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May 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cain Polidano, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Concerned that many people won’t have enough retirement savings even with compulsory superannuation, since 2003 the Australian government has had a scheme to encourage low and middle-income earners to voluntarily put more into superannuation. The Superannuation Co-Contribution ... <a title="Super co-contribution has cost $10 billion to help the wrong Australians – so let’s scrap it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/super-co-contribution-has-cost-10-billion-to-help-the-wrong-australians-so-lets-scrap-it-180680/" aria-label="Read more about Super co-contribution has cost $10 billion to help the wrong Australians – so let’s scrap it">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Tregear, Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne Jeff Busby/Opera Australia Opera Australia has received outstanding reviews for its Melbourne season of Richard Wagner’s opera Lohengrin. The casting of German singer Jonas Kaufmann in the title role has been universally praised. Kaufmann demonstrates ... <a title="The singing was great – but what was it about? Why opera companies should explain themselves better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/the-singing-was-great-but-what-was-it-about-why-opera-companies-should-explain-themselves-better-183133/" aria-label="Read more about The singing was great – but what was it about? Why opera companies should explain themselves better">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Peter Dutton has declared there is more to him than his tough side, as he formally announces he will stand for the Liberal leadership. Dutton, set to be unopposed when the Liberals meet next week, also included with his statement ... <a title="Dutton, set to become Liberal leader, wants people to see ‘the rest of my character’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/dutton-set-to-become-liberal-leader-wants-people-to-see-the-rest-of-my-character-183838/" aria-label="Read more about Dutton, set to become Liberal leader, wants people to see ‘the rest of my character’">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
By Melisha Yafoi in Port Moresby The Papua New Guinean government can expect to be fined a hefty US$5 million (K17.6 million) each for six illegal shipments (K105 million total) of waste oil being transported to Singapore through Indonesian waters. A formal notice was issued by Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry last Friday to ... <a title="PNG faces K105m Indonesian penalty for illegal black oil shipments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/png-faces-k105m-indonesian-penalty-for-illegal-black-oil-shipments/" aria-label="Read more about PNG faces K105m Indonesian penalty for illegal black oil shipments">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
By Barbara Dreaver, TV1 News Pacific correspondent Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is to visit Kiribati on Friday for four hours as part of a Pacific tour to strengthen security ties in the region. It is the first top level bilateral meeting between the two countries since Kiribati switched allegiance to China from Taiwan in ... <a title="Top level Chinese delegation headed to Kiribati – questions over Kanton" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/top-level-chinese-delegation-headed-to-kiribati-questions-over-kanton/" aria-label="Read more about Top level Chinese delegation headed to Kiribati – questions over Kanton">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has spoken to media to demonstrate to the US market that New Zealand is “open for business”, having arrived in the US yesterday. Her trip includes meeting members of Congress and the UN Secretary-General, attending a launch event for sustainable meat exports, delivering the Harvard Commencement speech, meeting with ... <a title="PM Jacinda Ardern launches US tour with NZ ‘open for business’ message" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/pm-jacinda-ardern-launches-us-tour-with-nz-open-for-business-message/" aria-label="Read more about PM Jacinda Ardern launches US tour with NZ ‘open for business’ message">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea police have warned the public to take precaution with criminals now operating in large numbers in some suburbs of the second city Lae after an attack on University of Technology students. Metropolitan police commander Chief Superintendent Chris Kunyanban issued the warning following the attack on Unitech when more than 30 ... <a title="Police warn PNG public about robbers after attack on Unitech students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/police-warn-png-public-about-robbers-after-attack-on-unitech-students/" aria-label="Read more about Police warn PNG public about robbers after attack on Unitech students">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
RNZ Pacific Australia’s newly sworn-in Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, says the new Labor government “will be a generous, respectful and reliable member of the Pacific family”. In a message addressing the region on Monday, Wong set the tone for Australia’s renewed priorities for its island neighbours. Wong said Australia recognised climate change was “central to ... <a title="‘We’re listening and we’ll do better’, new minister Wong tells Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/were-listening-and-well-do-better-new-minister-wong-tells-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re listening and we’ll do better’, new minister Wong tells Pacific">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
By Sheryl Lal and Akansha Narayan in Nadi, Fiji Although Fiji was unaffected by the first wave of covid-19, its tourism sector — the lifeblood of the economy — has been devastated by border closure across the world due to the pandemic in the past two years. Thus, when the Fijian Tourism Expo (FTE) returned ... <a title="Fiji tourism back on its feet with a fresh focus on sustainability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/fiji-tourism-back-on-its-feet-with-a-fresh-focus-on-sustainability/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji tourism back on its feet with a fresh focus on sustainability">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erik Eklund, Professor of History, Federation University Australia The recent federal election saw some close calls but few surprises in the regions, where wild electoral swings are rare. But we should look closer at two regional seats that straddle the NSW/Victorian border: Eden-Monaro and Gippsland. Despite their ... <a title="Eden-Monaro and Gippsland are next-door neighbours: why is one seat safe and the other marginal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/25/eden-monaro-and-gippsland-are-next-door-neighbours-why-is-one-seat-safe-and-the-other-marginal-183724/" aria-label="Read more about Eden-Monaro and Gippsland are next-door neighbours: why is one seat safe and the other marginal?">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Moffitt, Associate Professor, Australian Catholic University Many commentators tipped Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party (UAP) and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation to perform well this election by scooping up the “freedom” and anti-vax vote from voters angry about how the pandemic was handled. But this wasn’t the ... <a title="Clive Palmer and One Nation flopped at the election. What happened?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/25/clive-palmer-and-one-nation-flopped-at-the-election-what-happened-183722/" aria-label="Read more about Clive Palmer and One Nation flopped at the election. What happened?">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt McDonald, Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland Getty Before the 2019 federal election, many people expected Australia would vote for faster climate action. That, of course, didn’t happen. But just three years later, the climate election arrived at last. The question is – ... <a title="After many false dawns, Australians finally voted for stronger climate action. Here’s why this election was different" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/25/after-many-false-dawns-australians-finally-voted-for-stronger-climate-action-heres-why-this-election-was-different-183645/" aria-label="Read more about After many false dawns, Australians finally voted for stronger climate action. Here’s why this election was different">Read more</a>
