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April 19, 2023
By Robert Mek I was born in Gulka (Kimil), one of the remotest villages in Papua New Guinea’s Jiwaka province. Gulka is situated between Jiwaka and Western Highlands province, so as I grew up I learned the cultures and lifestyles of both provinces. I was the third-born child of Simon and Polti Mek and I ... <a title="Papua New Guinea: ‘My education journey from Jiwaka to UPNG’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/19/papua-new-guinea-my-education-journey-from-jiwaka-to-upng/" aria-label="Read more about Papua New Guinea: ‘My education journey from Jiwaka to UPNG’">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Harrison, Senior Lecturer, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney Shutterstock Australia’s Medicare billing system is overly complicated, bureaucratic and not meeting the needs of a modern health service, potentially leaking billions of dollars. But claims this loss is mostly due to fraudulent billing practices ... <a title="Medicare billing is a problem but our research found many more GPs undercharge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/19/medicare-billing-is-a-problem-but-our-research-found-many-more-gps-undercharge-203561/" aria-label="Read more about Medicare billing is a problem but our research found many more GPs undercharge">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Eger, Postdoctoral research fellow, UNSW Sydney Joe Belanger/Shutterstock Underwater forests known as kelp have been sustaining people and cultures for millennia. However, most of us are only vaguely aware of the vibrant masses of seaweed hugging the ocean shores around Earth. Furthermore, we don’t realise how ... <a title="A forgotten and neglected ecosystem covers a third of Earth’s coastlines, with a collective value of $500 billion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/19/a-forgotten-and-neglected-ecosystem-covers-a-third-of-earths-coastlines-with-a-collective-value-of-500-billion-203908/" aria-label="Read more about A forgotten and neglected ecosystem covers a third of Earth’s coastlines, with a collective value of $500 billion">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Kidson, Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University Shutterstock There are multiple signs the Australian education system is in crisis. This includes declining academic outcomes, teacher shortages, principals facing abuse, and an upswing in school violence. Hanging over these is the Productivity Commission’s January 2023 ... <a title="A new report proposes full public funding for private schools, but there’s a catch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/19/a-new-report-proposes-full-public-funding-for-private-schools-but-theres-a-catch-203840/" aria-label="Read more about A new report proposes full public funding for private schools, but there’s a catch">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images As the strategic rivalry between the United States and China intensifies, the invitation to discuss participation in the AUKUS security agreement presents New Zealand with a potentially momentous decision: how best to secure its own strategic interests ... <a title="Approach with caution: why NZ should be wary of buying into the AUKUS security pact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/19/approach-with-caution-why-nz-should-be-wary-of-buying-into-the-aukus-security-pact-203915/" aria-label="Read more about Approach with caution: why NZ should be wary of buying into the AUKUS security pact">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maximilian Dröllner, Research associate, Curtin University A typical view on the Nullarbor Plain: an expansive, treeless landscape that captures the relentless dryness of Australia’s interior. Matej Lipar, Author provided Australia’s western and eastern ecosystems are biodiversity hotspots, separated by a dry desert interior. Yet millions of years ... <a title="We found out when the Nullarbor Plain dried out, splitting Australia’s ecosystems in half" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/19/we-found-out-when-the-nullarbor-plain-dried-out-splitting-australias-ecosystems-in-half-203052/" aria-label="Read more about We found out when the Nullarbor Plain dried out, splitting Australia’s ecosystems in half">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2023
By Singgih Wiryono in Jakarta An Indonesian human rights researcher has cricitised his government’s failure to negotiate with West Papuan rebels, saying security officials should learn from the 2005 Aceh peace pact. The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) research and mobilisation division head, Rozy Brilian, said the Indonesian government had always ... <a title="Jakarta should ‘learn from the Aceh, Philippines exerience’ and talk to West Papuan rebels, says researcher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/18/jakarta-should-learn-from-the-aceh-philippines-exerience-and-talk-to-west-papuan-rebels-says-researcher/" aria-label="Read more about Jakarta should ‘learn from the Aceh, Philippines exerience’ and talk to West Papuan rebels, says researcher">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra There are two huge issues in Indigenous affairs at the moment: the Voice and the problems in Northern Territory Indigenous communities, especially but not only in Alice Springs. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s attention is laser-like on the Voice, and trying ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese should not try to make the Voice the only game in town in Indigenous affairs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/18/view-from-the-hill-albanese-should-not-try-to-make-the-voice-the-only-game-in-town-in-indigenous-affairs-204038/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese should not try to make the Voice the only game in town in Indigenous affairs">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne In the latest Essential poll, support for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament increased slightly to 60-40, from 59-41 in March. But hard “no” ... <a title="Voice support increases in Essential and Resolve polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/18/voice-support-increases-in-essential-and-resolve-polls-203839/" aria-label="Read more about Voice support increases in Essential and Resolve polls">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2023
SPECIAL REPORT: By Ena Manuireva in Pape’ete As the ballots were counted after the first day of voting in Mā’ohi Nui/French Polynesia territorial election first round, the “blue wave” of the pro-independence party Tavini Huira’atira led by Oscar Temaru topped the seven party lists competing. Tavini was followed by the pro-French incumbent governing party Tapura ... <a title="Tahiti’s pro-independence party tops vote — another winning streak?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/18/tahitis-pro-independence-party-tops-vote-another-winning-streak/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti’s pro-independence party tops vote — another winning streak?">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne In the latest Essential poll, support for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament increased slightly to 60-40, from 59-41 in March. But hard “no” ... <a title="Voice support increases in Essential and Resolve polls; Animal Justice could win final NSW upper house seat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/18/voice-support-increases-in-essential-and-resolve-polls-animal-justice-could-win-final-nsw-upper-house-seat-203839/" aria-label="Read more about Voice support increases in Essential and Resolve polls; Animal Justice could win final NSW upper house seat">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Livings, Associate Professor of Criminal Law and Evidence, University of South Australia There’s yet another twist in the Bruce Lehrmann saga. On Monday, opening statements were delivered in an inquiry into the prosecution of Lehrmann over the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins. Lehrmann has always maintained ... <a title="Why is there an inquiry into the Bruce Lehrmann trial? Legal experts explain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/18/why-is-there-an-inquiry-into-the-bruce-lehrmann-trial-legal-experts-explain-200738/" aria-label="Read more about Why is there an inquiry into the Bruce Lehrmann trial? Legal experts explain">Read more</a>
