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June 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute The federal government has announced more than 850 changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) will take effect from July 1. This has prompted concerns the changes could lead to greater out of pocket costs for consumers. While changes to ... <a title="Medicare needs to change with the times, but rushing this could leave patients with higher gap fees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/08/medicare-needs-to-change-with-the-times-but-rushing-this-could-leave-patients-with-higher-gap-fees-162250/" aria-label="Read more about Medicare needs to change with the times, but rushing this could leave patients with higher gap fees">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Mattz90/Shutterstock I’m guessing you earn less than A$200,000. And I’m guessing you think you’re missing out. People keep telling you so. On one side of politics Labor leader Anthony Albanese says anyone earning $200,000 dollars ... <a title="Other Australians earn nothing like what you think. If you’re on $59,538, you’re typical" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/08/other-australians-earn-nothing-like-what-you-think-if-youre-on-59-538-youre-typical-162251/" aria-label="Read more about Other Australians earn nothing like what you think. If you’re on $59,538, you’re typical">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Anne Kenny, Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University A boy holds a poster in support of the Biloela Tamil family at a 2019 rally. Joel Carrett/AAP On Monday, the image of a small girl in a hospital bed, crying as her big sister gives her ... <a title="As a young child is evacuated from detention, could this see the Biloela Tamil family go free?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/08/as-a-young-child-is-evacuated-from-detention-could-this-see-the-biloela-tamil-family-go-free-162289/" aria-label="Read more about As a young child is evacuated from detention, could this see the Biloela Tamil family go free?">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meg Parsons, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland Shutterstock/Chen Min Chun Our moana (ocean) is in a state of unprecedented ecological crisis. Multiple, cumulative impacts include pollution, sedimentation, overfishing, drilling and climate change. All affect the health of both marine life and coastal communities. To reverse the decline ... <a title="Why Indigenous knowledge should be an essential part of how we govern the world’s oceans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/08/why-indigenous-knowledge-should-be-an-essential-part-of-how-we-govern-the-worlds-oceans-161649/" aria-label="Read more about Why Indigenous knowledge should be an essential part of how we govern the world’s oceans">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tara Roberson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Steve Jurvetson/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY Over the past six years, quantum science has noticeably shifted, from the domain of physicists concerned with learning about the universe on extremely small scales, to a source of new technologies we all ... <a title="The ‘second quantum revolution’ is almost here. We need to make sure it benefits the many, not the few" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/08/the-second-quantum-revolution-is-almost-here-we-need-to-make-sure-it-benefits-the-many-not-the-few-161878/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘second quantum revolution’ is almost here. We need to make sure it benefits the many, not the few">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sangeetha Pillai, Senior Research Associate, Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law School, UNSW Shutterstock In a significant judgment, Federal Court judge Geoffrey Flick on Monday ordered the Australian government to pay A$350,000 in damages to a Iraqi asylum seeker who was found ... <a title="Federal Court awards $350,000 to unlawfully detained asylum seeker, opening door to further claims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/08/federal-court-awards-350-000-to-unlawfully-detained-asylum-seeker-opening-door-to-further-claims-162261/" aria-label="Read more about Federal Court awards $350,000 to unlawfully detained asylum seeker, opening door to further claims">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2021
RNZ Pacific Samoa’s Prime Minister-elect, FAST party leader Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, says negotiations remain at an impasse between her party and the rival Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP). The parties met yesterday in Apia to try and resolve the stalemate resulting from the April 9 election. In a statement last night, Fiame maintained that FAST ... <a title="Samoa leadership talks fail to resolve political impasse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/08/samoa-leadership-talks-fail-to-resolve-political-impasse/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa leadership talks fail to resolve political impasse">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Paul Mika, Senior Lecturer, School of Management, Massey University The Whanganui River. www.shutterstock.com Excitement among Cook Islands tourism operators and officials at the opening of quarantine-free travel with Aotearoa New Zealand was understandable. The impact of the pandemic on the island nation’s economy has been massive ... <a title="What would sustainable tourism really mean for New Zealand? Let’s ask the river" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/08/what-would-sustainable-tourism-really-mean-for-new-zealand-lets-ask-the-river-160438/" aria-label="Read more about What would sustainable tourism really mean for New Zealand? Let’s ask the river">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Gerber, Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University The word “reparations” comes from the Latin verb reparāre, meaning “to repair.” However, nowadays, many people equate reparations with the payment of compensation or damages. We need to understand and embrace the true meaning of the word and ... <a title="It’s time to talk about gay reparations and how they can rectify past persecutions of LGBTQ people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/08/its-time-to-talk-about-gay-reparations-and-how-they-can-rectify-past-persecutions-of-lgbtq-people-162086/" aria-label="Read more about It’s time to talk about gay reparations and how they can rectify past persecutions of LGBTQ people">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Isaacs, Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Sydney CDC In 2019, before COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) identified vaccine hesitancy as one of the top ten greatest threats to global health. Every year, vaccination saves around 4-5 million lives, although a further 1.5 million ... <a title="From smallpox to polio, vaccine rollouts have always had doubters. But they work in the end" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/08/from-smallpox-to-polio-vaccine-rollouts-have-always-had-doubters-but-they-work-in-the-end-161803/" aria-label="Read more about From smallpox to polio, vaccine rollouts have always had doubters. But they work in the end">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rupert Posner, Systems Lead – Sustainable Economies, ClimateWorks Australia Shutterstock Getting to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and 100% renewable energy might seem the end game for climate action. But what if, like Tasmania, you’ve already ticked both those goals off your list? Net-zero means emissions are still ... <a title="Tasmania’s reached net-zero emissions and 100% renewables – but climate action doesn’t stop there" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/08/tasmanias-reached-net-zero-emissions-and-100-renewables-but-climate-action-doesnt-stop-there-160927/" aria-label="Read more about Tasmania’s reached net-zero emissions and 100% renewables – but climate action doesn’t stop there">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND This is an article from I’ve Always Wondered, a series where readers send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. Send your question to alwayswondered@theconversation.edu.au Why can’t I flush cat poo ... <a title="I’ve always wondered: can I flush cat poo down the toilet?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/08/ive-always-wondered-can-i-flush-cat-poo-down-the-toilet-159340/" aria-label="Read more about I’ve always wondered: can I flush cat poo down the toilet?">Read more</a>
