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June 18, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Vanuatu Prime Minister has again failed to push through controversial constitutional changes. These include extending the term of Parliament, changing the definition of a Vanuatu citizen, and increasing the size of cabinet by nearly a third. A second session of Parliament yesterday was adjourned because of a lack of MPs. Vanuatu Prime ... <a title="Vanuatu PM fails to push through constitutional changes – again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/18/vanuatu-pm-fails-to-push-through-constitutional-changes-again/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu PM fails to push through constitutional changes – again">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2022
By Katie Scotcher, RNZ News political reporter Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to participate in the upcoming NATO Leaders Summit, becoming the first New Zealand leader to do so. NATO’s Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, has invited the leaders of Australia, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand to attend the military alliance’s meeting in Spain held ... <a title="Jacinda Ardern first New Zealander to be invited to speak at NATO Leaders Summit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/18/jacinda-ardern-first-new-zealander-to-be-invited-to-speak-at-nato-leaders-summit/" aria-label="Read more about Jacinda Ardern first New Zealander to be invited to speak at NATO Leaders Summit">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne AAP/Darren England Buttons have now been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the May 21 federal election in the Senate for South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. I discussed the ACT and NT results that ... <a title="More Senate results: Hanson wins easily, but Labor still on track for a friendly Senate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/18/more-senate-results-hanson-wins-easily-but-labor-still-on-track-for-a-friendly-senate-185051/" aria-label="Read more about More Senate results: Hanson wins easily, but Labor still on track for a friendly Senate">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The UK government’s decision to uphold the application by the US Department of Justice to extradite Australian publisher Julian Assange imperils journalists everywhere, says the union for Australia’s journalists. The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance calls on the Australian government to take urgent steps to lobby the US and UK governments ... <a title="Assange extradition order a ‘dangerous assault on international journalism’, says MEAA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/18/assange-extradition-order-a-dangerous-assault-on-international-journalism-says-meaa/" aria-label="Read more about Assange extradition order a ‘dangerous assault on international journalism’, says MEAA">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2022
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Australia has gifted Papua New Guinea with 3000 ballistic vests and 3000 helmets which arrived at Jackson’s International Airport in Port Moresby today. They were flown in on a Royal Australian Airforce C17 Globemaster inbound from the United States. The ballistic vests and helmets are a gift from Australia ... <a title="Australia gifts PNG with vests and helmets ahead of elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/18/australia-gifts-png-with-vests-and-helmets-ahead-of-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Australia gifts PNG with vests and helmets ahead of elections">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2022
Kizzy Kalsakau and Anita Roberts in Port Vila Vanuatu’s opposition leader Ralph Regenvanu said Members of Parliament from the Opposition bloc would boycott the special Parliament sitting again today. “We think there are a number of amendments that are very bad for the country, and very dangerous for the Parliament to be considering,” he said. ... <a title="Vanuatu opposition plans new boycott of ‘dangerous’ changes special sitting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/18/vanuatu-opposition-plans-new-boycott-of-dangerous-changes-special-sitting/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu opposition plans new boycott of ‘dangerous’ changes special sitting">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute Shutterstock At the urging of the premiers, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday agreed to extend current public hospital funding until the end of the year. The federal government will keep paying for 50% of new costs, ... <a title="Hospital funding deal sets a tight deadline for real reform, and the clock’s ticking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/17/hospital-funding-deal-sets-a-tight-deadline-for-real-reform-and-the-clocks-ticking-185296/" aria-label="Read more about Hospital funding deal sets a tight deadline for real reform, and the clock’s ticking">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Phelan, Senior Lecturer, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle Shutterstock The clock is now ticking on New South Wales’ largest coal mine. BHP has announced it will close its Mount Arthur mine in the Hunter Valley in 2030 – 15 years ahead of ... <a title="NSW’s biggest coal mine to close in 2030. Now what about the workers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/17/nsws-biggest-coal-mine-to-close-in-2030-now-what-about-the-workers-185292/" aria-label="Read more about NSW’s biggest coal mine to close in 2030. Now what about the workers?">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katja Ignatieva, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock News about the energy crisis engulfing Australia’s east coast seems inescapable. Terms such as “grid”, the “National Electricity Market” and “transmission” are being tossed around alongside the frightening prospect of soaring power bills – but what does it all mean? ... <a title="What’s a grid, anyway? Making sense of the complex beast that is Australia’s electricity network" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/17/whats-a-grid-anyway-making-sense-of-the-complex-beast-that-is-australias-electricity-network-185127/" aria-label="Read more about What’s a grid, anyway? Making sense of the complex beast that is Australia’s electricity network">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wendy Boyd, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University Shutterstock Celebrations greeted Thursday’s co-ordinated announcement by the NSW and Victorian governments that they will invest $6 billion and $9 billion, respectively, to provide 30 hours a week of play-based learning for all children in the 12 ... <a title="A $15 billion promise of universal access to preschool: is this the game-changer for Aussie kids?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/17/a-15-billion-promise-of-universal-access-to-preschool-is-this-the-game-changer-for-aussie-kids-185211/" aria-label="Read more about A $15 billion promise of universal access to preschool: is this the game-changer for Aussie kids?">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and Director of the Institute for Governance & Policy Analysis Dr Lain Dare discuss the week in politics. This week the pair discuss Australia’s escalating energy crisis – and how a lack of ... <a title="VIDEO: Albanese holds his first National Cabinet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/17/video-albanese-holds-his-first-national-cabinet-185290/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Albanese holds his first National Cabinet">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Bisley, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University, La Trobe University In its first month in power, foreign policy and national security have played a major part of the new government’s activities. Very soon after the election, Prime ... <a title="Marles shifts tone on China at defence summit – but the early days of government are easiest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/17/marles-shifts-tone-on-china-at-defence-summit-but-the-early-days-of-government-are-easiest-185032/" aria-label="Read more about Marles shifts tone on China at defence summit – but the early days of government are easiest">Read more</a>
