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May 18, 2022
RNZ News Aotearoa New Zealand has reported 9570 new community cases of covid-19 and a further 32 deaths today, bringing total publicly recorded deaths with the coronavirus 1017. In a statement, the Ministry of Health said the total number of deaths was up by 31 from yesterday as they had removed a case which had ... <a title="NZ covid deaths top 1000 with 9570 new community cases reported" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/nz-covid-deaths-top-1000-with-9570-new-community-cases-reported/" aria-label="Read more about NZ covid deaths top 1000 with 9570 new community cases reported">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea police have been tasked to furnish a full investigation report on the death of Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil and his bodyguard First Constable Neil Maino. Prime Minister James Marape told Basil’s children that “no stone would be left unturned” by police as they investigate the ... <a title="Marape pledges ‘no stone unturned’ in investigation into fatal Basil crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/marape-pledges-no-stone-unturned-in-investigation-into-fatal-basil-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Marape pledges ‘no stone unturned’ in investigation into fatal Basil crash">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Stanford, Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute; Honorary Professor of Political Economy, University of Sydney Shutterstock/The Conversation Every three months the Bureau of Statistics releases the lesser-known cousin of the consumer price index. It’s called the Wage Price Index (WPI) and it records ... <a title="Proof positive. Real wages are shrinking, Wednesday’s figures put it beyond doubt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/proof-positive-real-wages-are-shrinking-wednesdays-figures-put-it-beyond-doubt-183343/" aria-label="Read more about Proof positive. Real wages are shrinking, Wednesday’s figures put it beyond doubt">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Podger, Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University On the eve of the election, the Coalition has said it will impose a higher “efficiency dividend” on public service agencies over the next four years in an effort to cut public service spending and address the ... <a title="‘A lazy cost-saving measure’: the Coalition’s efficiency dividend hike may mean longer wait times and reduced services" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/a-lazy-cost-saving-measure-the-coalitions-efficiency-dividend-hike-may-mean-longer-wait-times-and-reduced-services-183361/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A lazy cost-saving measure’: the Coalition’s efficiency dividend hike may mean longer wait times and reduced services">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Every election is unique, but each also presents comparisons and contrasts with elections past. In this podcast, Australian National University history professor Frank Bongiorno gives his insights into the current battle but also takes the long views of campaigns. Bongiorno ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Historian Frank Bongiorno reflects on elections present and past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/politics-with-michelle-grattan-historian-frank-bongiorno-reflects-on-elections-present-and-past-183360/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Historian Frank Bongiorno reflects on elections present and past">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Johanna Nalau, Research Fellow, Climate Adaptation, Griffith University Australia is no stranger to disasters like droughts, floods, bushfires and heatwaves. The problem is, they’re going to get worse. And then worse again. As the global temperature ratchets up, these disasters will grow in size, frequency and intensity. ... <a title="Lismore faced monster floods all but alone. We must get better at climate adaptation, and fast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/lismore-faced-monster-floods-all-but-alone-we-must-get-better-at-climate-adaptation-and-fast-182766/" aria-label="Read more about Lismore faced monster floods all but alone. We must get better at climate adaptation, and fast">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will examine the Implications of the Russia-Ukrainian conflict and how it impacts on regional security architecture.
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David King, Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Queensland Shutterstock GPs have been sounding the alarm over rising costs of providing care – compounded by the pandemic and more complex demands. Many have said they are abandoning bulk billing, the Medicare scheme that pays doctors ... <a title="GPs are abandoning bulk billing. What does this mean for affordable family medical care?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/gps-are-abandoning-bulk-billing-what-does-this-mean-for-affordable-family-medical-care-182666/" aria-label="Read more about GPs are abandoning bulk billing. What does this mean for affordable family medical care?">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kai Riemer, Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney Shutterstock Imagine there is a public speaking square in your city, much like the ancient Greek agora. Here you can freely share your ideas without censorship. But there’s one key difference. Someone decides, for their own ... <a title="Wrong, Elon Musk: the big problem with free speech on platforms isn’t censorship. It’s the algorithms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/wrong-elon-musk-the-big-problem-with-free-speech-on-platforms-isnt-censorship-its-the-algorithms-182433/" aria-label="Read more about Wrong, Elon Musk: the big problem with free speech on platforms isn’t censorship. It’s the algorithms">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Medicare, Australia’s universal health insurance scheme, provides financial protection against the cost of medical bills, and makes public hospital care available without any charge to the ... <a title="First Nations people in the NT receive just 16% of the Medicare funding of an average Australian" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/first-nations-people-in-the-nt-receive-just-16-of-the-medicare-funding-of-an-average-australian-183210/" aria-label="Read more about First Nations people in the NT receive just 16% of the Medicare funding of an average Australian">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Eltham, Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University Shutterstock Mentions of arts and cultural policy have been thin on the ground this election. The Coalition has not released any specific arts policies during the campaign, and Labor’s arts policies have only just been announced ... <a title="How do the major parties compare on arts and cultural policy? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/how-do-the-major-parties-compare-on-arts-and-cultural-policy-we-asked-5-experts-183209/" aria-label="Read more about How do the major parties compare on arts and cultural policy? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark John Costello, Professor, Nord University Shutterstock Denying the severity of a crisis neither removes nor lessens the problem. Sticking to the status quo because it doesn’t suit our work practices, or social and economic norms, not only delays the inevitable, it compounds the problem. The crisis, ... <a title="Prompt and accurate information is vital in a pandemic – the climate and biodiversity crises demand the same urgency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/18/prompt-and-accurate-information-is-vital-in-a-pandemic-the-climate-and-biodiversity-crises-demand-the-same-urgency-182329/" aria-label="Read more about Prompt and accurate information is vital in a pandemic – the climate and biodiversity crises demand the same urgency">Read more</a>
