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May 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christoph Schumacher, Professor of Innovation and Economics, Massey University New Zealand’s first “well-being budget” has landed, prioritising well-being over economic growth. So how is it different to any budgets that we have seen in the past? The government has moved away from GDP as a sole indicator ... <a title="New Zealand’s ‘well-being budget’: how it hopes to improve people’s lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/30/new-zealands-well-being-budget-how-it-hopes-to-improve-peoples-lives-118052/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s ‘well-being budget’: how it hopes to improve people’s lives">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2019
ANALYSIS: By EMTV News James Marape, Papua New Guinea’s former Finance Minister and the man who led the defections that brought down the Peter O’Neill government, was today elected the country’s eighth prime minister. Another Highlands leader as member for Tari-Pori, Marape was the power-broker in the moves to shake up the government. The 48-year-old ... <a title="PNG’s ‘power broker’ minister Marape elected 8th PM for 8 million people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/30/pngs-power-broker-minister-marape-elected-8th-pm-for-8-million-people/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s ‘power broker’ minister Marape elected 8th PM for 8 million people">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bonny Parkinson, Senior Research Fellow, Macquarie University For many young women who take the contraceptive pill and don’t experience any side effects, seeing a doctor to renew your prescription each year is a nuisance. For some women, it’s enough to put them off taking the pill, placing ... <a title="Over-the-counter contraceptive pill could save the health system $96 million a year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/30/over-the-counter-contraceptive-pill-could-save-the-health-system-96-million-a-year-116826/" aria-label="Read more about Over-the-counter contraceptive pill could save the health system $96 million a year">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dougal Sutherland, Clinical Psychologist, Victoria University of Wellington The New Zealand government has allocated a record NZ$1.9 billion to mental health over five years in its first well-being budget. This includes a new frontline service for mental health, with a NZ$455 million programme and a goal of ... <a title="Mental health wins record funding in New Zealand’s first ‘well-being budget’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/30/mental-health-wins-record-funding-in-new-zealands-first-well-being-budget-118047/" aria-label="Read more about Mental health wins record funding in New Zealand’s first ‘well-being budget’">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donna Lee Brien, Professor, Creative Industries, CQUniversity Australia Why do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In this series, we unpick the work of the writer on both page and screen. Two Australian books were published last year about a brutal murder that happened in ... <a title="Inside the story: humanising a cold case victim – writing the life and brutal death of Mollie Dean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/30/inside-the-story-humanising-a-cold-case-victim-writing-the-life-and-brutal-death-of-mollie-dean-111185/" aria-label="Read more about Inside the story: humanising a cold case victim – writing the life and brutal death of Mollie Dean">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eddie Synot, Senior Research Assistant, Griffith University Ken Wyatt is the first Indigenous cabinet minister in the history of the Commonwealth government. That he was also the first Indigenous member of the House of Representatives when elected in 2010 as the member for Hasluck, WA, and is ... <a title="Ken Wyatt faces challenges – and opportunities – as minister for Indigenous Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/30/ken-wyatt-faces-challenges-and-opportunities-as-minister-for-indigenous-australians-117896/" aria-label="Read more about Ken Wyatt faces challenges – and opportunities – as minister for Indigenous Australians">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robin Smit, Adjunct professor, The University of Queensland When it comes to road transport, Australia is at risk of becoming a climate villain as we lag behind international best practice on fuel efficiency. Road transport is one of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions and represented ... <a title="Australians could have saved over $1 billion in fuel if car emissions standards were introduced 3 years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/30/australians-could-have-saved-over-1-billion-in-fuel-if-car-emissions-standards-were-introduced-3-years-ago-117190/" aria-label="Read more about Australians could have saved over $1 billion in fuel if car emissions standards were introduced 3 years ago">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2019
New Zealand Government’s Budget 2019 has been titled the Wellbeing Budget by the Government. It assesses at its core the wellbeing of New Zealanders across the generations and does not rely just on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) outcomes but considers the wellbeing of its citizens. The Live TV Debate includes speakers including the Finance Minister ... <a title="New Zealand Parliament TV Live – Budget 2019 Debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/30/new-zealand-parliament-tv-live-budget-2019-debate/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand Parliament TV Live – Budget 2019 Debate">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Budget leak Tova O’Brien (Newshub): ‘Human error’ that led to Treasury Budget information access well-known – source Herald: Budget leak ‘not unlawful’, the Treasury’s website exploited: Police RNZ: Budget breach didn’t break the law ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 30 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/30/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-30-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 30 2019">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2019
COMMENTARY: By Tarcisius Kabutaulaka Since the late 1980s, the logging industry has dominated the Solomon Islands economy. For nearly three decades, it has accounted for about 50 percent of the country’s foreign exchange revenue. In 2018, round logs account for 70 percent of Solomon Islands total exports. Eighty percent of that is exported to China. ... <a title="Tarcisius Kabutaulaka: Logging bonanza hasn’t helped Solomon Islands landowners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/30/tarcisius-kabutaulaka-logging-bonanza-hasnt-helped-solomon-islands-landowners/" aria-label="Read more about Tarcisius Kabutaulaka: Logging bonanza hasn’t helped Solomon Islands landowners">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Wanna, Sir John Bunting Chair of Public Administration, Australian National University Labor has taken a major gamble by appointing Anthony Albanese unopposed as party leader. His speedy elevation came because he was not tarred with the Bill Shorten-Chris Bowen brush that failed so spectacularly on May ... <a title="Policies, not posturing, will help Albanese shake the ‘left-wing’ tag and restore faith in his party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/30/policies-not-posturing-will-help-albanese-shake-the-left-wing-tag-and-restore-faith-in-his-party-117817/" aria-label="Read more about Policies, not posturing, will help Albanese shake the ‘left-wing’ tag and restore faith in his party">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robin Smit, Adjunct professor, The University of Queensland When it comes to road transport, Australia is at risk of becoming a climate villain as we lag behind international best practice on fuel efficiency. Road transport is one of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions and represented ... <a title="Australians could have saved over $1 billon in fuel if car emissions standards were introduced 3 years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/30/australians-could-have-saved-over-1-billon-in-fuel-if-car-emissions-standards-were-introduced-3-years-ago-117190/" aria-label="Read more about Australians could have saved over $1 billon in fuel if car emissions standards were introduced 3 years ago">Read more</a>
