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September 29, 2020
By RNZ News Housing and climate change caused the most heated exchanges at TVNZ’s young voters debate in New Zealand last night, an event far more colourful than last week’s debate between Labour leader and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and National leader Judith Collins. Kiri Allan from Labour, Simeon Brown from National, Chlöe Swarbrick from ... <a title="Politicians try to woo young voters in fiery NZ election debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/29/politicians-try-to-woo-young-voters-in-fiery-nz-election-debate/" aria-label="Read more about Politicians try to woo young voters in fiery NZ election debate">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2020
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 1News Colmar Brunton poll Thomas Coughlan and Luke Malpass(Stuff): Spectre of Labour-Green coalition National’s worst nightmare Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Labour needs Greens on latest One News poll (paywalled) Claire Trevett (Herald): Do the polls deliver ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 29 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/29/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-29-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 29 2020">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Lamb, Associate Professor in Geophysics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Have you ever wondered why the Earth’s surface is separated into two distinct worlds – the oceans and large tracts of land? Why aren’t land and water more mixed up, forming a landscape ... <a title="Rocky icebergs and deep anchors – new research on how planetary forces shape the Earth’s surface" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/29/rocky-icebergs-and-deep-anchors-new-research-on-how-planetary-forces-shape-the-earths-surface-146576/" aria-label="Read more about Rocky icebergs and deep anchors – new research on how planetary forces shape the Earth’s surface">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Evans, Professor of Statistical Genetics, The University of Queensland Most people consistently use the same hand to do tasks that require skill and control such as writing or threading a needle. We know genetics plays a big part in which hand a person prefers, but it ... <a title="There’s no single gene for left-handedness. At least 41 regions of DNA are involved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/29/theres-no-single-gene-for-left-handedness-at-least-41-regions-of-dna-are-involved-146765/" aria-label="Read more about There’s no single gene for left-handedness. At least 41 regions of DNA are involved">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lloyd Cox, Lecturer, Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University “We really are the only advanced democracy on Earth that systematically and purposely makes it really hard for people to vote,” President Barack Obama lamented in 2016. He was alluding to obstacles that, in ... <a title="No mail-in votes, proof of citizenship: the long history of preventing minorities from voting in the US" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/29/no-mail-in-votes-proof-of-citizenship-the-long-history-of-preventing-minorities-from-voting-in-the-us-146669/" aria-label="Read more about No mail-in votes, proof of citizenship: the long history of preventing minorities from voting in the US">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christie M. Gardiner, Associate Lecturer of Law, University of Newcastle You have a chronic health condition and visit your specialist for an annual check-up, but the referral’s expired. You’re told to get a new referral from the GP to claim the Medicare rebate. You take the next ... <a title="Specialist referral rules haven’t changed much since the 70s, but Australia’s health needs sure have" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/29/specialist-referral-rules-havent-changed-much-since-the-70s-but-australias-health-needs-sure-have-144506/" aria-label="Read more about Specialist referral rules haven’t changed much since the 70s, but Australia’s health needs sure have">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damian R. Michael, Senior research fellow, Charles Sturt University As we settle into spring and temperatures rise, snakes are emerging from their winter hideouts to bask in the sun. But don’t be alarmed if you spot one, it’s hard to imagine a more misunderstood group of animals ... <a title="Does Australia really have the deadliest snakes? We debunk 6 common myths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/29/does-australia-really-have-the-deadliest-snakes-we-debunk-6-common-myths-145765/" aria-label="Read more about Does Australia really have the deadliest snakes? We debunk 6 common myths">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law, University of Melbourne What used to be known as a requirement to lend responsibly is now regarded as red tape. The National Consumer Credit Protection Act introduced by the Rudd government after the global financial crisis introduced responsible lending obligations that ... <a title="It’s about to become easier to lend irresponsibly, to help the recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/29/its-about-to-become-easier-to-lend-irresponsibly-to-help-the-recovery-146916/" aria-label="Read more about It’s about to become easier to lend irresponsibly, to help the recovery">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Stollznow, Research fellow, Griffith University Last month, on the centennial of the 19th amendment granting American women the vote, US President Donald Trump announced he would issue a posthumous pardon for Susan B. Anthony. A suffragette, Anthony was convicted of voting illegally as a woman in ... <a title="‘Virtue signalling’, a slur meant to imply moral grandstanding that might not be all bad" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/29/virtue-signalling-a-slur-meant-to-imply-moral-grandstanding-that-might-not-be-all-bad-145546/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Virtue signalling’, a slur meant to imply moral grandstanding that might not be all bad">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2020
Heavily armed Indonesian security forces move in to break up student protest at Cenderawasih University, Jayapura. Video: TV WestPapua By RNZ Pacific Indonesian police have forcibly dispersed hundreds of West Papuan university students holding a demonstration in the provincial capital of Jayapura. The students were peacefully protesting against the extension of special autonomy status in ... <a title="Armed Indonesian police break up Papuan protest at university" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/28/armed-indonesian-police-break-up-papuan-protest-at-university/" aria-label="Read more about Armed Indonesian police break up Papuan protest at university">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathleen Ryan, Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific Health, Infection and Immunity Theme, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute At the weekend, Victorian Premier Dan Andrews announced all the state’s primary school kids would return to school for Term 4. This is an update from the previously planned staggered return to primary ... <a title="Behind Victoria’s decision to open primary schools to all students: report shows COVID transmission is rare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/28/behind-victorias-decision-to-open-primary-schools-to-all-students-report-shows-covid-transmission-is-rare-147006/" aria-label="Read more about Behind Victoria’s decision to open primary schools to all students: report shows COVID transmission is rare">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Marshman, Honorary Principal Fellow, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne The COVID-19 pandemic caused a sudden and very big decline in Australian universities’ revenue as a result of the loss of international student enrolments. Being excluded from the federal government’s JobKeeper ... <a title="As universities face losing 1 in 10 staff, COVID-driven cuts create 4 key risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/28/as-universities-face-losing-1-in-10-staff-covid-driven-cuts-create-4-key-risks-147007/" aria-label="Read more about As universities face losing 1 in 10 staff, COVID-driven cuts create 4 key risks">Read more</a>
