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February 7, 2023
By Ian Chute in Suva Fijian Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) board chairman Ajay Bhai Amrit says he has receipts to prove former FBC chief executive officer Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum received an annual package of $387,790 including benefits and entitlements. He said this worked out to $32,315 a month and that the board had evidence in the form ... <a title="Former FBC head’s pay package – ‘We have proof’, says Amrit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/07/former-fbc-heads-pay-package-we-have-proof-says-amrit/" aria-label="Read more about Former FBC head’s pay package – ‘We have proof’, says Amrit">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2023
PNG Post-Courier PNG Defence Force Commander Major-General Mark Goina says “appropriate force” will be dealt to the gunmen who ambushed and wounded two soldiers in Saugurap, Enga Province, last week. In a statement Major-General Goina said: “A section from the PNGDF contingent deployed in Enga Province were on routine duty, conducting clearance patrol to Laiagam ... <a title="PNG military ‘won’t sit back’ after soldiers ambushed, warns chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/07/png-military-wont-sit-back-after-soldiers-ambushed-warns-chief/" aria-label="Read more about PNG military ‘won’t sit back’ after soldiers ambushed, warns chief">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team. In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Government should set date for Voice to start talking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/07/word-from-the-hill-government-should-set-date-for-voice-to-start-talking-199404/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Government should set date for Voice to start talking">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe. Lukas Coch/AAP Australia’s cash rate has hit 3.35%, after the Reserve Bank raised interest rates for the ninth time in a row – and signalled more interest rate pain ahead. ... <a title="RBA warns of at least 2 more interest rate rises in coming months, as the economic outlook worsens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/07/rba-warns-of-at-least-2-more-interest-rate-rises-in-coming-months-as-the-economic-outlook-worsens-199272/" aria-label="Read more about RBA warns of at least 2 more interest rate rises in coming months, as the economic outlook worsens">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Della Bosca, PhD Candidate and Research Assistant at Sydney Environment Institute, University of Sydney Shutterstock While the days of overt climate denial are mostly over, there’s a distinct form of denial emerging in its stead. You may have experienced it and not even realised. It’s called ... <a title="The new climate denial? Using wealth to insulate yourself from discomfort and change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/07/the-new-climate-denial-using-wealth-to-insulate-yourself-from-discomfort-and-change-199101/" aria-label="Read more about The new climate denial? Using wealth to insulate yourself from discomfort and change">Read more</a>
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February 7, 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. Items of interest and importance today WAITANGI, CO-GOVERNANCE, THREE WATERS Thomas Cranmer: Waitangi Day and the quiet revolution Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Waitangi in 2023: Plenty of networking, little sign of ... <a title="Newsletter: February 7 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/07/newsletter-february-7-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: February 7 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Quigley, Associate Professor of Earthquake Science, The University of Melbourne Mustafa Karali / AP A pair of huge earthquakes have struck in Turkey, leaving more than 3,000 people dead and unknown numbers injured or displaced. The first quake, near Gaziantep close to the Syrian border, measured ... <a title="Earthquake footage shows Turkey’s buildings collapsing like pancakes. An expert explains why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/07/earthquake-footage-shows-turkeys-buildings-collapsing-like-pancakes-an-expert-explains-why-199389/" aria-label="Read more about Earthquake footage shows Turkey’s buildings collapsing like pancakes. An expert explains why">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robin Gauld, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Dean, University of Otago Getty Images As New Zealand’s COVID cases rose in 2021, we were warned the virus would put significant pressure on our health system. But, in reality, New Zealand’s medical system has been struggling for a long time. Over and ... <a title="NZ’s health system has been under pressure for decades. Reforms need to think big and long-term to be effective" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/07/nzs-health-system-has-been-under-pressure-for-decades-reforms-need-to-think-big-and-long-term-to-be-effective-198495/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s health system has been under pressure for decades. Reforms need to think big and long-term to be effective">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kalinda Griffiths, Scientia lecturer, UNSW Sydney Getty/Marianne Purdie Cancer figures provide stark evidence of the gap between the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous people in Australia. The difference is confronting – and it’s increasing over time. Cancer is the leading broad cause ... <a title="The cancer gap between First Nations and non-Indigenous people is widening – but better data could help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/07/the-cancer-gap-between-first-nations-and-non-indigenous-people-is-widening-but-better-data-could-help-199186/" aria-label="Read more about The cancer gap between First Nations and non-Indigenous people is widening – but better data could help">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Alcohol bans are being reimposed on Northern Territory Indigenous communities, as the federal and territory governments grapple with intractable problems in Alice Springs and elsewhere in the NT. The situation in Alice Springs and the surrounding communities has come into ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Senator Malarndirri McCarthy on Alice Springs and the Voice." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/07/politics-with-michelle-grattan-senator-malarndirri-mccarthy-on-alice-springs-and-the-voice-199306/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Senator Malarndirri McCarthy on Alice Springs and the Voice.">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney Pexels/Uriel Mont The question of whether and to what extent face masks work to prevent respiratory infections such as COVID and influenza has split the scientific community for decades. ... <a title="Yes, masks reduce the risk of spreading COVID, despite a review saying they don’t" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/07/yes-masks-reduce-the-risk-of-spreading-covid-despite-a-review-saying-they-dont-198992/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, masks reduce the risk of spreading COVID, despite a review saying they don’t">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Mackinnon, Professor and Director, Centre for Clean Energy Technologies and Practices, Queensland University of Technology Superconducting cables transmit electicity without losses Shutterstock For most of us, transmitting power is an invisible part of modern life. You flick the switch and the light goes on. But the ... <a title="A tenth of all electricity is lost in the grid. Superconducting cables can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/07/a-tenth-of-all-electricity-is-lost-in-the-grid-superconducting-cables-can-help-199001/" aria-label="Read more about A tenth of all electricity is lost in the grid. Superconducting cables can help">Read more</a>
