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November 25, 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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. NZ First donations scandal Matt Shand (Stuff): A wine box, a deep throat and a dumpster – the trail that led to the NZ First donations scandal John ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 25 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/25/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-25-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 25 2019">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria Seton, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney For most people, continents are Earth’s seven main large landmasses. But geoscientists have a different take on this. They look at the type of rock a feature is made of, rather than how much of its surface is above ... <a title="What are lost continents, and why are we discovering so many?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/25/what-are-lost-continents-and-why-are-we-discovering-so-many-126355/" aria-label="Read more about What are lost continents, and why are we discovering so many?">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yee-Fui Ng, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Monash University Attorney-General Christian Porter added a little more flesh to the bones of the long-awaited Commonwealth Integrity Commission this week. In a National Press Club address, Porter argued there must be a balance between having a powerful investigative body ... <a title="Government’s Commonwealth Integrity Commission will not stamp out public sector corruption — here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/25/governments-commonwealth-integrity-commission-will-not-stamp-out-public-sector-corruption-heres-why-127502/" aria-label="Read more about Government’s Commonwealth Integrity Commission will not stamp out public sector corruption — here’s why">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracy Evans-Whipp, Research Fellow, Australian Institute of Family Studies Teenagers who have at least one close friendship are better able to bounce back from stress. This is one of the latest findings from the Growing Up In Australia study. Growing Up in Australia has been following the ... <a title="Teens with at least one close friend can better cope with stress than those without" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/25/teens-with-at-least-one-close-friend-can-better-cope-with-stress-than-those-without-126769/" aria-label="Read more about Teens with at least one close friend can better cope with stress than those without">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy O’Leary, Lecturer in Construction and Property, University of Melbourne Buildings in Australia account for over 50% of electricity use and almost a quarter of our carbon emissions but the failures, frailties and fragmentation of the construction sector have created a major obstacle to long-term reductions. Reducing ... <a title="Making every building count in meeting Australia’s emission targets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/25/making-every-building-count-in-meeting-australias-emission-targets-126930/" aria-label="Read more about Making every building count in meeting Australia’s emission targets">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rafal Chomik, Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), UNSW Asked to conduct an independent review of Australia’s retirement income system, the panel appointed by treasurer Josh Frydenberg reported on Friday that it was all tied up with the family home. At ... <a title="We’re delaying major life events, and our retirement income system hasn’t caught up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/25/were-delaying-major-life-events-and-our-retirement-income-system-hasnt-caught-up-127231/" aria-label="Read more about We’re delaying major life events, and our retirement income system hasn’t caught up">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Grimmer, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania Hit podcast Dolly Parton’s America is a love letter to the icon of American country music. It reveals Dolly’s broad and enduring appeal, which crosses generations, class, race and even musical tastes. ... <a title="And I will always love you: how marketers measure Dolly Parton’s magic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/25/and-i-will-always-love-you-how-marketers-measure-dolly-partons-magic-126688/" aria-label="Read more about And I will always love you: how marketers measure Dolly Parton’s magic">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government at the weekend piled on more pressure for Westpac heads to roll over the bank’s money laundering scandal, with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg saying the affair had a long way to play out. “These issues develop a momentum of ... <a title="Josh Frydenberg turns up heat on Westpac chiefs as bank issues a ‘response plan’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/24/josh-frydenberg-turns-up-heat-on-westpac-chiefs-as-bank-issues-a-response-plan-127698/" aria-label="Read more about Josh Frydenberg turns up heat on Westpac chiefs as bank issues a ‘response plan’">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Breunig, Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Over the past month a huge political dispute has sprung up in the US about the fairness of its tax system. It is fuelling debates between Democratic ... <a title="That moving graph of US tax rates that went viral, it’s probably wrong. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/24/that-moving-graph-of-us-tax-rates-that-went-viral-its-probably-wrong-heres-why-127233/" aria-label="Read more about That moving graph of US tax rates that went viral, it’s probably wrong. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Geddis, Professor, University of Otago New Zealand’s deputy prime minister, Winston Peters, is under pressure following a complaint to the New Zealand Electoral Commission about his party’s mysterious funding arrangements. Under electoral law, political parties have to disclose all donations above NZ$15,000. But the New Zealand ... <a title="NZ deputy PM under fire, but maintains no laws broken in party donations scandal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/nz-deputy-pm-under-fire-but-maintains-no-laws-broken-in-party-donations-scandal-127596/" aria-label="Read more about NZ deputy PM under fire, but maintains no laws broken in party donations scandal">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elise Bant, Professor of Law, University of Melbourne The news that Australia’s anti money-laundering regulator has accused Westpac of breaching the law on 23 million occasions points to the prospect that powerful members of corporate Australia are still behaving badly. This despite the clear lessons offered by ... <a title="Westpac’s scandal highlights a system failing to deter corporate wrongdoing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/westpacs-scandal-highlights-a-system-failing-to-deter-corporate-wrongdoing-127619/" aria-label="Read more about Westpac’s scandal highlights a system failing to deter corporate wrongdoing">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Bartlett, Associate Lecturer Pharmacy Practice, University of Sydney Some people find managing their medication difficult at the best of times. But in an emergency, like a bushfire or cyclone, this can be harder still. As catastrophic bushfires burn across Australia, here’s what to think about as ... <a title="How to manage your essential medicines in a bushfire or other emergency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/how-to-manage-your-essential-medicines-in-a-bushfire-or-other-emergency-127516/" aria-label="Read more about How to manage your essential medicines in a bushfire or other emergency">Read more</a>
