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May 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University AP/Koji Sasahara Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced higher taxes on gas industry profits, which he says will give Australians a “fairer return” on their natural resources. On Sunday Chalmers flagged changes to the petroleum resource rent tax – a ... <a title="What Australia’s new gas tax will mean for new projects, the economy and the climate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/what-australias-new-gas-tax-will-mean-for-new-projects-the-economy-and-the-climate-205197/" aria-label="Read more about What Australia’s new gas tax will mean for new projects, the economy and the climate">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
Asia Pacific Report Rotuman people and communities in Aotearoa New Zealand launched their Rotuman Language Week 2023 celebrations yesterday. The event by the NZ Rotuman Collective began with a blessing and service at the Kingsland Rotuman Methodist Church — where the congregation began more than 30 years ago — and will showcase the language and ... <a title="Rotuman communities in NZ celebrate their language week 2023" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/rotuman-communities-in-nz-celebrate-their-language-week-2023/" aria-label="Read more about Rotuman communities in NZ celebrate their language week 2023">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rajeev Varshney, Professor, Murdoch University Author provided Plants provide almost every calorie of food we eat. Grains like rice, wheat and corn make civilisation possible. For millennia, farmers have bred grains, fruit and vegetable varieties to get larger harvests and plants better able to tolerate different climates. ... <a title="Our tropical fruits are vulnerable to climate change. Can we make them resilient in time?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/our-tropical-fruits-are-vulnerable-to-climate-change-can-we-make-them-resilient-in-time-199978/" aria-label="Read more about Our tropical fruits are vulnerable to climate change. Can we make them resilient in time?">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tooran Alizadeh, Associate Professor in Urbanism and Infrastructure, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney A massive project is unfolding in Sydney’s Western Parkland region. The building of a new city from the ground up is central to an infrastructure-led restructuring of metropolitan Sydney. The catalysts are the ... <a title="Bold and innovative planning is delivering Australia’s newest city. But it will be hot – and can we ditch the colonial name?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/bold-and-innovative-planning-is-delivering-australias-newest-city-but-it-will-be-hot-and-can-we-ditch-the-colonial-name-203932/" aria-label="Read more about Bold and innovative planning is delivering Australia’s newest city. But it will be hot – and can we ditch the colonial name?">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Majdi Faleh, Academic Fellow in Cultural Heritage, Nottingham Trent University Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi Daniel Olah/Unsplash A referee’s whistle pierces the air. A player dribbles a ball across a court; goal! Cheers erupt. These are the familiar sounds of Australian life. Children squeal with laughter. ... <a title="Australia now has its own grand mosque: a brief history of how these buildings fold into the urban landscape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/australia-now-has-its-own-grand-mosque-a-brief-history-of-how-these-buildings-fold-into-the-urban-landscape-189554/" aria-label="Read more about Australia now has its own grand mosque: a brief history of how these buildings fold into the urban landscape">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Nicole Driessen, Postdoctoral researcher in radio astronomy, University of Sydney SolarSystemScope.com Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, whipping around our star every 88 days compared to Earth’s 365.25 days. Mercury will also be the first planet destroyed when the Sun expands on its way ... <a title="People are complaining about Mercury in retrograde. But what does it actually mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/people-are-complaining-about-mercury-in-retrograde-but-what-does-it-actually-mean-205032/" aria-label="Read more about People are complaining about Mercury in retrograde. But what does it actually mean?">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Khalid Al Bostanji, PhD candidate, Australian National University Sedat Suna/ AP As Turkish voters head to polls for the presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14, the biggest question is whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two-decade-long grip on power can be challenged. Turkey’s main opposition parties have ... <a title="Turkey’s Erdogan is facing re-election to hold onto power – can a divided opposition oust the strongman?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/turkeys-erdogan-is-facing-re-election-to-hold-onto-power-can-a-divided-opposition-oust-the-strongman-203563/" aria-label="Read more about Turkey’s Erdogan is facing re-election to hold onto power – can a divided opposition oust the strongman?">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohiuddin Ahmed, Senior Lecturer of Computing and Security, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock It seems hardly a day goes by without another report of a cyber crime incident. With Medibank still fresh in our minds, the latest attack is on a Sydney-based cancer treatment facility, Crown Princess Mary ... <a title="A cancer centre is the latest victim of cyber attacks. Why health data hacks keep happening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/a-cancer-centre-is-the-latest-victim-of-cyber-attacks-why-health-data-hacks-keep-happening-205131/" aria-label="Read more about A cancer centre is the latest victim of cyber attacks. Why health data hacks keep happening">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
By Stephen Forbes, Local Democracy Reporter Te Whatu Ora’s new winter health plan fails to address workforce shortages and staff burnout in Aotearoa New Zealand, frontline healthcare workers say. The organisation launched its 24-point plan on Wednesday, saying it would help hospitals and GPs cope with an expected surge in patient demand over the coming ... <a title="NZ’s winter health plan fails to stem shortages, burnout, say frontline staff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/nzs-winter-health-plan-fails-to-stem-shortages-burnout-say-frontline-staff/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s winter health plan fails to stem shortages, burnout, say frontline staff">Read more</a>
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May 8, 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 Thomas Coughlan (Herald): The Greens will be fine – but Chris Hipkins should be worried (paywalled) Richard Harman (Politik): The reality after the ... <a title="Newsletter: May 8 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/newsletter-may-8-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: May 8 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristen Sobeck, Research Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University As the government weighs up whether to extend single parenting payments to parents of children older than the present cutoff age of eight in this week’s budget, new information has ... <a title="How removing parenting payments when children turned 8 harmed rather than helped single mothers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/how-removing-parenting-payments-when-children-turned-8-harmed-rather-than-helped-single-mothers-204927/" aria-label="Read more about How removing parenting payments when children turned 8 harmed rather than helped single mothers">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Massel, Research Fellow, Centre for Crop Science, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Advances in genetic engineering have given rise to an era of foods – including genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and gene-edited foods – that promise to revolutionise the way we eat. Critics argue these foods ... <a title="What’s the latest on GMOs and gene-edited foods – and what are the concerns? An expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/whats-the-latest-on-gmos-and-gene-edited-foods-and-what-are-the-concerns-an-expert-explains-204275/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the latest on GMOs and gene-edited foods – and what are the concerns? An expert explains">Read more</a>
