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Year: 2022

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National reconciliation centre to help lead national systemic change

June 2, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Gunstone, Executive Director Reconciliation Strategy and Leadership, and Professor Indigenous Studies, Swinburne University of Technology GettyImages Each year, National Reconciliation Week is bookended by three major milestones in the nation’s reconciliation journey. May 26, commemorated before National Reconciliation Week, is National Sorry Day, the anniversary of ... <a title="National reconciliation centre to help lead national systemic change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/national-reconciliation-centre-to-help-lead-national-systemic-change-183434/" aria-label="Read more about National reconciliation centre to help lead national systemic change">Read more</a>

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Should Australia introduce menstrual leave? Yes, but we need other period-friendly policies as well

June 2, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Duffy, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University Jodie Cook/Unsplash Spain recently announced plans to legislate menstrual leave. This is extra leave for those who experience severe period pain. The decision has sparked public debate about whether Australia should introduce a similar scheme. More than ... <a title="Should Australia introduce menstrual leave? Yes, but we need other period-friendly policies as well" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/should-australia-introduce-menstrual-leave-yes-but-we-need-other-period-friendly-policies-as-well-184146/" aria-label="Read more about Should Australia introduce menstrual leave? Yes, but we need other period-friendly policies as well">Read more</a>

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Will things be better for LGBTIQ+ people under Labor? Here’s what the new government has promised

June 2, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Gerber, Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University Australia under Scott Morrison didn’t feel like a very safe place for LGBTIQ+ people. So will this change under the new Albanese government? The answer appears to be a resounding “yes”. Let’s examine Labor’s election promises on policies ... <a title="Will things be better for LGBTIQ+ people under Labor? Here’s what the new government has promised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/will-things-be-better-for-lgbtiq-people-under-labor-heres-what-the-new-government-has-promised-184139/" aria-label="Read more about Will things be better for LGBTIQ+ people under Labor? Here’s what the new government has promised">Read more</a>

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Why do I need to pee more in the cold?

June 2, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University Shutterstock You’re taking a stroll through the park on a cold winter’s morning, when it hits you – the need to find a bathroom, and quick! This didn’t used to happen in summer. Is there something about ... <a title="Why do I need to pee more in the cold?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/why-do-i-need-to-pee-more-in-the-cold-184236/" aria-label="Read more about Why do I need to pee more in the cold?">Read more</a>

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Here’s a scheme Labor should ditch in its bid to boost productivity. It’s the ‘patent box’

June 2, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Beth Webster, Director, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock Australia’s new treasurer Jim Chalmers says his biggest priorities include boosting productivity and business investment. If so, he would be wise not to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor Josh Frydenberg, who tried for ... <a title="Here’s a scheme Labor should ditch in its bid to boost productivity. It’s the ‘patent box’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/heres-a-scheme-labor-should-ditch-in-its-bid-to-boost-productivity-its-the-patent-box-181464/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s a scheme Labor should ditch in its bid to boost productivity. It’s the ‘patent box’">Read more</a>

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O’Neill warns Marape over ‘improper’ eleventh hour China meeting

June 2, 2022

PNG Post-Courier Opposition People’s National Congress leader Peter O’Neill is urging Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape and the government to refrain from signing any agreements with China when their foreign minister visits Port Moresby today. “Now is not the right time,” the former prime minister said of the visit by Chinese Foreign Minister ... <a title="O’Neill warns Marape over ‘improper’ eleventh hour China meeting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/oneill-warns-marape-over-improper-eleventh-hour-china-meeting/" aria-label="Read more about O’Neill warns Marape over ‘improper’ eleventh hour China meeting">Read more</a>

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As Wong makes her mark in the Pacific, the Albanese government should look to history on mending ties with China

June 2, 2022

ANALYSIS: By Tony Walker, La Trobe University Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s decision to embark on a diplomatic offensive to outflank China in the Pacific within days of being sworn in has yielded what appears to have been an early success. Whether Wong’s intervention gave Pacific leaders pause about a wide-ranging economic and security pact with ... <a title="As Wong makes her mark in the Pacific, the Albanese government should look to history on mending ties with China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/as-wong-makes-her-mark-in-the-pacific-the-albanese-government-should-look-to-history-on-mending-ties-with-china/" aria-label="Read more about As Wong makes her mark in the Pacific, the Albanese government should look to history on mending ties with China">Read more</a>

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Church bells, police sirens mark 60 years of Samoa’s independence

June 2, 2022

RNZ Pacific Church bells and police sirens rang out across Samoa at midnight to herald the start of 12 months of nationwide celebrations for the 60th year of independence from New Zealand. Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, who is the chair of the Independence Committee, raised the flag of freedom at a ceremony this morning, ... <a title="Church bells, police sirens mark 60 years of Samoa’s independence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/church-bells-police-sirens-mark-60-years-of-samoas-independence/" aria-label="Read more about Church bells, police sirens mark 60 years of Samoa’s independence">Read more</a>

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PNG’s energy minister, supporters flee for their lives in elections attack

June 2, 2022

By Shirley Mauludu in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s Energy Minister Saki Soloma and his supporters had to run for their lives when they were attacked by rival candidate supporters in Okapa station on Friday with the national elections due in July. His supporters were also injured when they protected Soloma from being harmed as ... <a title="PNG’s energy minister, supporters flee for their lives in elections attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/pngs-energy-minister-supporters-flee-for-their-lives-in-elections-attack/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s energy minister, supporters flee for their lives in elections attack">Read more</a>

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Temaru hits back over probe in pro-independence Radio Tefana case

June 2, 2022

RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s pro-independence leader and mayor of Faa’a, Oscar Temaru, says double standards are at play in probing him over the payment of his legal defence. Temaru commented on being held for six hours last week for questioning over the Faa’a Council’s decision to pay his legal bill in a 2019 court case, ... <a title="Temaru hits back over probe in pro-independence Radio Tefana case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/temaru-hits-back-over-probe-in-pro-independence-radio-tefana-case/" aria-label="Read more about Temaru hits back over probe in pro-independence Radio Tefana case">Read more</a>

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Catcalls, homophobia and racism: we studied why people (and especially men) engage in street harassment

June 2, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bianca Fileborn, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock “Hey sexy.” “Smile!” “Hey ladies, can I watch?” “Can I have your number?” A growing body of research shows public harassment is among the most prevalent forms of sexual and gender-based violence. Street harassment can include ... <a title="Catcalls, homophobia and racism: we studied why people (and especially men) engage in street harassment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/catcalls-homophobia-and-racism-we-studied-why-people-and-especially-men-engage-in-street-harassment-183717/" aria-label="Read more about Catcalls, homophobia and racism: we studied why people (and especially men) engage in street harassment">Read more</a>

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Here’s a scheme Labor should ditch its bid to boost productivity. It’s called a ‘patent box’

June 2, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Beth Webster, Director, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock Australia’s new treasurer Jim Chalmers says his biggest priorities include boosting productivity and business investment. If so, he would be wise not to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor Josh Frydenberg, who tried for ... <a title="Here’s a scheme Labor should ditch its bid to boost productivity. It’s called a ‘patent box’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/heres-a-scheme-labor-should-ditch-its-bid-to-boost-productivity-its-called-a-patent-box-181464/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s a scheme Labor should ditch its bid to boost productivity. It’s called a ‘patent box’">Read more</a>