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Year: 2022

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Submission – Why New Zealand is a ‘sweet spot’ for DDoS attacks

April 22, 2022

Essay by By Raymond Maisano, Head of Australia and New Zealand, Cloudflare. Aotearoa New Zealand makes up a small portion of the world’s population, yet the country is being hit by a relatively bigger share of cyber attacks. Chances are, you’re familiar with the term ‘distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack’. Not because your organisation ... <a title="Submission – Why New Zealand is a ‘sweet spot’ for DDoS attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/22/submission-why-new-zealand-is-a-sweet-spot-for-ddos-attacks/" aria-label="Read more about Submission – Why New Zealand is a ‘sweet spot’ for DDoS attacks">Read more</a>

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Why an edit button for Twitter is not as simple as it seems

April 22, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lewis Mitchell, Professor of Data Science, University of Adelaide Most people who use Twitter have had the experience: you fire off a quick tweet, realise it contains a typo, then get annoyed you can’t click “edit” to fix it. Twitter users have been clamouring for an edit ... <a title="Why an edit button for Twitter is not as simple as it seems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/22/why-an-edit-button-for-twitter-is-not-as-simple-as-it-seems-181623/" aria-label="Read more about Why an edit button for Twitter is not as simple as it seems">Read more</a>

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Could the 2022 election result in a hung parliament? History shows Australians have nothing to fear from it

April 22, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University AAP/Mick Tsikas The first two weeks of the 2022 election campaign have increased the possibility that neither of the two major parties will gain a majority in the House of Representatives. While ... <a title="Could the 2022 election result in a hung parliament? History shows Australians have nothing to fear from it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/22/could-the-2022-election-result-in-a-hung-parliament-history-shows-australians-have-nothing-to-fear-from-it-181484/" aria-label="Read more about Could the 2022 election result in a hung parliament? History shows Australians have nothing to fear from it">Read more</a>

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Workforce shortages are putting NDIS participants at risk. Here are 3 ways to attract more disability sector workers

April 22, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby Callaway, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living Research Centre and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Primary and Allied Healthcare, Monash University Shuttertstock Ahead of the upcoming election, Labor has promised a rigorous review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), focused on spending and administration, ... <a title="Workforce shortages are putting NDIS participants at risk. Here are 3 ways to attract more disability sector workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/22/workforce-shortages-are-putting-ndis-participants-at-risk-here-are-3-ways-to-attract-more-disability-sector-workers-181473/" aria-label="Read more about Workforce shortages are putting NDIS participants at risk. Here are 3 ways to attract more disability sector workers">Read more</a>

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Without stricter conditions, NZ should be in no hurry to reopen its border to cruise ships

April 22, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Higham, Professor of Tourism, University of Otago Shutterstock With the arrival in Sydney of the cruise liner Pacific Explorer on Monday – a giant “WE’RE HOME” sign emblazoned on her bow – the pressure is on New Zealand to match Australia and reopen our maritime border ... <a title="Without stricter conditions, NZ should be in no hurry to reopen its border to cruise ships" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/22/without-stricter-conditions-nz-should-be-in-no-hurry-to-reopen-its-border-to-cruise-ships-181607/" aria-label="Read more about Without stricter conditions, NZ should be in no hurry to reopen its border to cruise ships">Read more</a>

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ReBOOT: what is the ‘better off overall test’, and should you be worried about it?

