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Shark attack: the Kiwi woman who fought back

Shark attack: the Kiwi woman who fought back

Perspective Media
July 28, 2024

THIS WEEK’S DEEP DIVE

Shark attack: the Kiwi woman who fought back
BY JOANNA GROCHOWICZ

AJ Rush's harrowing encounter with a shark in remote Melanesian waters became a testament to Kiwi grit. Discover how her incredible story of survival and triumph captures the essence of New Zealand's intrepid female spirit.

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The Interviews

Jess Phillips

Her fondness for plain speaking and sticking to her guns means she will never be PM, but her commitment to ending violence against women has given her a place in the Cabinet. This wide-ranging interview by Rowan Pelling reveals Phillips’ views on demystifying politics, sexism, motherhood and the orgasm gap.

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Often, the most important part of my role is just putting up my hand and reminding ministers that women exist

Bee Wilson

The food writer, journalist, author and charity campaigner for TastEd discusses family rituals, being a newly single parent and her first recipe book

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Three children, so many years together, and food becomes interwoven with it all … I truly believe that cooking is love

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Our latest low-down on pressing issues

Breaking the class ceiling

Keir Starmer's vision of "shattering the class ceiling" echoes Tony Blair's focus on education and social mobility. But can Labour truly deliver on this promise? Sonia Sodha delves into the challenges facing Labour

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Free breakfast clubs are a cost-effective way of helping to improve school results

Poverty porn

Anne Billson on the fetishisation of the working class in film and tv

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It’s about shining a spotlight on common people so the middle classes can gawp as if they’re zoo animals

Falling better

Author Keiran Goddard offers a candid glimpse into the whirlwind of book publishing, unexpected reader reactions, and personal mishaps.

www.perspectivemedia.com/falling-better

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Social mobility was presented to us as “a good thing”

Passing as upper class

From cross-dressing at Oxford to decoding the subtle art of "passing" in British high society, Nathaniel Tapley offers a witty and biting critique of class dynamics in the UK.

www.perspectivemedia.com/passing-as-upper-class

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You can have all the Barbour jackets you want, but remember Osborne’s nickname was still “oik”

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