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Month: January 2022

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Our hospitals are at greater risk of flooding as the climate changes. We need better evacuation plans.

January 31, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Loosemore, Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney Rick Rycroft/AP With hospitals under strain from COVID-19, we need to safeguard them against another threat set to increase as the world warms. That threat? Flooding. Many Australian hospitals were built on cheap land near rivers. But ... <a title="Our hospitals are at greater risk of flooding as the climate changes. We need better evacuation plans." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/31/our-hospitals-are-at-greater-risk-of-flooding-as-the-climate-changes-we-need-better-evacuation-plans-174467/" aria-label="Read more about Our hospitals are at greater risk of flooding as the climate changes. We need better evacuation plans.">Read more</a>

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Labor leads Coalition 56-44% and Morrison slumps dramatically in first 2022 Newspoll

January 31, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Labor has opened a 56-44% two-party lead and Scott Morrison’s net satisfaction rating has plunged 11 points in Newspoll, after a disastrous summer in which Omicron has ripped through most of the country and deaths have spiked. The poll, published ... <a title="Labor leads Coalition 56-44% and Morrison slumps dramatically in first 2022 Newspoll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/31/labor-leads-coalition-56-44-and-morrison-slumps-dramatically-in-first-2022-newspoll-175994/" aria-label="Read more about Labor leads Coalition 56-44% and Morrison slumps dramatically in first 2022 Newspoll">Read more</a>

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Teachers don’t have enough time to prepare well for class. We have a solution

January 30, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Sonnemann, Deputy Program Director, School Education, Grattan Institute Shutterstock Almost all teachers (92%) in our study out today said they don’t have enough time to prepare effectively for classroom teaching – the core of their job. The Grattan Institute surveyed 5,442 Australian teachers and school leaders ... <a title="Teachers don’t have enough time to prepare well for class. We have a solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/30/teachers-dont-have-enough-time-to-prepare-well-for-class-we-have-a-solution-175633/" aria-label="Read more about Teachers don’t have enough time to prepare well for class. We have a solution">Read more</a>

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What the Ash Barty and ‘Special K’ tennis triumphs say about Australia and the buttoned-up sport industry

January 30, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Mark Baker/AP The lead-up to the 2022 Australian Open was dominated by the unvaccinated top-ranked male tennis player Novak Djokovic’s ignominious deportation from Australia. Djokovic’s absence prompted claims this would be an ... <a title="What the Ash Barty and ‘Special K’ tennis triumphs say about Australia and the buttoned-up sport industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/30/what-the-ash-barty-and-special-k-tennis-triumphs-say-about-australia-and-the-buttoned-up-sport-industry-175993/" aria-label="Read more about What the Ash Barty and ‘Special K’ tennis triumphs say about Australia and the buttoned-up sport industry">Read more</a>

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Top economists expect RBA to hold interest rates low in 2022, as real wages fall

January 30, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Australia’s leading forecasters expect the Reserve Bank to resist pressure to lift interest rates all year, despite rising interest rates overseas, much higher inflation, plunging unemployment, and financial market traders ... <a title="Top economists expect RBA to hold interest rates low in 2022, as real wages fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/30/top-economists-expect-rba-to-hold-interest-rates-low-in-2022-as-real-wages-fall-175054/" aria-label="Read more about Top economists expect RBA to hold interest rates low in 2022, as real wages fall">Read more</a>

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Vaccine inequity in the Pacific: ‘We need to support our neighbours’

January 30, 2022

By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist Concern is growing around low covid-19 vaccine rates in the Pacific. People in developing nations are generally missing out due to accessibility issues, a slow roll out of vaccines, difficulties getting to remote areas, a lack health of resources and misinformation resulting in vaccine hesitancy. But ChildFund director of ... <a title="Vaccine inequity in the Pacific: ‘We need to support our neighbours’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/30/vaccine-inequity-in-the-pacific-we-need-to-support-our-neighbours/" aria-label="Read more about Vaccine inequity in the Pacific: ‘We need to support our neighbours’">Read more</a>

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Mass eviction back on again near UPNG as police give green light

January 28, 2022

PNG Post-Courier Deputy Police Commissioner Operations Anton Billie has given the green light for Papuan New Guinean police in the National Capital District to carry out a major eviction operation. Settlers who have built their homes on land at the back of the University of PNG, bordering with Gerehu stage 3B and Morata stage one ... <a title="Mass eviction back on again near UPNG as police give green light" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/mass-eviction-back-on-again-near-upng-as-police-give-green-light/" aria-label="Read more about Mass eviction back on again near UPNG as police give green light">Read more</a>

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Covid-19: Three more children among 12 latest deaths in Fiji

January 28, 2022

RNZ Pacific Three more children have died from covid-19 in Fiji, taking the death toll since the pandemic hit the country in 2020 to 791. The Fiji government also confirmed on Wednesday that a 10-day-old infant, 8-year-old girl and 13-year-old boy are among 12 covid-19 patients who have died. There are 223 new cases in ... <a title="Covid-19: Three more children among 12 latest deaths in Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/covid-19-three-more-children-among-12-latest-deaths-in-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19: Three more children among 12 latest deaths in Fiji">Read more</a>

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Covid-19: Three more deaths in Solomons as outbreak ‘overwhelms’ health staff

January 28, 2022

RNZ Pacific Three more people have died of covid-19 in Solomon Islands raising the national tally to five. Health authorities confirmed the country’s first two deaths on Tuesday. During a media conference last night, Health Minister Dr Culwick Togamana said the government was expecting more cases in the coming days. He said community transmission was ... <a title="Covid-19: Three more deaths in Solomons as outbreak ‘overwhelms’ health staff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/covid-19-three-more-deaths-in-solomons-as-outbreak-overwhelms-health-staff/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19: Three more deaths in Solomons as outbreak ‘overwhelms’ health staff">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 28 2022

January 28, 2022

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content 1News Kantar Public Poll 1 News: Poll: National rises, Ardern’s preferred PM result ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 28 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-january-28-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 28 2022">Read more</a>

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Reunifying First Nations families: the only way to reduce the overrepresentation of children in out-of-home care

January 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By BJ Newton, Senior Research Fellow in Social Policy and Social Work, UNSW Getty Images We are edging closer to another anniversary of Kevin Rudd’s National Apology to the Stolen Generations on February 13. At the time of the National Apology in 2008, there were 9,070 Aboriginal and ... <a title="Reunifying First Nations families: the only way to reduce the overrepresentation of children in out-of-home care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/reunifying-first-nations-families-the-only-way-to-reduce-the-overrepresentation-of-children-in-out-of-home-care-175513/" aria-label="Read more about Reunifying First Nations families: the only way to reduce the overrepresentation of children in out-of-home care">Read more</a>

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Go low, go slow: how to rapid antigen test your kid for COVID as school returns

January 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margie Danchin, Paediatrician at the Royal Childrens Hospital and Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist, University of Melbourne and MCRI, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Shutterstock Many parents across Australia will be COVID testing their kids at home using rapid antigen tests (RATs), as school returns across many states ... <a title="Go low, go slow: how to rapid antigen test your kid for COVID as school returns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/go-low-go-slow-how-to-rapid-antigen-test-your-kid-for-covid-as-school-returns-175615/" aria-label="Read more about Go low, go slow: how to rapid antigen test your kid for COVID as school returns">Read more</a>