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May 20, 2025
ANALYSIS: By Ian Powell In February 2025, Dr Diana Sarfati resigned, not unexpectedly, as Director-General of Health after only two years into her five-year term. As a medical specialist, and in her role as developing the successful cancer control agency, she had extensive experience in New Zealand’s health system. However, she did not conform to ... <a title="Health chief ‘conductor of an orchestra who’s never played an instrument’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/health-chief-conductor-of-an-orchestra-whos-never-played-an-instrument/" aria-label="Read more about Health chief ‘conductor of an orchestra who’s never played an instrument’">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hayward, Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, RMIT University There was not a lot of cheer in the media reporting ahead of the 2025/6 Victorian budget released on Wednesday. Debt and deficits dominated the coverage. All eyes turned to new treasurer, Jaclyn Symes, to see if in ... <a title="Victorian budget has cash to splash on health, transport but new levies, job cuts, rising debt signal pain ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/victorian-budget-has-cash-to-splash-on-health-transport-but-new-levies-job-cuts-rising-debt-signal-pain-ahead-257013/" aria-label="Read more about Victorian budget has cash to splash on health, transport but new levies, job cuts, rising debt signal pain ahead">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock speaks at a forum during the World Bank/IMF meetings in Washington in April. Jose Luis Magana/AP The Reserve Bank of Australia cut the official interest rate for the ... <a title="RBA cuts interest rates, ready to respond again if the economy weakens further" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/rba-cuts-interest-rates-ready-to-respond-again-if-the-economy-weakens-further-256798/" aria-label="Read more about RBA cuts interest rates, ready to respond again if the economy weakens further">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linda Botterill, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University In the weeks since the federal election, there’s been much speculation about the future of the Coalition agreement. In their soul-searching, it seemed possible the Liberals might pull the pin, given the degree of their ... <a title="The Coalition is on a break, but the Nationals risk finding their former partner doesn’t want them back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/the-coalition-is-on-a-break-but-the-nationals-risk-finding-their-former-partner-doesnt-want-them-back-257117/" aria-label="Read more about The Coalition is on a break, but the Nationals risk finding their former partner doesn’t want them back">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Israel has been accused of “manipulation” and “cynical” circumvention of global decisions calling for unrestricted humanitarian aid access to the besieged Gaza enclave. “In a clear act of defiance against international humanitarian obligations, the occupying state has permitted only nine aid trucks to enter the Gaza Strip — covering both the devastated ... <a title="Israel slammed over ‘cynical’ sidestep of global rulings on Gazan humanitarian aid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/israel-slammed-over-cynical-sidestep-of-global-rulings-on-gazan-humanitarian-aid/" aria-label="Read more about Israel slammed over ‘cynical’ sidestep of global rulings on Gazan humanitarian aid">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Government-owned Kiwirail is supposed to be presiding over the New Zealand Main Trunk (Railway) Line, from Auckland to Invercargill. As such it runs a ferry service (The Interislander) between New Zealand’s North and South Islands. We are being told by Kiwirail (and see today’s report on Radio NZ) that the only ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – The Aratere and the New Zealand Main Trunk Line" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/keith-rankin-analysis-the-aratere-and-the-new-zealand-main-trunk-line/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – The Aratere and the New Zealand Main Trunk Line">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Dickinson, Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock Ensuring the provision of high quality disability services will pose a significant challenge for the Albanese government’s second term. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) cost A$43.9 billion in 2023–24 and is one of the ... <a title="The government wants to contain NDIS growth. But ineligible people with disability also need support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/the-government-wants-to-contain-ndis-growth-but-ineligible-people-with-disability-also-need-support-256236/" aria-label="Read more about The government wants to contain NDIS growth. But ineligible people with disability also need support">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Bell-James, Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland New federal Environment Minister Murray Watt is in Western Australia this week to reboot nature law reform. Reform stalled in the Senate last term, following stiff opposition from the state’s Labor government and mining sector. ... <a title="Can Murray Watt fix Australia’s broken nature laws? First stop, Western Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/can-murray-watt-fix-australias-broken-nature-laws-first-stop-western-australia-257000/" aria-label="Read more about Can Murray Watt fix Australia’s broken nature laws? First stop, Western Australia">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Riboldi, Lecturer in Social Impact and Social Change, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney The Conversation , CC BY Social media advertising is an increasingly important frontier in election campaigns. Political parties, candidates and third-party groups – such as trade unions, industry bodies and interest ... <a title="Follow the money: the organisations that spent the most on social media during the election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/follow-the-money-the-organisations-that-spent-the-most-on-social-media-during-the-election-256784/" aria-label="Read more about Follow the money: the organisations that spent the most on social media during the election">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Lindsey, Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne Making Jakarta their first overseas visit has become a set piece for newly elected Australian prime ministers dating back to John Howard in 1996. ... <a title="There’s no country more important to Australia than Indonesia. Trouble is, the feeling isn’t mutual" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/theres-no-country-more-important-to-australia-than-indonesia-trouble-is-the-feeling-isnt-mutual-256900/" aria-label="Read more about There’s no country more important to Australia than Indonesia. Trouble is, the feeling isn’t mutual">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Nationals’ leader David Littleproud has singled out nuclear energy as a key reason for his party’s spectacular split from the Liberals, as both parties seek to rebuild following the Coalition’s devastating election loss. Speaking to the media ... <a title="David Littleproud cites nuclear energy disagreement as major factor in Coalition split" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/david-littleproud-cites-nuclear-energy-disagreement-as-major-factor-in-coalition-split-256904/" aria-label="Read more about David Littleproud cites nuclear energy disagreement as major factor in Coalition split">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Sheard, McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Melbourne Studio Romantic/Shutterstock Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly transforming the world of work – not least, the process of hiring, managing and promoting employees. According to the most recent Responsible AI Index, 62% of Australian organisations used AI ... <a title="AI may be exposing jobseekers to discrimination. Here’s how we could better protect them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/20/ai-may-be-exposing-jobseekers-to-discrimination-heres-how-we-could-better-protect-them-256789/" aria-label="Read more about AI may be exposing jobseekers to discrimination. Here’s how we could better protect them">Read more</a>
