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July 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock Who could even question a requirement that super funds act in the best financial interests of their members? Labor’s new assistant treasurer Stephen Jones, that’s who. While the treasurer himself has been working on ... <a title="Labor is winding back reforms meant to hold super funds accountable to their members" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/labor-is-winding-back-reforms-meant-to-hold-super-funds-accountable-to-their-members-187594/" aria-label="Read more about Labor is winding back reforms meant to hold super funds accountable to their members">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tomás I. Fuenzalida, Postdoctoral Fellow, Research School of Biology, Australian National University Tomás I. Fuenzalida, Author provided How do you tell if your plants need water? Recently, I asked this question of a group of about 40 biologists at the Australian National University. Most of them said ... <a title="I spent a year squeezing leaves to measure their water content. Here’s what I learned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/i-spent-a-year-squeezing-leaves-to-measure-their-water-content-heres-what-i-learned-187460/" aria-label="Read more about I spent a year squeezing leaves to measure their water content. Here’s what I learned">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate D’Cruz, Senior research fellow, La Trobe University Shutterstock It is nearing ten years since the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was legislated in the dying days of the Gillard government. Not only was there bipartisan support for the NDIS, the reform came about on the back ... <a title="What the NDIS needs to do to rebuild trust, in the words of the people who use it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/what-the-ndis-needs-to-do-to-rebuild-trust-in-the-words-of-the-people-who-use-it-185880/" aria-label="Read more about What the NDIS needs to do to rebuild trust, in the words of the people who use it">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Waling, ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow in Sex & Sexuality, La Trobe University Shutterstock “Vabbing”, while not a new trend, is taking social media sites like TikTok by storm. Vabbing is the act of taking one’s vaginal secretions and using it as a perfume. People dab ... <a title="Vaginas, pheromones and TikTok: what is the strange new trend of ‘vabbing’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/vaginas-pheromones-and-tiktok-what-is-the-strange-new-trend-of-vabbing-187431/" aria-label="Read more about Vaginas, pheromones and TikTok: what is the strange new trend of ‘vabbing’?">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist), The Conversation AAP/AP/Kydpl Kyodo Under compulsory preferential voting, all formal votes must eventually preference one of the major parties over the other. The electoral commission has released preference flow information for all minor parties, This means we can tell, for example, how ... <a title="Record 85.7% of Greens preferenced Labor at federal election; electoral reform proposals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/record-85-7-of-greens-preferenced-labor-at-federal-election-electoral-reform-proposals-187081/" aria-label="Read more about Record 85.7% of Greens preferenced Labor at federal election; electoral reform proposals">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. West Europe The first three charts (above) show three of the larger Western European countries: Germany, France, Spain. (Italy shows a similar picture.) The most important data item is ‘excess deaths’. (In the case of France and Spain, the last few weeks of this data have been ‘topped up’ using estimates ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid Waves in Europe, Lesson for New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-waves-in-europe-lesson-for-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid Waves in Europe, Lesson for New Zealand">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicola St John, Lecturer, Communication Design, RMIT University The latest draft report from the Productivity Commission on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts and crafts confirms what First Nations artists have known for decades: fake art harms culture. Released last week, the report details how two ... <a title="Labelling ‘fake art’ isn’t enough. Australia needs to recognise and protect First Nations cultural and intellectual property" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/labelling-fake-art-isnt-enough-australia-needs-to-recognise-and-protect-first-nations-cultural-and-intellectual-property-187426/" aria-label="Read more about Labelling ‘fake art’ isn’t enough. Australia needs to recognise and protect First Nations cultural and intellectual property">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Commonwealth group that has been observing the Papua New Guinea national elections has called for an urgent review of the electoral process. The leader, former Nauru president, Baron Waqa, said he was gravely concerned at the daily incidents of violence and tragic loss of life that were being reported. The Commonwealth Observers ... <a title="Commonwealth observers call for ‘urgent review’ of PNG electoral process" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/commonwealth-observers-call-for-urgent-review-of-png-electoral-process/" aria-label="Read more about Commonwealth observers call for ‘urgent review’ of PNG electoral process">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Frank Bongiorno, Australian National University The covid-19 pandemic has already generated its own mythology. In Britain, they talk of the “myth of the blitz” – the idea of a society that pulled together in the Second World War to withstand the bombs dropped by the Luftwaffe with pluck, bravery and humour. In Australia, ... <a title="Covid and reality: Do we care enough about the common good?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/covid-and-reality-do-we-care-enough-about-the-common-good/" aria-label="Read more about Covid and reality: Do we care enough about the common good?">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
Inside PNG News National Capital Dictrict (NCD) police have arrested 18 suspects following the slasher attacks on civilians yesterday outside Papua New Guinea’s national elections counting centre at Port Moresby’s Sir John Guise stadium. NCD Metropolitan Superintendent Gideon Ikumu said the men were “persons of interest” and police would continue investigating. “The men [suspects] are ... <a title="PNG police arrest 18 suspects following election attacks in Port Moresby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/png-police-arrest-18-suspects-following-election-attacks-in-port-moresby/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police arrest 18 suspects following election attacks in Port Moresby">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
“It’s exciting to know that I am involved in making history and that my contribution will leave a legacy for my tupuna and mokopuna to be proud of.” The words of Waikato Pasifika health advocate Mareta Matenga, who is helping lead a new Pan Pacific Community Hub in Hamilton. “I am supporting the development of ... <a title="Pasifika wāhine launching new Waikato Pan Pacific health hub" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/pasifika-wahine-launching-new-waikato-pan-pacific-health-hub/" aria-label="Read more about Pasifika wāhine launching new Waikato Pan Pacific health hub">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
RNZ Pacific New Caledonia’s pro-independence FLNKS (Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), which wants independence from Indonesia. The Kanak-Papuan deal was signed by Roch Wamytan, President of New Caledonia’s Congress, and the visiting ULMWP leader Benny Wenda. Wamytan told La ... <a title="Pro-independence Kanaks sign pact with West Papuan movement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/pro-independence-kanaks-sign-pact-with-west-papuan-movement/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-independence Kanaks sign pact with West Papuan movement">Read more</a>
