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March 30, 2022
RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there is “very little” reason for China to station military forces on Solomon Islands, describing developments as “gravely concerning”. A draft agreement — leaked online — indicated Solomon Islands would allow Beijing to send military forces there and make regular ship visits. The New Zealand and ... <a title="PM says Honiara’s growing China relationship is ‘gravely concerning’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/pm-says-honiaras-growing-china-relationship-is-gravely-concerning/" aria-label="Read more about PM says Honiara’s growing China relationship is ‘gravely concerning’">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
By Hamish Cardwell, RNZ News senior journalist A covid-19 modeller says hundreds more people could die in Aotearoa New Zealand’s first wave of the omicron outbreak. Health officials reported today that 11 more people with covid-19 had died in New Zealand, with 12,882 new community cases reported and 861 people in hospital with the coronavirus ... <a title="Hundreds more may die in NZ’s first omicron wave, covid modeller says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/hundreds-more-may-die-in-nzs-first-omicron-wave-covid-modeller-says/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds more may die in NZ’s first omicron wave, covid modeller says">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
By Matthew Scott of Newsroom Time is running out for a group of West Papuan students in New Zealand whose scholarships were cut — out of the blue — by the Indonesian government The sudden removal of government funding for the Papuan students has left many of them in financial dire straits on visas that ... <a title="Ukraine example cited in call to extend visas for abandoned Papuan students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/ukraine-example-cited-in-call-to-extend-visas-for-abandoned-papuan-students/" aria-label="Read more about Ukraine example cited in call to extend visas for abandoned Papuan students">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Hopkin, Deputy Chief of Staff, The Conversation AAP/The Conversation, CC BY-ND With rising inflation, a war in Europe affecting global fuel costs, and ongoing supply strain issues, this year’s budget is shaped not just by the upcoming election but a growing cry in the community about ... <a title="A cost-of-living budget: cuts, spends, and everything you need to know at a glance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/a-cost-of-living-budget-cuts-spends-and-everything-you-need-to-know-at-a-glance-180124/" aria-label="Read more about A cost-of-living budget: cuts, spends, and everything you need to know at a glance">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney It’s often said in business circles that good companies manage their balance sheet, and bad companies manage their P&L (profit and loss account). That same aphorism applies to governments. And by that standard, Josh Frydenberg’s fourth budget is a triumph. ... <a title="Josh Frydenberg’s budget is an extraordinary turnaround – but leaves a $40 billion problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/josh-frydenbergs-budget-is-an-extraordinary-turnaround-but-leaves-a-40-billion-problem-180123/" aria-label="Read more about Josh Frydenberg’s budget is an extraordinary turnaround – but leaves a $40 billion problem">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Mick Tsikas/AAP When Josh Frydenberg says his key cost-of-living budget measures are “temporary” and “targeted”, he’s precisely right, though the reasons are more opportunistic than he’d spruik publicly. He says it’s all about giving help when it’s needed while not ... <a title="View from The Hill: if money talks, the government has the megaphone out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/view-from-the-hill-if-money-talks-the-government-has-the-megaphone-out-180121/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: if money talks, the government has the megaphone out">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND So good, and so unexpected, has been Australia’s economic improvement over the past four months, it has wiped one-third of the projected 2022-23 budget deficit. Or it would have, had ... <a title="Budget 2022: Frydenberg has spent big – but on the whole, responsibly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/budget-2022-frydenberg-has-spent-big-but-on-the-whole-responsibly-180122/" aria-label="Read more about Budget 2022: Frydenberg has spent big – but on the whole, responsibly">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra AAP/Lukas Coch The Morrison government’s election budget halves petrol excise for six months and gives handouts to taxpayers, pensioners and welfare recipients in a cash splash aimed at clawing back votes. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, who unveiled the giveaway budget in ... <a title="Cheaper petrol, cash handouts in Morrison government’s vote-buying budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/cheaper-petrol-cash-handouts-in-morrison-governments-vote-buying-budget-180120/" aria-label="Read more about Cheaper petrol, cash handouts in Morrison government’s vote-buying budget">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nigel Stapledon, Research Fellow in Real Estate, Centre for Applied Economic Research, UNSW Sydney With housing affordability set to be a key election issue, the 2022 federal budget expands the scheme the Coalition put forward at the 2019 election to help first home buyers. The First Home ... <a title="Budget expands deposit scheme for first home buyers: a second-best option, with risks down the road" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/budget-expands-deposit-scheme-for-first-home-buyers-a-second-best-option-with-risks-down-the-road-180242/" aria-label="Read more about Budget expands deposit scheme for first home buyers: a second-best option, with risks down the road">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ingrid Rowlands, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Shutterstock The Coalition has announced a A$58 million funding package to improve endometriosis diagnosis, care and treatment. This would see new specialised endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics set up in each state and territory, expanded Medicare-funded medical imaging for ... <a title="Endometriosis can end women’s careers and stall their education. That’s everyone’s business" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/endometriosis-can-end-womens-careers-and-stall-their-education-thats-everyones-business-179846/" aria-label="Read more about Endometriosis can end women’s careers and stall their education. That’s everyone’s business">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Smith, Adjunct Associate Professor, James Cook University Bleached coral beside the darker, healthier coral. Photo taken in February Nathan Cook, Author provided It’s official: the Great Barrier Reef is suffering its fourth mass bleaching event since 2016. We dived into the reef yesterday and saw the ... <a title="Another mass bleaching event is devastating the Great Barrier Reef. What will it take for coral to survive?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/another-mass-bleaching-event-is-devastating-the-great-barrier-reef-what-will-it-take-for-coral-to-survive-180180/" aria-label="Read more about Another mass bleaching event is devastating the Great Barrier Reef. What will it take for coral to survive?">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Smith, Adjunct Associate Professor, James Cook University Bleached coral beside the darker, healthier coral. Photo taken in February Nathan Cook, Author provided It’s official: the Great Barrier Reef is suffering its fourth mass bleaching event since 2016. We dived into the reef yesterday and saw the ... <a title="‘Here we go again’: what it takes for mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef to cause mass coral deaths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/here-we-go-again-what-it-takes-for-mass-coral-bleaching-on-the-great-barrier-reef-to-cause-mass-coral-deaths-180180/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Here we go again’: what it takes for mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef to cause mass coral deaths">Read more</a>
