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February 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Swerissen, Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University Shutterstock The federal government’s promise of up to A$800 between now and May for aged care workers is a short-term political “fix” designed to cover over a long-term policy failure. Numerous reports have pointed out Australia’s more than 260,000 aged ... <a title="When aged care workers earn just $22 an hour, a one-off payment won’t fix the wage problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/01/when-aged-care-workers-earn-just-22-an-hour-a-one-off-payment-wont-fix-the-wage-problem-176136/" aria-label="Read more about When aged care workers earn just $22 an hour, a one-off payment won’t fix the wage problem">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The Morrison government could achieve unemployment rates once seen under Australia’s longest-serving Prime Minister Robert Menzies. National Library of Australia What’s the boldest thing the Morrison government could do in next month’s budget? It would ... <a title="Unemployment below 3% is possible for the first time in 50 years – if Australia budgets for it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/01/unemployment-below-3-is-possible-for-the-first-time-in-50-years-if-australia-budgets-for-it-176025/" aria-label="Read more about Unemployment below 3% is possible for the first time in 50 years – if Australia budgets for it">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Murat Ungor, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Otago Shutterstock There is no doubt life is becoming much more expensive in New Zealand as inflation hits a three-decade high, influenced by both domestic and international factors such as increased food, energy and housing costs, pent-up demand ... <a title="Inflation is raising prices and reducing real wages – what should be done to support NZ’s low-income households?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/01/inflation-is-raising-prices-and-reducing-real-wages-what-should-be-done-to-support-nzs-low-income-households-175915/" aria-label="Read more about Inflation is raising prices and reducing real wages – what should be done to support NZ’s low-income households?">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Griffiths, Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute Lukas Coch/AAP The Australian Electoral Commission has updated its database of financial disclosure information for 2020-21. This happens once a year and is keenly watched by political observers because it includes information about who is donating what to whom. And ... <a title="$177 million flowed to Australian political parties last year, but major donors can easily hide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/01/177-million-flowed-to-australian-political-parties-last-year-but-major-donors-can-easily-hide-176129/" aria-label="Read more about $177 million flowed to Australian political parties last year, but major donors can easily hide">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Oliver, Research Leader in Respiratory cellular and molecular biology at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney It’s summer in a pandemic. So as Australia opens its borders and COVID case numbers rise, we’ll likely see the interplay ... <a title="It’s summer, so bushfires and COVID collide. 3 ways one affects the other" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/01/its-summer-so-bushfires-and-covid-collide-3-ways-one-affects-the-other-169833/" aria-label="Read more about It’s summer, so bushfires and COVID collide. 3 ways one affects the other">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Fench, Postdoctoral Research Fellow of multilingual theatre and performance, University of the Witwatersrand At this year’s Fringe World festival in Perth, the “theatre of the real” is everywhere: theatre, comedy and drag all speak directly to our reality, played against a background of survival. Real stories ... <a title="‘Theatre of the real’: how artists at Perth Fringe World are stripping down to reveal their vulnerabilities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/01/theatre-of-the-real-how-artists-at-perth-fringe-world-are-stripping-down-to-reveal-their-vulnerabilities-175652/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Theatre of the real’: how artists at Perth Fringe World are stripping down to reveal their vulnerabilities">Read more</a>
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February 1, 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 Housing Benedict Collins (1 News): Three quarters of Kiwis want house prices to ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 1 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/01/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-1-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 1 2022">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Blackwell, Research Fellow (Indigenous Diplomacy), Australian National University How does one tell the story of a life lived well in public service, and in service of your community? That is the broad ambition of Mission, the latest book from Noel Pearson, First Nations lawyer, activist and ... <a title="Compelling even to his critics: Mission by Noel Pearson explores rights, land and justice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/01/compelling-even-to-his-critics-mission-by-noel-pearson-explores-rights-land-and-justice-172384/" aria-label="Read more about Compelling even to his critics: Mission by Noel Pearson explores rights, land and justice">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon C. Day, PSM, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University Tane Sinclair-Taylor Today, the federal government is due to report back to UNESCO on its efforts to protect the Great Barrier Reef. The government’s announcement last week of ... <a title="The $1 billion Great Barrier Reef funding is nonsensical. Australians, and their natural wonder, deserve so much better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/01/the-1-billion-great-barrier-reef-funding-is-nonsensical-australians-and-their-natural-wonder-deserve-so-much-better-175924/" aria-label="Read more about The $1 billion Great Barrier Reef funding is nonsensical. Australians, and their natural wonder, deserve so much better">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Dyason, Senior Lecturer in Property Studies, Lincoln University, New Zealand GettyImages The Omicron wave about to wash across New Zealand will exacerbate an already tightening labour market. High employment and ongoing border restrictions mean regional labour forces are nearing peak capacity – and the country is ... <a title="Omicron will only add to looming workforce shortages already faced by key New Zealand industries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/01/omicron-will-only-add-to-looming-workforce-shortages-already-faced-by-key-new-zealand-industries-175612/" aria-label="Read more about Omicron will only add to looming workforce shortages already faced by key New Zealand industries">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Renshaw, Professor, School of Law, Western Sydney University Myanmar is on the brink of collapse. One year after the coup, half the population does not have enough food. The local currency has lost 50% of its value. Foreign companies are pulling out of Myanmar. The military ... <a title="Can the world stop Myanmar from becoming a failed state?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/01/can-the-world-stop-myanmar-from-becoming-a-failed-state-174868/" aria-label="Read more about Can the world stop Myanmar from becoming a failed state?">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Henry Cutler, Director, Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University Shutterstock Paying for residential aged care accommodation in Australia is complex. Residents can pay a lump sum payment known as a refundable accommodation deposit (RAD), a rental style payment known as a daily combination payment (DAP), or ... <a title="Would you pass this financial literacy quiz? Many won’t – and it’s affecting expensive aged care decisions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/01/would-you-pass-this-financial-literacy-quiz-many-wont-and-its-affecting-expensive-aged-care-decisions-175063/" aria-label="Read more about Would you pass this financial literacy quiz? Many won’t – and it’s affecting expensive aged care decisions">Read more</a>
