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May 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Phillips, Associate Professor, Centre for Social Research and Methods, Director, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Australian National University The 2023 federal budget has a strong emphasis on the cost-of-living, with a A$14.6 billion plan designed to help Australians who are “under the pump”. The headline ... <a title="Budget spends big on welfare but this will not make a significant difference to poverty in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/budget-spends-big-on-welfare-but-this-will-not-make-a-significant-difference-to-poverty-in-australia-205219/" aria-label="Read more about Budget spends big on welfare but this will not make a significant difference to poverty in Australia">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Wes Mountain Surplus or not, the budget papers show us living through pretty awful times. Living standards measured by the buying power of wages are set to go backwards in 2023-24 as wages are expected ... <a title="Budgeting for difficult times is hard – just ask Jim Chalmers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/budgeting-for-difficult-times-is-hard-just-ask-jim-chalmers-205209/" aria-label="Read more about Budgeting for difficult times is hard – just ask Jim Chalmers">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Mick Tsikas/AAP A big incentive for doctors to bulk bill, a modest $40 a fortnight rise in JobSeeker and extra rent assistance are highlights of a Labor budget that juggles targeted cost-of-living relief with containing inflation. The government will triple ... <a title="Jim Chalmers hands down a budget for Anthony Albanese’s battlers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/jim-chalmers-hands-down-a-budget-for-anthony-albaneses-battlers-205210/" aria-label="Read more about Jim Chalmers hands down a budget for Anthony Albanese’s battlers">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra This budget is the culmination of a tug of war between the government’s imperative to fight inflation and the siren call from Labor’s base to help people who are struggling. The government has delivered measures to ease cost-of-living pressures on ... <a title="View from The Hill: Chalmers’ budget delivers modestly to the vulnerable while keeping the inflation ogre in mind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/view-from-the-hill-chalmers-budget-delivers-modestly-to-the-vulnerable-while-keeping-the-inflation-ogre-in-mind-205208/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Chalmers’ budget delivers modestly to the vulnerable while keeping the inflation ogre in mind">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Chapman, Director, Policy Impact, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University Almost three billion hectares of farmland is in poor condition worldwide – an area the size of Russia. Biodiversity is in freefall. Extinctions are rising. Wild animal populations have fallen almost 70% since 1970. ... <a title="HECS for farmers? Nature repair loans could help biodiversity recover – and boost farm productivity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/hecs-for-farmers-nature-repair-loans-could-help-biodiversity-recover-and-boost-farm-productivity-204040/" aria-label="Read more about HECS for farmers? Nature repair loans could help biodiversity recover – and boost farm productivity">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2023
Indonesia has sent 30 tonnes of relief supplies to aid the Vanuatu government’s recovery efforts post three major natural disasters earlier this year. The humanitarian aid has been delivered on a My Indo Airline B737-800 cargo aircraft that departed from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and landed at Vanuatu’s Bauerfield International Airport today. A representative of the ... <a title="Indonesia sends disaster aid supplies to Vanuatu – warning over West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/indonesia-sends-disaster-aid-supplies-to-vanuatu-warning-over-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia sends disaster aid supplies to Vanuatu – warning over West Papua">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2023
RNZ News A state of local emergency has been declared in Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest city Auckland today as heavy rain and thunderstorms affect the region. Auckland’s Emergency Management duty controller said a band of heavy rain was expected to come across the Auckland region between now and 7pm. Controller Parul Sood said that while ... <a title="Heavy rain, thunderstorms spark local emergency in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/heavy-rain-thunderstorms-spark-local-emergency-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Heavy rain, thunderstorms spark local emergency in Auckland">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2023
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter The French Polynesian economy has been given a positive assessment in the aftermath of the covid-19 pandemic by the body issuing the French Pacific franc. The Overseas Emission Institute said it expected French Polynesia should return to its pre-crisis level of GDP in the first quarter of 2023. It ... <a title="French Polynesia’s economy on ‘good path’, says Paris-based institute" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/french-polynesias-economy-on-good-path-says-paris-based-institute/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesia’s economy on ‘good path’, says Paris-based institute">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anja Bless, PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Decades of industrial agriculture have caused environmental and social damage across the globe. Soils have deteriorated and plant and animal species are disappearing. Landscapes are degraded and small-scale farmers are struggling. It’s little wonder we’re looking for more ... <a title="‘Regenerative agriculture’ is all the rage – but it’s not going to fix our food system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/regenerative-agriculture-is-all-the-rage-but-its-not-going-to-fix-our-food-system-203922/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Regenerative agriculture’ is all the rage – but it’s not going to fix our food system">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ken Nosaka, Professor of Exercise and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Injured limbs need rest. They are often kept in a sling or cast to immobilise them as a way to promote healing. But that can mean smaller and weaker muscles several weeks later. It takes ... <a title="Why exercising your ‘good arm’ can also help the one in a sling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/why-exercising-your-good-arm-can-also-help-the-one-in-a-sling-200167/" aria-label="Read more about Why exercising your ‘good arm’ can also help the one in a sling">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lily van Eeden, Research fellow, Monash University Alone Australia/SBS More than a million Australians have tuned in to Alone Australia, SBS’s highest-rating series for 2023 to date. What is it about this program that’s got us so hooked? And what can it tell us about our own ... <a title="How Alone Australia can help us understand and appreciate our place in nature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/how-alone-australia-can-help-us-understand-and-appreciate-our-place-in-nature-205115/" aria-label="Read more about How Alone Australia can help us understand and appreciate our place in nature">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content MEKA WHAITIRI DEFECTION, ELIZABETH KEREKERE RESIGNATION 1News: Exclusive: Meka Whaitiri breaks her silence after defection Chris Trotter (Interest): Is New Zealand about to experience storm-force winds from a ... <a title="Newsletter: May 9 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/newsletter-may-9-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: May 9 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
