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Year: 2022

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A $400-a-week shortfall: people in their 40s face a bleak retirement on KiwiSaver’s current trajectory

June 29, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ayesha Scott, Senior Lecturer – Finance, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Cost of living is – and should be – on everyone’s mind. But how we are managing increasing costs could impact us well into retirement. As cost-of-living pressures continue to increase with record inflation and ... <a title="A $400-a-week shortfall: people in their 40s face a bleak retirement on KiwiSaver’s current trajectory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/29/a-400-a-week-shortfall-people-in-their-40s-face-a-bleak-retirement-on-kiwisavers-current-trajectory-185576/" aria-label="Read more about A $400-a-week shortfall: people in their 40s face a bleak retirement on KiwiSaver’s current trajectory">Read more</a>

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Australians favour more defence spending in Lowy poll, as Labor extends ADF chief Angus Campbell’s term

June 29, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australians are becoming more fearful in an insecure world, and want to see the country armed up, favouring more defence spending and the planned acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines. Three quarters of Australians say it is likely China will become a ... <a title="Australians favour more defence spending in Lowy poll, as Labor extends ADF chief Angus Campbell’s term" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/29/australians-favour-more-defence-spending-in-lowy-poll-as-labor-extends-adf-chief-angus-campbells-term-185878/" aria-label="Read more about Australians favour more defence spending in Lowy poll, as Labor extends ADF chief Angus Campbell’s term">Read more</a>

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NZ health sector may see influx of US doctors after abortion ruling

June 28, 2022

By Leah Tebbutt, RNZ News reporter An Aotearoa New Zealand health workforce recruiting agency is fielding calls from senior US doctors who say they can no longer live in their own country. Accent Health Recruitment has been flooded with inquiries from US doctors wanting to come to New Zealand following the US Supreme Court’s decision ... <a title="NZ health sector may see influx of US doctors after abortion ruling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/nz-health-sector-may-see-influx-of-us-doctors-after-abortion-ruling/" aria-label="Read more about NZ health sector may see influx of US doctors after abortion ruling">Read more</a>

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Fiji’s new investment law leads to ‘confusion and risk’, say lawyers

June 28, 2022

By Luke Nacei in Suva Foreign investors could be sent to jail in Fiji for breaking a new investment law, says the prominent Suva law firm Munro Leys. The company said the “vague and unsatisfactory” new Investment Act could create greater uncertainty for foreign investors. In a legal alert to its clients, Munro Leys lawyers ... <a title="Fiji’s new investment law leads to ‘confusion and risk’, say lawyers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/fijis-new-investment-law-leads-to-confusion-and-risk-say-lawyers/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s new investment law leads to ‘confusion and risk’, say lawyers">Read more</a>

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The 2021 Australian census in 8 charts

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wes Mountain, Multimedia Editor Shutterstock More than 25 million people Australians sat down on (or around) Tuesday August 20 last year to complete their census. Despite our borders still largely being closed, that was an 8.6% increase in the number of people completing the census in 2021 ... <a title="The 2021 Australian census in 8 charts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/the-2021-australian-census-in-8-charts-185950/" aria-label="Read more about The 2021 Australian census in 8 charts">Read more</a>

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Post Roe, women in America are right to be concerned about digital surveillance – and it’s not just period-tracking apps

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Uri Gal, Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney Shutterstock The reversal of Roe v. Wade by the American Supreme court last week is a watershed moment in American politics. The ruling withdraws constitutional protections for abortion rights and sends the issue to the states, around ... <a title="Post Roe, women in America are right to be concerned about digital surveillance – and it’s not just period-tracking apps" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/post-roe-women-in-america-are-right-to-be-concerned-about-digital-surveillance-and-its-not-just-period-tracking-apps-185865/" aria-label="Read more about Post Roe, women in America are right to be concerned about digital surveillance – and it’s not just period-tracking apps">Read more</a>

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population has increased, but the census lacks detail in other facets of Indigenous lives