April 22, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Peetz, Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University The Coalition and Labor have been arguing over the “better off overall test”, known as the BOOT. What is it, why are they arguing, and who is right? The BOOT is a provision in industrial relations law that ... <a title="ReBOOT: what is the ‘better off overall test’, and should you be worried about it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/22/reboot-what-is-the-better-off-overall-test-and-should-you-be-worried-about-it-181616/" aria-label="Read more about ReBOOT: what is the ‘better off overall test’, and should you be worried about it?">Read more</a>

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Two-up, Gallipoli and the ‘fair go’: why illegal gambling is at the heart of the Anzac myth

April 22, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Moore, Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics, Australian National University Spinner tosses the penny during a Two Up game at Flemington Racecourse during the Anzac Day in Melbourne in 2021. Diego Dedele/ AAP Two-up is an Australian gambling game in which ... <a title="Two-up, Gallipoli and the ‘fair go’: why illegal gambling is at the heart of the Anzac myth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/22/two-up-gallipoli-and-the-fair-go-why-illegal-gambling-is-at-the-heart-of-the-anzac-myth-181337/" aria-label="Read more about Two-up, Gallipoli and the ‘fair go’: why illegal gambling is at the heart of the Anzac myth">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison fails the ‘character’ test posed by his Warringah candidate

April 22, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Zali Steggall; Katherine Deves For months there has been a great deal of debate about Scott Morrison’s “character”. Now, in the controversy over Katherine Deves, the Liberal candidate for Warringah who Morrison refused to dump despite a string of offensive ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison fails the ‘character’ test posed by his Warringah candidate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/22/grattan-on-friday-scott-morrison-fails-the-character-test-posed-by-his-warringah-candidate-181715/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison fails the ‘character’ test posed by his Warringah candidate">Read more</a>

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Anthony Albanese confined to home for seven days after testing COVID positive

April 21, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Labor’s worst fears have been realised with Anthony Albanese testing positive for COVID. In a statement late Thursday, the opposition leader said: “Following a routine PCR test this afternoon ahead of interstate travel to Western Australia, I have returned a ... <a title="Anthony Albanese confined to home for seven days after testing COVID positive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/anthony-albanese-confined-to-home-for-seven-days-after-testing-covid-positive-181736/" aria-label="Read more about Anthony Albanese confined to home for seven days after testing COVID positive">Read more</a>

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Newsletter – Political Roundup: A polarising co-governance decision for Parliament

April 21, 2022

To help keep Political Roundup going, contribute via Victoria University of Wellington: https://bit.ly/VUWDemocracyProject To sign up for the email service: https://democracyproject.nz/nz-politics-daily/ Political Roundup: A polarising co-governance decision for Parliament Co-governance is currently the most polarising issue in New Zealand politics. There’s something of a culture war over the concept of giving Māori voters or leaders a mandated equal ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: A polarising co-governance decision for Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/newsletter-political-roundup-a-polarising-co-governance-decision-for-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: A polarising co-governance decision for Parliament">Read more</a>

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Albanese has dropped Labor’s pledge to boost Jobseeker. With unemployment low, is that actually fair enough?

April 21, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University One of the first things Labor’saor-hasnt-committed-to-jobseeker-increase-and-has-no-plan-to-review-payment-if-it-wins-election/287i8merx) to lifting the unemployment benefit at any time up to and including his first budget. A promise to review the payment made in the last election by then Labor leader ... <a title="Albanese has dropped Labor’s pledge to boost Jobseeker. With unemployment low, is that actually fair enough?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/albanese-has-dropped-labors-pledge-to-boost-jobseeker-with-unemployment-low-is-that-actually-fair-enough-181256/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese has dropped Labor’s pledge to boost Jobseeker. With unemployment low, is that actually fair enough?">Read more</a>

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Dan McGarry: How to do something about Australia’s Pacific ‘stuff up’

April 21, 2022

THE VILLAGE EXPLAINER: By Dan McGarry If the coming election goes to Australia’s Labor party, Penny Wong is very likely to become Foreign Minister. So when she speaks, people across the region prick up their ears. Without the least disrespect to her recent forebears, she could be one of the most acute, incisive and insightful ... <a title="Dan McGarry: How to do something about Australia’s Pacific ‘stuff up’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/21/dan-mcgarry-how-to-do-something-about-australias-pacific-stuff-up/" aria-label="Read more about Dan McGarry: How to do something about Australia’s Pacific ‘stuff up’">Read more</a>