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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Carroll, Senior Research Fellow, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Almost all governments today support some funding towards promoting their international political and economic agendas through cultural activities overseas: commonly referred to as part of “cultural diplomacy” or “soft power”. Cultural diplomacy ... <a title="‘Where have all you Australians gone?’ Australia’s shrinking role in cultural diplomacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/where-have-all-you-australians-gone-australias-shrinking-role-in-cultural-diplomacy-181485/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Where have all you Australians gone?’ Australia’s shrinking role in cultural diplomacy">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hall, Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences and Public Policy, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Until now, the government’s approach to climate action has largely been about getting the policy architecture right. This work is vital, but it’s more about rearranging possible futures, less about emissions ... <a title="Air of compromise: NZ’s Emissions Reduction Plan reveals a climate budget that’s long on planning, short on strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/air-of-compromise-nzs-emissions-reduction-plan-reveals-a-climate-budget-thats-long-on-planning-short-on-strategy-181478/" aria-label="Read more about Air of compromise: NZ’s Emissions Reduction Plan reveals a climate budget that’s long on planning, short on strategy">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
The global response to the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Video: Al Jazeera COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis of Knightly Views Nothing justifies the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and the wounding of her colleague Ali al-Samoudi during an Israeli raid on Jenin in the Occupied West Bank. Nothing. I ... <a title="Gavin Ellis: As if the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh wasn’t enough…" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/gavin-ellis-as-if-the-killing-of-shireen-abu-akleh-wasnt-enough/" aria-label="Read more about Gavin Ellis: As if the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh wasn’t enough…">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Five seats to watch on Saturday night, and getting the hang of a hung parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/word-from-the-hill-five-seats-to-watch-on-saturday-night-and-getting-the-hang-of-a-hung-parliament-183236/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Five seats to watch on Saturday night, and getting the hang of a hung parliament">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Malcolm Mackerras, Distinguished Fellow, PM Glynn Institute, Australian Catholic University Shutterstock As you head to your local polling place this Saturday, or cast your ballot in an early vote, it’s worth pondering: how does Australia’s voting system really work, anyway? The fundamentals of our electoral system have ... <a title="How does Australia’s voting system work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/how-does-australias-voting-system-work-177737/" aria-label="Read more about How does Australia’s voting system work?">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ French Pacific reporter The Kanak people will not accept France’s attempt to “recolonise” New Caledonia, a pro-independence delegate has told the United Nations. Addressing a UN Decolonisation Committee seminar on the Pacific in Saint Lucia, Dimitri Qenegei said since 2020 the French President, Emmanuel Macron, and his Overseas Minister Sebastien Lecornu ... <a title="Kanak delegate warns France against ‘recolonising’ New Caledonia with a lie" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/kanak-delegate-warns-france-against-recolonising-new-caledonia-with-a-lie/" aria-label="Read more about Kanak delegate warns France against ‘recolonising’ New Caledonia with a lie">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
RNZ News Critics of New Zealand’s new $4.5 billion global warming plan to help New Zealanders into electric vehicles and hybrids say a significant cheque for the Clean Car programme is sending the wrong message about the role cars play in the country’s future. Victoria University of Wellington’s environmental studies Professor Ralph Chapman said — ... <a title="NZ’s focus on private vehicles an ‘off-track’ climate change plan, say critics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/nzs-focus-on-private-vehicles-an-off-track-climate-change-plan-say-critics/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s focus on private vehicles an ‘off-track’ climate change plan, say critics">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
Stuff A West Papuan international student in Aotearoa New Zealand has devoted hundreds of hours to a non-profit organisation and opened a door to a new career. Arnold Yoman, 19, came to New Zealand in 2019 from the Papuan provincial capital Jayapura on an Indonesian government scholarship and has been studying at Awatapu College in ... <a title="West Papuan student discovers new passion and career path in Manawatū" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/west-papuan-student-discovers-new-passion-and-career-path-in-manawatu/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan student discovers new passion and career path in Manawatū">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Clark, Deputy Engagement Editor, The Conversation What do One Nation’s Pauline Hanson and Labor’s Tanya Plibersek have in common? They are both winning the battle for eyeballs on social media, says a top Facebook official. In the final episode before polling day of our election podcast ... <a title="Below the Line: A Facebook executive explains the last-minute election battle on social media – podcast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/below-the-line-a-facebook-executive-explains-the-last-minute-election-battle-on-social-media-podcast-183221/" aria-label="Read more about Below the Line: A Facebook executive explains the last-minute election battle on social media – podcast">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The last week of campaigns used to be frantic, behind the scenes. In public, right up until the final week, the leaders would make all sorts of promises, many of them expensive, with nary a ... <a title="Elections used to be about costings. Here’s what’s changed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/elections-used-to-be-about-costings-heres-whats-changed-183095/" aria-label="Read more about Elections used to be about costings. Here’s what’s changed">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Peden, Research fellow, UNSW Sydney Queensland residents are facing yet another arduous clean-up after floods inundated roads and towns last week. In the current La Niña period, from November 2021 to present, at least 41 people have died (including three missing presumed dead) from floods across ... <a title="When roads become rivers: forming a Plan B can stop people driving into floodwaters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/when-roads-become-rivers-forming-a-plan-b-can-stop-people-driving-into-floodwaters-183036/" aria-label="Read more about When roads become rivers: forming a Plan B can stop people driving into floodwaters">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Scott, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne “Strengthening Medicare” is one of Labor’s key election platforms. On Saturday, one week from the election, the opposition finally outlined its commitment to prop up the ailing primary care system, with a A$970m funding package. The promise ... <a title="Labor’s health package won’t ‘strengthen’ Medicare unless it includes these 3 things" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/labors-health-package-wont-strengthen-medicare-unless-it-includes-these-3-things-183093/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s health package won’t ‘strengthen’ Medicare unless it includes these 3 things">Read more</a>