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University Limitations in census reporting includes how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander caregivers are reported on and considered. GettyImages The census counted 812,728 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on census night, ... <a title="Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population has increased, but the census lacks detail in other facets of Indigenous lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-population-has-increased-but-the-census-lacks-detail-in-other-facets-of-indigenous-lives-185692/" aria-label="Read more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population has increased, but the census lacks detail in other facets of Indigenous lives">Read more</a>

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Meet 5 remarkably old animals, from a Greenland shark to a featherless, seafaring cockatoo

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Mayne, Molecular biologist and bioinformatician, CSIRO Some animals can live to a startlingly old age, from the famous 392-year-old “Greenland shark” to a 190-year-old tortoise in the Seychelles. Two science studies published last week brings us closer to understanding why some animal species can live for ... <a title="Meet 5 remarkably old animals, from a Greenland shark to a featherless, seafaring cockatoo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/meet-5-remarkably-old-animals-from-a-greenland-shark-to-a-featherless-seafaring-cockatoo-185605/" aria-label="Read more about Meet 5 remarkably old animals, from a Greenland shark to a featherless, seafaring cockatoo">Read more</a>

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It’s not just period trackers you need to worry about. Digital surveillance and data privacy leaks are everywhere

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Uri Gal, Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney Shutterstock The reversal of Roe v. Wade by the American Supreme court last week is a watershed moment in American politics. The ruling withdraws constitutional protections for abortion rights and sends the issue to the states, around ... <a title="It’s not just period trackers you need to worry about. Digital surveillance and data privacy leaks are everywhere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/its-not-just-period-trackers-you-need-to-worry-about-digital-surveillance-and-data-privacy-leaks-are-everywhere-185865/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not just period trackers you need to worry about. Digital surveillance and data privacy leaks are everywhere">Read more</a>

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Shifting from chaplains to secular student welfare officers can be divisive. Here’s how schools can manage the risks

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allan Dale, Professor in Tropical Regional Development, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University Shutterstock The new federal Labor government is ending the compulsory religious aspect of the A$60 million-a-year National School Chaplaincy Program. The change comes as newly released census data show only 44% of Australians now ... <a title="Shifting from chaplains to secular student welfare officers can be divisive. Here’s how schools can manage the risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/shifting-from-chaplains-to-secular-student-welfare-officers-can-be-divisive-heres-how-schools-can-manage-the-risks-185500/" aria-label="Read more about Shifting from chaplains to secular student welfare officers can be divisive. Here’s how schools can manage the risks">Read more</a>

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Final 2022 election results: Coalition routed in cities and in Western Australia – can they recover in 2025?

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist), The Conversation At the May 21 federal election, Labor won 77 of the 151 House of Representatives seats (up eight since 2019 when adjusted for redistributions), the Coalition won 58 seats (down 18), the Greens four (up three) and all Others 12 ... <a title="Final 2022 election results: Coalition routed in cities and in Western Australia – can they recover in 2025?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/final-2022-election-results-coalition-routed-in-cities-and-in-western-australia-can-they-recover-in-2025-184755/" aria-label="Read more about Final 2022 election results: Coalition routed in cities and in Western Australia – can they recover in 2025?">Read more</a>

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The Northern Territory is about to ease alcohol restrictions, but more consultation from First Nations community members is needed first

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Crawford Spencer, Professor of Law, Charles Darwin University Shutterstock In 2012, legislation was introduced in the Northern Territory to restrict the possession and supply of alcohol without a liquor license or permit in designated alcohol protected areas in the Northern Territory. This legislation will expire at ... <a title="The Northern Territory is about to ease alcohol restrictions, but more consultation from First Nations community members is needed first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/the-northern-territory-is-about-to-ease-alcohol-restrictions-but-more-consultation-from-first-nations-community-members-is-needed-first-184844/" aria-label="Read more about The Northern Territory is about to ease alcohol restrictions, but more consultation from First Nations community members is needed first">Read more</a>