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May 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacinta Douglas, Professor of Acquired Brain Injury, La Trobe University SDA tenant, Tom, in his accessible apartment. Housing Hub, Author provided The federal government has been warning that the rising cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is unsustainable. More than a third of NDIS funding ... <a title="‘It’s shown me how independent I can be’ – housing designed for people with disabilities reduces the help needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/03/its-shown-me-how-independent-i-can-be-housing-designed-for-people-with-disabilities-reduces-the-help-needed-181793/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s shown me how independent I can be’ – housing designed for people with disabilities reduces the help needed">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gareth Kindler, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Gouldian finch Shutterstock More than 1,800 Australian plants and animals are considered at-risk of extinction, and yet protecting threatened species is almost entirely absent from the current election campaign. We’ve developed a web app, which launches today, that lets ... <a title="Find out what threatened plants and animals live in your electorate (and what your MP can do about it)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/03/find-out-what-threatened-plants-and-animals-live-in-your-electorate-and-what-your-mp-can-do-about-it-182044/" aria-label="Read more about Find out what threatened plants and animals live in your electorate (and what your MP can do about it)">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University Shutterstock When you think of an electric vehicle, chances are you’ll picture a car. But there’s a quiet revolution going on in transport. It turns out electrification can work wonders for almost all of our transport options, from electric bikes ... <a title="Beyond electric cars: how electrifying trucks, buses, tractors and scooters will help tackle climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/03/beyond-electric-cars-how-electrifying-trucks-buses-tractors-and-scooters-will-help-tackle-climate-change-182055/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond electric cars: how electrifying trucks, buses, tractors and scooters will help tackle climate change">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Saddler, Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University shutterstoc Shutterstock “Power prices are going up”, shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers declared last week. But according to energy minister Angus Taylor, “No one’s household power prices have gone up.” So who is right? ... <a title="Labor says power prices are going up. The Coalition says they aren’t. Who’s right?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/03/labor-says-power-prices-are-going-up-the-coalition-says-they-arent-whos-right-182234/" aria-label="Read more about Labor says power prices are going up. The Coalition says they aren’t. Who’s right?">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University IMDB HBO’s new show Our Flag Means Death has brought the Golden Age of Piracy to life on TV, chronicling the life of the bumbling gentleman pirate, Stede Bonnet. Season one mostly focuses on the fictional ... <a title="Gentleman pirates, shipwrecks and Stede Bonnet: what Our Flag Means Death gets right about the Golden Age of Piracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/03/gentleman-pirates-shipwrecks-and-stede-bonnet-what-our-flag-means-death-gets-right-about-the-golden-age-of-piracy-181945/" aria-label="Read more about Gentleman pirates, shipwrecks and Stede Bonnet: what Our Flag Means Death gets right about the Golden Age of Piracy">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hazel, Senior Lecturer, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide Shutterstock Australia Post workers are suffering more dog attacks than before with 1,170 incidents so far this financial year — up 400 on the same time in 2021. The delivery service says around five ... <a title="What to do in a dog attack – and why they hate posties so much" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/what-to-do-in-a-dog-attack-and-why-they-hate-posties-so-much-182289/" aria-label="Read more about What to do in a dog attack – and why they hate posties so much">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Michael Kabuni and Stephen Howes Central to the selection of the prime minister in Papua New Guinea following a general election is Section 63 of PNG’s Organic Law on Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates (OLIPPAC), which was passed in 2001 (and then amended in 2003). Section 63 requires that the Governor-General invites ... <a title="How a law change in PNG has fostered prime ministerial incumbency bias" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/how-a-law-change-in-png-has-fostered-prime-ministerial-incumbency-bias/" aria-label="Read more about How a law change in PNG has fostered prime ministerial incumbency bias">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
By Lian Buan in Manila The retraction of Kerwin Espinosa, one of the main accusers in the Philippines Bilibid drug trade allegations, has drummed up calls from different sectors to free jailed opposition senator Leila De Lima, but the Department of Justice (DOJ) is not budging. The difficulty with this development is that Espinosa is ... <a title="Retraction by key Filipino accuser triggers calls to free jailed senator" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/retraction-by-key-filipino-accuser-triggers-calls-to-free-jailed-senator/" aria-label="Read more about Retraction by key Filipino accuser triggers calls to free jailed senator">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
By Wata Shaw in Suva The University of the South Pacific’s latest international ranking is a “testament to the excellence” that pervades the university, says USP vice-chancellor and president Professor Pal Ahluwalia. He said this in a statement confirming USP had been ranked 401-600 out of 1406 institutions, with an overall score of 70 out ... <a title="USP ranking ‘reaffirms standing in the region’, says vice-chancellor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/usp-ranking-reaffirms-standing-in-the-region-says-vice-chancellor/" aria-label="Read more about USP ranking ‘reaffirms standing in the region’, says vice-chancellor">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: By Hamish Cardwell, RNZ News climate reporter Explosive new data shows the sea level is rising twice as fast as previously thought in some parts of Aotearoa, massively reducing the amount of time authorities have to respond. The major new projections show infrastructure and homes in Auckland and Wellington — as well as ... <a title="Climate change: sea levels rising twice as fast as thought in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/climate-change-sea-levels-rising-twice-as-fast-as-thought-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change: sea levels rising twice as fast as thought in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
RNZ News For the first time in more than two years, New Zealand’s border will reopen to international visitors at midnight tonight. On 19 March 2020, New Zealand snapped its border shut to anyone without citizenship or residency, before any covid-19-related deaths were recorded. It was the first time in our history such a move ... <a title="NZ border reopens to international and Pacific visitors tonight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/nz-border-reopens-to-international-and-pacific-visitors-tonight/" aria-label="Read more about NZ border reopens to international and Pacific visitors tonight">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
PNG Post-Courier A former election manager for Papua New Guinea’s National Capital District (NCD) who was charged with election fraud for corruptly receiving a large sum of money from a candidate during the 2017 election has been sentenced to seven years in prison by the National Court at Waigani. National Court judge Justice Teresa Berrigan ... <a title="Former PNG election manager for Port Moresby jailed for ballot fraud" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/former-png-election-manager-for-port-moresby-jailed-for-ballot-fraud/" aria-label="Read more about Former PNG election manager for Port Moresby jailed for ballot fraud">Read more</a>
