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January 18, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: National can’t be allowed to sleepwalk to victory Christopher Luxon’s National Party are the odds-on favourites to win the general election this year. They have been consistently ahead of Labour in the polls in recent months, and have a firm coalition partner in Act, which is often polling about ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National can’t be allowed to sleepwalk to victory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/18/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-national-cant-be-allowed-to-sleepwalk-to-victory/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National can’t be allowed to sleepwalk to victory">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney AAP Renée Geyer’s name is often in histories of Australian music. A pioneering artist, her iconic soul sound opened up the local conversation about what “sounding Australian” meant. Go-Betweens icon and industry legend Lindy Morrison simply said: ... <a title="‘A voice like cigarettes rolled in honey’: celebrating Renée Geyer, Australia’s queen of soul" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/18/a-voice-like-cigarettes-rolled-in-honey-celebrating-renee-geyer-australias-queen-of-soul-197991/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A voice like cigarettes rolled in honey’: celebrating Renée Geyer, Australia’s queen of soul">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Di Winkler, Adjunct Associate Professor, La Trobe University Unsplash/Jon Tyson, CC BY The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was designed to be a market-based system that would shift power from government and providers to consumers. The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission’s Own Motion Inquiry report demonstrates that ... <a title="People with disabilities in group homes are suffering shocking abuse. New housing models could prevent harm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/18/people-with-disabilities-in-group-homes-are-suffering-shocking-abuse-new-housing-models-could-prevent-harm-197989/" aria-label="Read more about People with disabilities in group homes are suffering shocking abuse. New housing models could prevent harm">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Toole, Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute Over the weekend, Peking University released a study that estimated 900 million Chinese had been infected with COVID up until January 11, representing 64% of the population. This compares with 43% of Australians testing positive, although antibody studies indicate ... <a title="China’s COVID cases may have hit 900 million. What’s headed our way?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/18/chinas-covid-cases-may-have-hit-900-million-whats-headed-our-way-197896/" aria-label="Read more about China’s COVID cases may have hit 900 million. What’s headed our way?">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Gissing, CEO, Natural Hazards Research Australia, Adjunct Fellow, Macquarie University It has been 20 years to the day since bushfires burst out of the Brindabella Ranges and into the suburbs of our nation’s bush capital. Four lives were lost, many people were injured and more than ... <a title="20 years ago, vast bushfires razed Canberra’s suburbs – and bushfire science was never the same" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/18/20-years-ago-vast-bushfires-razed-canberras-suburbs-and-bushfire-science-was-never-the-same-197899/" aria-label="Read more about 20 years ago, vast bushfires razed Canberra’s suburbs – and bushfire science was never the same">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Boccabella, Associate Professor of Taxation Law, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Australia’s “tax gap” – the gap between what is collected and what would be collected if the law was applied properly – amounts to A$33 billion per year according to Tax Office calculations, which is 7% of ... <a title="9 in 10 landlord tax returns are wrong. Does this make landlords champion tax dodgers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/18/9-in-10-landlord-tax-returns-are-wrong-does-this-make-landlords-champion-tax-dodgers-195914/" aria-label="Read more about 9 in 10 landlord tax returns are wrong. Does this make landlords champion tax dodgers?">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2023
Pacific Media Watch Fiji’s military commander stirred a wave of anxiety today with an extraordinary statement claiming concern over the “ambition and speed” of political changes since last month’s election that could have “fateful” security consequences. Major-General Ro Jone Kalouniwai, commander-in-chief of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF), said in the statement that the ... <a title="Fiji military chief’s sharp criticism of ‘ambition, speed’ of changes sparks anxiety" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/18/fiji-military-chiefs-sharp-criticism-of-ambition-speed-of-changes-sparks-anxiety/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji military chief’s sharp criticism of ‘ambition, speed’ of changes sparks anxiety">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2023
RNZ Pacific Washington has announced plans to reopen the United States Embassy in Solomon Islands. Inside the Games reports that the move is a bid to counter China’s increasing assertiveness in the region, which has seen Beijing fund infrastructure for this year’s Pacific Games which take place later this year. The US Department of State ... <a title="Fears over China influence leads US to reopen Solomon Islands embassy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/17/fears-over-china-influence-leads-us-to-reopen-solomon-islands-embassy/" aria-label="Read more about Fears over China influence leads US to reopen Solomon Islands embassy">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2023
A new book about one of New Zealand’s foremost peace activists offers insight into Owen Wilkes, the man described as the intellect behind New Zealand’s anti-nuclear stance. REVIEW: By Pat Baskett In the days before mobile phones and emails, there were telephone trees. They grew and spread messages like leaves, thriving on the fertile ground ... <a title="Owen Wilkes, the intellect behind New Zealand’s anti-nuclear stance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/17/owen-wilkes-the-intellect-behind-new-zealands-anti-nuclear-stance/" aria-label="Read more about Owen Wilkes, the intellect behind New Zealand’s anti-nuclear stance">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney Where there’s water, you’ll find mosquitoes – including some that transmit viruses that can make us seriously ill. Authorities have been on alert after an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis last summer which resulted in 45 ... <a title="Murray Valley encephalitis has been detected in mozzies in NSW and Victoria. Here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/17/murray-valley-encephalitis-has-been-detected-in-mozzies-in-nsw-and-victoria-heres-what-you-need-to-know-197894/" aria-label="Read more about Murray Valley encephalitis has been detected in mozzies in NSW and Victoria. Here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thami Croeser, Research Officer, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Climate change is going just as badly for cities as we have been warned it would. Extreme weather is increasingly common and severe globally. Australian cities have endured a number of recent disastrous events. It’ll get worse, ... <a title="As heatwaves and floods hit cities worldwide, these places are pioneering solutions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/17/as-heatwaves-and-floods-hit-cities-worldwide-these-places-are-pioneering-solutions-196389/" aria-label="Read more about As heatwaves and floods hit cities worldwide, these places are pioneering solutions">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Burgess, Associate Lecturer in International Business, University of the Sunshine Coast HBO Even if you’re not a video game player, you might have heard about the just released and highly anticipated television series based on beloved and acclaimed video game The Last of Us. However, to ... <a title="Can The Last of Us TV series finally break the bad video game adaptation curse?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/17/can-the-last-of-us-tv-series-finally-break-the-bad-video-game-adaptation-curse-197898/" aria-label="Read more about Can The Last of Us TV series finally break the bad video game adaptation curse?">Read more</a>
