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August 23, 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, politics editor Amanda Dunn and Michelle discuss ... <a title="Word From The Hill: Morrison faces inquiry into how he flouted responsible government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/word-from-the-hill-morrison-faces-inquiry-into-how-he-flouted-responsible-government-189244/" aria-label="Read more about Word From The Hill: Morrison faces inquiry into how he flouted responsible government">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samina Yasmeen, Director of Centre for Muslim States and Societies, The University of Western Australia Tensions between former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and the current coalition government are coming to a head. Khan made a speech in the northern city of Rawalpindi near Islamabad on Sunday, ... <a title="What’s the dispute between Imran Khan and the Pakistan government about?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/whats-the-dispute-between-imran-khan-and-the-pakistan-government-about-189128/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the dispute between Imran Khan and the Pakistan government about?">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Solomon Islands government has secured a US$66 million (NZ$106 million) loan from China for tech giant Huawei to expand the country’s telecommunications network. The Solomon Islands National Broadband Infrastructure project is being described as a “historical financial partnership”. It aims to see up to 161 telecommunication towers constructed around the country over ... <a title="Huawei wins US$66m contract for expanding Solomons telecom network" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/huawei-wins-us66m-contract-for-expanding-solomons-telecom-network/" aria-label="Read more about Huawei wins US$66m contract for expanding Solomons telecom network">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Glavovic, Professor in Natural Hazards Planning and Resilience, Massey University Yang Liu/Xinhua via Getty Images The New Zealand town of Nelson remains in a state of emergency, with nearly 500 homes evacuated, after the region received more than three times its average August rainfall in less ... <a title="One disaster after another: why we must act on the reasons some communities are facing higher risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/one-disaster-after-another-why-we-must-act-on-the-reasons-some-communities-are-facing-higher-risks-189217/" aria-label="Read more about One disaster after another: why we must act on the reasons some communities are facing higher risks">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University If Prime Minister Anthony Albanese really wants to boost wage growth, there’s a simple way to do it. And if he did that one simple thing, analysis prepared for The Conversation shows some of our ... <a title="If the PM wants wage rises, he should start with the 1.6 million people on state payrolls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/if-the-pm-wants-wage-rises-he-should-start-with-the-1-6-million-people-on-state-payrolls-188904/" aria-label="Read more about If the PM wants wage rises, he should start with the 1.6 million people on state payrolls">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison’s action in having himself appointed secretly to multiple ministries was legal but breached “the principle of responsible government”, according to advice from the Solicitor-General, Stephen Donaghue. Releasing the advice, Anthony Albanese announced the government would set up an ... <a title="Morrison’s multiple ministries legal but flouted principle of ‘responsible government’: solicitor-general" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/morrisons-multiple-ministries-legal-but-flouted-principle-of-responsible-government-solicitor-general-189227/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison’s multiple ministries legal but flouted principle of ‘responsible government’: solicitor-general">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robin Smit, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney Dean Lewins/AAP Last week, federal Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen officially put fuel efficiency standards on the national agenda, saying the measure would reduce transport emissions and encourage electric vehicle uptake. Fuel efficiency standards are applied to ... <a title="The road to new fuel efficiency rules is filled with potholes. Here’s how Australia can avoid them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/the-road-to-new-fuel-efficiency-rules-is-filled-with-potholes-heres-how-australia-can-avoid-them-188814/" aria-label="Read more about The road to new fuel efficiency rules is filled with potholes. Here’s how Australia can avoid them">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giuseppe Carabetta, Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock While legal challenges against federal and state vaccine mandates have come to nothing, in recent months two Australian workers have won unfair dismissal cases after being sacked for not complying with their employer’s vaccination orders. These wins in ... <a title="Unfair dismissal rulings show personal circumstances matter in vaccine refusals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/unfair-dismissal-rulings-show-personal-circumstances-matter-in-vaccine-refusals-188987/" aria-label="Read more about Unfair dismissal rulings show personal circumstances matter in vaccine refusals">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn Ober, IRC Fellow, Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education It’s essential for non-Aboriginal researchers to establish relationships with First Nations people when conducting research in their communities. Past research practices have left a legacy of mistrust towards non-Indigenous researchers among many First Nations people. This is ... <a title="‘You can’t just show up and start asking questions’: why researchers need to understand the importance of yarning for First Nations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/you-cant-just-show-up-and-start-asking-questions-why-researchers-need-to-understand-the-importance-of-yarning-for-first-nations-187920/" aria-label="Read more about ‘You can’t just show up and start asking questions’: why researchers need to understand the importance of yarning for First Nations">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
By Jeffrey Elapa of the PNG Post-Courier in Port Moresby Madang MP Bryan Kramer, who held the police, justice and later immigration portfolios in the outgoing givernment, is no stranger to publicity stunts. Yesterday, he “ambushed” Chief Ombudsman Richard Pagen in the State Function Room of the National Parliament during the new MPs’ induction process. ... <a title="Kramer ‘ambushes’ PNG’s chief ombudsman, challenges integrity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/kramer-ambushes-pngs-chief-ombudsman-challenges-integrity/" aria-label="Read more about Kramer ‘ambushes’ PNG’s chief ombudsman, challenges integrity">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Covid Excess Deaths: East Asia in context – These charts show excess pandemic mortality so far for a wide range of countries, geographically themed. The charts are structured to emphasise deaths in 2022 and 2021, and to facilitate comparative analysis between regions. (General mortality data is lacking for Africa and South ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Comparative analysis of excess deaths between and within the world’s regions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-comparative-analysis-of-excess-deaths-between-and-within-the-worlds-regions/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Comparative analysis of excess deaths between and within the world’s regions">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jodie McVernon, Professor and Director of Doherty Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Way before COVID, in 2005 the World of Warcraft game developers accidentally introduced an extremely virulent highly contagious disease into this game which then spread to infect the whole fantasy world and caused a ... <a title="Did an accidental ‘blood plague’ in World of Warcraft help scientists model COVID better? The results are in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/did-an-accidental-blood-plague-in-world-of-warcraft-help-scientists-model-covid-better-the-results-are-in-188219/" aria-label="Read more about Did an accidental ‘blood plague’ in World of Warcraft help scientists model COVID better? The results are in">Read more</a>
