDITORIAL: By the Samoa Observer editorial board Buoyed as he is by [Wednesday’s] court decision, Samoa’s caretaker Prime Minister has shown a character flaw weighing down upon our national politics: an inability to face up to hard truths. Despite Tuilaepa Dr Sa’ilele Malielegaoi having just alleged the judiciary was conspiring against him, the Appellate Court ... <a title="Samoa Observer: For Tuilaepa, the truth hurts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/05/samoa-observer-for-tuilaepa-the-truth-hurts/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa Observer: For Tuilaepa, the truth hurts">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The International Federation of Journalists has called for the urgent reinstatement of Nasser Abu Bakr, head of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, following his victimisation by the French news agency AFP. Abu Bakr, who has worked for Agence France-Presse (AFP) for more than 20 years, was sacked without valid reason, in what ... <a title="Reinstate victimised Palestinian journalists’ union leader, says IFJ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/05/reinstate-victimised-palestinian-journalists-union-leader-says-ifj/" aria-label="Read more about Reinstate victimised Palestinian journalists’ union leader, says IFJ">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia Cardinal George Pell preparing to make a statement at the Vatican in 2017. Gregoria Borgia/AP/AAP In February, Australian media companies pleaded guilty to contempt of court over their reporting of Cardinal George Pell’s conviction ... <a title="Why have media outlets been fined more than $1 million for their Pell reporting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/04/why-have-media-outlets-been-fined-more-than-1-million-for-their-pell-reporting-162173/" aria-label="Read more about Why have media outlets been fined more than $1 million for their Pell reporting?">Read more</a>
