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August 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gill Armstrong, Senior Project Manager – Buildings, Climateworks Centre dcbel/Pexels Energy-efficiency standards for new homes in Australia are being upgraded for the first time in a decade. New homes will be required to improve minimum performance from 6 stars to 7 stars under the Nationwide House Energy ... <a title="7-star housing is a step towards zero carbon – but there’s much more to do, starting with existing homes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/30/7-star-housing-is-a-step-towards-zero-carbon-but-theres-much-more-to-do-starting-with-existing-homes-189542/" aria-label="Read more about 7-star housing is a step towards zero carbon – but there’s much more to do, starting with existing homes">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Beryl Exley, Professor, Griffith Institute for Educational Research, Griffith University, Griffith University Australia’s state and federal education ministers recently agreed to work on a plan to fix the country’s teacher shortage. The plan is due in December and one of five priority areas is “strengthening initial teacher ... <a title="Too many people drop out of teaching degrees – here are 4 ways to keep them studying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/30/too-many-people-drop-out-of-teaching-degrees-here-are-4-ways-to-keep-them-studying-189233/" aria-label="Read more about Too many people drop out of teaching degrees – here are 4 ways to keep them studying">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darryl Gobbett, Visiting Fellow, South Australian Centre for Economic Studies, University of Adelaide This article is part of The Conversation’s series looking at Labor’s jobs summit. Read the other articles in the series here. With historically low unemployment and “we’re hiring” signs all over the place, there’s ... <a title="A fast fix for the jobs summit: let retirees work without docking their pension" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/30/a-fast-fix-for-the-jobs-summit-let-retirees-work-without-docking-their-pension-188704/" aria-label="Read more about A fast fix for the jobs summit: let retirees work without docking their pension">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Forsyth, Distinguished Professor of Workplace Law, RMIT University This article is part of The Conversation’s series looking at Labor’s jobs summit. Read the other articles in the series here. The trade union movement’s push to reform Australia’s enterprise bargaining system looks set to be a major ... <a title="Why unions and small business want industry bargaining from the jobs summit – and big business doesn’t" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/30/why-unions-and-small-business-want-industry-bargaining-from-the-jobs-summit-and-big-business-doesnt-189394/" aria-label="Read more about Why unions and small business want industry bargaining from the jobs summit – and big business doesn’t">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helena Gjone, PhD candidate (creative writing), Griffith University Pikene på Broen/Bernt Nilsen As an international student at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow in 2012, I remember studying Rekviem (requiem) by Russian poet Anna Ahkmatova, an elegy she penned in secret as a tribute to the countless ... <a title="‘If we stop communicating, Putin wins. Propaganda wins’: how a Norwegian organisation is supporting Russian protest art" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/30/if-we-stop-communicating-putin-wins-propaganda-wins-how-a-norwegian-organisation-is-supporting-russian-protest-art-186911/" aria-label="Read more about ‘If we stop communicating, Putin wins. Propaganda wins’: how a Norwegian organisation is supporting Russian protest art">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga and Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Indonesia has lodged a diplomatic protest with Papua New Guinea after the alleged shooting of an Indonesian fishing boat captain within the PNG-Indonesia border last week. PNG Prime Minister James Marape yesterday confirmed an investigation is being conducted into the shooting. “PNG will be conducting a ... <a title="Marape pledges investigation into border shooting incident as Jakarta protests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/29/marape-pledges-investigation-into-border-shooting-incident-as-jakarta-protests/" aria-label="Read more about Marape pledges investigation into border shooting incident as Jakarta protests">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2022
EDITORIAL: The PNG Post-Courier The alleged shooting of Indonesian fishermen by Papua New Guinean soldiers last week where one Indonesian was reportedly killed is a very serious matter and must be attended to immediately. Prime Minister James Marape has given word that an investigation will be carried out to ascertain the facts behind the shooting. ... <a title="Post-Courier: Border patrol by soldiers or navy must be taken seriously" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/29/post-courier-border-patrol-by-soldiers-or-navy-must-be-taken-seriously/" aria-label="Read more about Post-Courier: Border patrol by soldiers or navy must be taken seriously">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2022
RNZ News Māori, Pasifika, Asian, as well as disabled and bisexual employees, are disproportionately affected by bullying and harassment in workplaces in Aotearoa New Zealand, according to new research out today. More than a third of respondents to a Human Rights Commission survey say they have experienced some form of harassment at work in the ... <a title="‘High prevalence’ of racial harassment in NZ workplace, says new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/29/high-prevalence-of-racial-harassment-in-nz-workplace-says-new-research/" aria-label="Read more about ‘High prevalence’ of racial harassment in NZ workplace, says new research">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2022
RNZ Pacific The President of New Caledonia’s Congress Roch Wamytan is set to be re-elected for another one-year term after the party holding the balance of power said it would again vote for him next week. The ethnic Wallisian and Futunan party, Pacific Awakening, has confirmed its decision to vote for Wamytan of the pro-independence ... <a title="New Caledonia’s Roch Wamytan set to be re-elected Congress president" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/29/new-caledonias-roch-wamytan-set-to-be-re-elected-congress-president/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia’s Roch Wamytan set to be re-elected Congress president">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Solomon Islands government has threatened to ban or deport foreign journalists “disrespectful” of the country’s relationship with China, according to a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office this week. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned this “grave infringement on press freedom” and has called on Prime Minister ... <a title="IFJ condemns Solomons threat to ban ‘disrespectful’ foreign journalists on China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/29/ifj-condemns-solomons-threat-to-ban-disrespectful-foreign-journalists-on-china/" aria-label="Read more about IFJ condemns Solomons threat to ban ‘disrespectful’ foreign journalists on China">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keith Rathbone, Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University Mick Tsikas/AAP On Saturday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with former NBA star and current TV personality Shaquille O’Neal in Sydney to enlist the sport star’s support for constitutional recognition for an Indigenous voice. O’Neal ... <a title="Is Albanese ‘Shaqtin’ a fool’ over the Indigenous Voice to parliament?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/29/is-albanese-shaqtin-a-fool-over-the-indigenous-voice-to-parliament-189533/" aria-label="Read more about Is Albanese ‘Shaqtin’ a fool’ over the Indigenous Voice to parliament?">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guangyi Pan, PhD candidate, UNSW Sydney Two months of scorching heatwaves and drought plunged China into an energy security crisis. The southwest province of Sichuan, for example, relies on dams to generate around 80% of its electricity, with growth in hydropower crucial for China meeting its net-zero ... <a title="‘Matter of national destiny’: China’s energy crisis sees the world’s top emitter investing in more coal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/29/matter-of-national-destiny-chinas-energy-crisis-sees-the-worlds-top-emitter-investing-in-more-coal-189142/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Matter of national destiny’: China’s energy crisis sees the world’s top emitter investing in more coal">Read more</a>
