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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (175771)	8/4/2021 10:57:40 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 219522

Re <<Stuck here in Aotearoa-Zimbabwe until covid clearance.>> ... shouldn't be long then, say you should be good to travel freely 2025-ish :0)))

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (175771)	8/5/2021 6:14:13 AM
From: TobagoJack	1 Recommendation Recommended By marcher Respond to of 219522

FYI bloomberg.com Some Indigenous Australians to Get $55,000 in Reparations Plan Jason Scott August 5, 2021, 8:58 AM GMT+8 Australia will give one-off cash payments to Indigenous “Stolen Generations” survivors who were forcibly removed from their families as children to assimilate them into White communities, a practice that lasted for decades before finally ending in the 1970s. The A$75,000 ($55,000) payments “in recognition of the harm caused by forced removal” are part of a wider A$1 billion plan announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday to support Indigenous welfare. The policy, which he said was “led together with Indigenous leaders,” comes after his government overhauled the Closing the Gap strategy first adopted in 2008 to erase the wide margins between Indigenous and other Australians in key health, education and employment indicators. Black Lives Matter Spurs Indigenous Lawmaker to Change Australia “This is a practical plan that builds from the ground up by making good on the harm caused to Stolen Generations survivors to supporting this and future generations of young people with more education opportunities,” Morrison said in a statement. “This plan is about real reconciliation, how we get there, and making sure all governments are held to account -- state and federal.” Tracking the forces driving changeSign up for the Bloomberg Equality newsletter. Sign up to this newsletter Mirroring the U.S., where the Black imprisonment rate is more than five times than that of Whites, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up just 2% of the population but 29% of all prison inmates in Australia. Compared with other Australians, Indigenous people are less likely to attend or complete school, almost half as likely to own their own home, and on average die about eight years earlier, according to government data. Besides the A$75,000 payment, eligible “Stolen Generations” applicants will also receive a one-off “healing assistance payment” of A$7,000 and an opportunity to tell their story to a senior government official along with “a face-to-face or written apology.” Opposition leader Anthony Albanese said it was unclear whether the promised funding was on top of previous budget allocations. “The prime minister promises a new approach but the question is -- is this new money, or is this another shiny new announcement from existing funds?” Albanese said in an emailed statement. “For eight long years, the government has shunted its responsibility for progress on Closing the Gap to states and territories, on future parliaments and future generations.” The government will release an annual report from next year to outline progress made in the new plan. The funding includes: - A$379 million to redress about 3,600 “Stolen Generations” survivors in the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory (the states will manage compensation arrangements in their own jurisdictions) - A$254 million to improve life expectancy through new health clinics, improved infrastructure and housing for medical professionals - A$123 million on early childhood education and care services Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal. LEARN MORE Sent from my iPad

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (175771)	8/8/2021 9:37:27 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219522

Folks are bugging out, and I wonder why, for supposedly if such folks cannot prove they did not give up their US citizenship for tax reasons (either they did so because their spouse is not of US citizenship, or the place of new nationality sports higher tax rate), then they might not even be eligible to visit family in USA. Then there is the issue of exit tax. Of course, taking up residency in NZ is not the same as giving up USA citizenship, but it is prepping the way to eventual option bbc.com Larry Page: Google co-founder granted New Zealand residency 22 hours ago Getty Images New Zealand's authorities say Larry Page applied for residency under a category for wealthy investors Larry Page, Google's co-founder and one of the world's richest men, has been granted New Zealand residency under a category for wealthy investors. Applicants are required to invest at least NZ$10m ($7m, £5m) in New Zealand over three years. Mr Page entered New Zealand in January, when its borders were still closed because of Covid-19. But the government said he was allowed in because of a medical emergency application involving his son. Mr Page, 48, had applied for residence in November. However, his application could not be processed because he was offshore at the time. But in January, the US tech billionaire was allowed into New Zealand so his son could be evacuated from Fiji because of a medical emergency, the government confirmed on Thursday. His application was approved in February. In parliament this week, Health Minister Andrew Little defended the decision to grant him entry. "[His entry] met all the standard conditions of a medical emergency requiring a medical evacuation from the islands, and every requirement and regulation that was in place... was complied with," Mr Little said, according to a transcript on the parliament's website. Some critics of the decision highlighted its apparent unfairness. "We have got these GPs or nurses who are stuck in an interminable waiting room to get their residence, whereas Larry [Page] comes in and boom, straight away can become a resident," immigration adviser Katy Armstrong told Radio New Zealand. Mr Page is listed as one of the richest people in the world with a reported wealth of more than $116 bn. He stepped down as chief executive of Google's parent company Alphabet in 2019, but remains a board member and controlling shareholder. He is not the first Silicon Valley tech billionaire to have taken a particular interest in New Zealand. Peter Thiel, a co-founder of Paypal and early investor in Facebook, once described the South Pacific island nation as "the future" and became a citizen back in 2011. He has since invested heavily there. Located more than 6,000 miles (10,000km) from the US mainland, New Zealand was recently identified as a country more resilient than most to the threat of climate change. In a study released last month, researchers at the UK-based Global Sustainability Institute described New Zealand as "best placed to survive the collapse of global civilisation". The temperate, mountainous country is well-placed to deal with threats such as rising sea levels. You may also be interested in: Google boss Sundar Pichai on tax and his personal tech habits Sent from my iPad