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June 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The Reserve Bank cut interest rates on Tuesday because we aren’t spending or pushing up prices at anything like the rate it would like. And things are even worse than it might have realised. As ... <a title="The Reserve Bank will cut rates again and again, until we lift spending and push up prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/04/the-reserve-bank-will-cut-rates-again-and-again-until-we-lift-spending-and-push-up-prices-118263/" aria-label="Read more about The Reserve Bank will cut rates again and again, until we lift spending and push up prices">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2019
ANALYSIS: By Keith Jackson Following the election of James Marape’s as Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, on Sunday, he issued a declaration on Facebook that soon had the foreign media (and social media) agitating over just one phrase. “Work with me,” he wrote, “to make PNG the Richest Black Christian Nation on earth.” True, they ... <a title="Keith Jackson: Marape’s commitment to PNG a checklist for judging him" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/04/keith-jackson-marapes-commitment-to-png-a-checklist-for-judging-him/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Jackson: Marape’s commitment to PNG a checklist for judging him">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Chapple, Director, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington In its much awaited first well-being budget, New Zealand’s coalition government missed a major trick in not making unemployment one of their central well-being priorities. As of March 2019, New Zealand’s unemployment rate was ... <a title="Why reducing unemployment should have been a focus for NZ’s well-being budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/04/why-reducing-unemployment-should-have-been-a-focus-for-nzs-well-being-budget-118061/" aria-label="Read more about Why reducing unemployment should have been a focus for NZ’s well-being budget">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Chapple, Director, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington In its much awaited first well-being budget, New Zealand’s coalition government missed a major trick in not making unemployment one of their central well-being priorities. As of March 2019, New Zealand’s unemployment rate was ... <a title="Why NZ’s well-being budget should have focused on lifting employment rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/04/why-nzs-well-being-budget-should-have-focused-on-lifting-employment-rates-118061/" aria-label="Read more about Why NZ’s well-being budget should have focused on lifting employment rates">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Barnet, Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications, Swinburne University of Technology Have you noticed your Facebook feed looks different lately? It’s a bit more “zen”, uncluttered and faster. Instagram-like story posts are displayed first, and a separate feed allows you to keep up with the latest ... <a title="Facebook is now cleaner, faster and group-focused, but still all about your data" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/04/facebook-is-now-cleaner-faster-and-group-focused-but-still-all-about-your-data-118048/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook is now cleaner, faster and group-focused, but still all about your data">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Jakubowicz, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney Many factors appear to have contributed to the unexpected victory of the Coalition in the May 18 election. Two factors were predictable and had a devastating impact on the ALP vote where they were activated – ethno-religious ... <a title="Was there an ‘ethnic vote’ in the 2019 election and did it make a difference?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/04/was-there-an-ethnic-vote-in-the-2019-election-and-did-it-make-a-difference-117911/" aria-label="Read more about Was there an ‘ethnic vote’ in the 2019 election and did it make a difference?">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Musker, Senior Research Fellow, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute It’s normal to feel stressed at work from time to time. But for some people, the stress becomes all-consuming, leading to exhaustion, cynicism and hatred towards your job. This is known as burnout. Burnout used ... <a title="Are you burnt out at work? Ask yourself these 4 questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/04/are-you-burnt-out-at-work-ask-yourself-these-4-questions-118128/" aria-label="Read more about Are you burnt out at work? Ask yourself these 4 questions">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emil Jeyaratnam, Data + Interactives Editor, The Conversation There were a couple of big questions before the new Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, announced his shadow ministry on Sunday. One of those was where would former leader Bill Shorten end up after the party’s humbling loss in last ... <a title="Infographic: who’s who in Labor’s shadow ministry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/04/infographic-whos-who-in-labors-shadow-ministry-117820/" aria-label="Read more about Infographic: who’s who in Labor’s shadow ministry">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chongyi Feng, Associate Professor in China Studies, University of Technology Sydney General Wei Fenghe, China’s defence minister, surprised the world over the weekend. In a speech at Singapore’s Shangri-La Dialogue — an annual Asian security defence summit – he said the Chinese government made the “correct” decision ... <a title="Thirty years on, China is still trying to whitewash the Tiananmen crackdown from its history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/04/thirty-years-on-china-is-still-trying-to-whitewash-the-tiananmen-crackdown-from-its-history-118178/" aria-label="Read more about Thirty years on, China is still trying to whitewash the Tiananmen crackdown from its history">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Budget Tim Hazledine (Noted): Budget 2019: Why the government is handling our wellbeing the wrong way Richard Harman (Politik): Where are the Wellbeing Budget targets? Jane Clifton (Listener): There’s more than one elephant in ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 04 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/04/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-04-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 04 2019">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Woodcock, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Technology Sydney The 2019 State of Origin rugby league series kicks off with game one in Brisbane on Wednesday – and bookies and many experts are tipping the New South Wales Blues to win consecutive series for the first ... <a title="The Blues have to battle the numbers if they’re to make it two-in-a-row in State of Origin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/04/the-blues-have-to-battle-the-numbers-if-theyre-to-make-it-two-in-a-row-in-state-of-origin-118175/" aria-label="Read more about The Blues have to battle the numbers if they’re to make it two-in-a-row in State of Origin">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle Pre-eclampsia is a serious condition triggered by pregnancy that starts with an increase in blood pressure and the detection of protein in the woman’s urine. While most cases are mild, if left untreated, women with pre-eclampsia can ... <a title="Had pre-eclampsia in pregnancy? These 5 things will lower your risk of heart disease" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/04/had-pre-eclampsia-in-pregnancy-these-5-things-will-lower-your-risk-of-heart-disease-114297/" aria-label="Read more about Had pre-eclampsia in pregnancy? These 5 things will lower your risk of heart disease">Read more</a>
