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Month: August 2022

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Australia spends $5 billion a year on teaching assistants in schools but we don’t know what they do

August 8, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Sonnemann, Principal Advisor Education, Grattan Institute www.shutterestock.com This Friday, state and federal education ministers will meet for the first time since the federal election. The stakes are high. Ministers meet as teacher shortages and workload pressures are dominating education headlines and severely stressing schools. We need ... <a title="Australia spends $5 billion a year on teaching assistants in schools but we don’t know what they do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/08/australia-spends-5-billion-a-year-on-teaching-assistants-in-schools-but-we-dont-know-what-they-do-187918/" aria-label="Read more about Australia spends $5 billion a year on teaching assistants in schools but we don’t know what they do">Read more</a>

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Crown Sydney casino opens – another beacon for criminals looking to launder dirty money

August 8, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Simpson, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Macquarie University Crown Resorts’ striking new A$2 billion casino on Sydney’s Barangaroo Point opens its doors to gamblers for the first time this week. But only if they are “VIPs”. Its licence to operate remains conditional, after being found unfit to ... <a title="Crown Sydney casino opens – another beacon for criminals looking to launder dirty money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/08/crown-sydney-casino-opens-another-beacon-for-criminals-looking-to-launder-dirty-money-184253/" aria-label="Read more about Crown Sydney casino opens – another beacon for criminals looking to launder dirty money">Read more</a>

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Vale Judith Durham, the cuddly Aussie ‘girl-next-door’ whose soaring voice found international fame

August 7, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney Judith Durham, one of Australia’s most recognisable voices, has passed away at 79. An icon of the Australian music industry as lead singer for The Seekers and a solo artist, hers was an enduring female voice in ... <a title="Vale Judith Durham, the cuddly Aussie ‘girl-next-door’ whose soaring voice found international fame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/07/vale-judith-durham-the-cuddly-aussie-girl-next-door-whose-soaring-voice-found-international-fame-188343/" aria-label="Read more about Vale Judith Durham, the cuddly Aussie ‘girl-next-door’ whose soaring voice found international fame">Read more</a>

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Public health ‘patriot’ protesters march onto central Auckland streets

August 6, 2022

RNZ News Protesters blocked roads in central Auckland this afternoon for the second time in two weeks, marching past the main entrance to the city’s hospital. The Auckland motorway onramp used by protesters two weeks ago was closed ahead of another rally at the Auckland Domain today. Aucklanders were warned to prepare for traffic disruption ... <a title="Public health ‘patriot’ protesters march onto central Auckland streets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/06/public-health-patriot-protesters-march-onto-central-auckland-streets/" aria-label="Read more about Public health ‘patriot’ protesters march onto central Auckland streets">Read more</a>

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Backlash after Solomons government reins in public broadcaster

August 6, 2022

RNZ Pacific The Solomon Islands government has prompted anger by ordering the censorship of the national broadcaster. The government of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has forbidden it from publishing material critical of the government, which will vet all stories before broadcast. The Guardian reports that on Monday the government announced that the Solomon Islands Broadcasting ... <a title="Backlash after Solomons government reins in public broadcaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/06/backlash-after-solomons-government-reins-in-public-broadcaster/" aria-label="Read more about Backlash after Solomons government reins in public broadcaster">Read more</a>

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Former PNG military chief calls for gun ban to curb election violence

August 6, 2022

PNG Pacific A former Papua New Guinea military commander who drew up a plan 17 years ago to try to end gun violence says the first thing he would do is ban the public from owning guns. Major-General Jerry Singirok compiled a gun control report in 2005. It included 244 recommendations for governments to follow ... <a title="Former PNG military chief calls for gun ban to curb election violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/06/former-png-military-chief-calls-for-gun-ban-to-curb-election-violence/" aria-label="Read more about Former PNG military chief calls for gun ban to curb election violence">Read more</a>

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Women leaders condemn PNG men’s ‘violence, bribery, vote rigging’ to keep them out

August 6, 2022

By Peter Korugl of the PNG Post-Courier “Shame on yous!” … these are the three powerful words Julie Soso, former governor and candidate for the Eastern Highlands regional seat, had to say for the newly elected members to Papua New Guinea’s Parliament — all men so far. Soso, Carol Mayo (Vanimo-Green Open), Albertine Ehari (Kerema ... <a title="Women leaders condemn PNG men’s ‘violence, bribery, vote rigging’ to keep them out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/06/women-leaders-condemn-png-mens-violence-bribery-vote-rigging-to-keep-them-out/" aria-label="Read more about Women leaders condemn PNG men’s ‘violence, bribery, vote rigging’ to keep them out">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Is there a Significant Covid19 Toll of Younger People?

August 5, 2022

Analysis by Keith Rankin. A couple of weeks ago I received a number of articles mainly about Covid19 deaths in the United States. (See below.) As I have noted in the past, it is important to address the reported facts, rather than to ignore them. As they stand, these articles are being used to question ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Is there a Significant Covid19 Toll of Younger People?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-is-there-a-significant-covid19-toll-of-younger-people/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Is there a Significant Covid19 Toll of Younger People?">Read more</a>

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‘I left with the kids and ended up homeless with them’: the nightmare of housing wait lists for people fleeing domestic violence

August 5, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Morris, Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock People who flee domestic violence desperately need safe, affordable and secure housing. Our study of people on housing waiting lists in New South Wales, Tasmania and Queensland found private rental housing isn’t an ... <a title="‘I left with the kids and ended up homeless with them’: the nightmare of housing wait lists for people fleeing domestic violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/i-left-with-the-kids-and-ended-up-homeless-with-them-the-nightmare-of-housing-wait-lists-for-people-fleeing-domestic-violence-187687/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I left with the kids and ended up homeless with them’: the nightmare of housing wait lists for people fleeing domestic violence">Read more</a>

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Could ‘virtual nurses’ be the answer to aged care staffing woes? Dream on

August 5, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Micah DJ Peters, Senior Research Fellow / Director – Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) National Policy Research Unit (Federal Office), University of South Australia Shutterstock Former Health Department Chief Martin Bowles has reportedly proposed “virtual nurses” could help address the shortage of nurses in aged care. ... <a title="Could ‘virtual nurses’ be the answer to aged care staffing woes? Dream on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/could-virtual-nurses-be-the-answer-to-aged-care-staffing-woes-dream-on-188215/" aria-label="Read more about Could ‘virtual nurses’ be the answer to aged care staffing woes? Dream on">Read more</a>

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World’s first ‘synthetic embryo’: why this research is more important than you think

August 5, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Munsie, Professor Emerging Technologies (Stem Cells), The University of Melbourne Mouse emobryo model in the lab from day 1 to 8. The Wizemann Institute of Science In what’s reported as a world-first achievement, biologists have grown mouse embryo models in the lab without the need for ... <a title="World’s first ‘synthetic embryo’: why this research is more important than you think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/worlds-first-synthetic-embryo-why-this-research-is-more-important-than-you-think-188217/" aria-label="Read more about World’s first ‘synthetic embryo’: why this research is more important than you think">Read more</a>

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VIDEO: Government’s climate win, Plibersek says no to coal mine, Albanese moves forward on referendum

August 5, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics. Michelle and Caroline discuss the first fortnight sitting of the new parliament, with the government’s emissions reduction bill passing on ... <a title="VIDEO: Government’s climate win, Plibersek says no to coal mine, Albanese moves forward on referendum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/video-governments-climate-win-plibersek-says-no-to-coal-mine-albanese-moves-forward-on-referendum-188281/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Government’s climate win, Plibersek says no to coal mine, Albanese moves forward on referendum">Read more</a>