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October 22, 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 Labour-Greens talks, Labour govt Henry Cooke (Stuff): There is no evidence National voters backed Labour to keep the Greens out Audrey Young (Herald): Labour holds all the cards as Ardern’s talks with Greens ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 22 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-22-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 22 2020">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. The National Party’s defeat has been so comprehensive that few in the party seem optimistic they will recover anytime soon. Falling from 47% in 2017 to just 27% (which might drop as low as 25% once special votes are counted), is one of the most severe collapses in New Zealand’s ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s catastrophic collapse and fraught rebuild" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nationals-catastrophic-collapse-and-fraught-rebuild/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s catastrophic collapse and fraught rebuild">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This week’s first chart shows the average numbers of votes cast – on and before election day – in New Zealand’s different regions. In principle, all electorates have the same population, with electorate boundaries drawn with reference to population quotas based on census returns. However, each electorate may be up to ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Election Day Demographics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-election-day-demographics/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Election Day Demographics">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah John, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University In the US election next month, record-breaking numbers of voters will cast their ballots by mail for the first time. Millions of these ballots will be processed by local election administrations inexperienced with large numbers of mail-in ... <a title="Over 1 million mail-in ballots could be rejected in the US election — and the rules are changing by the day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/over-1-million-mail-in-ballots-could-be-rejected-in-the-us-election-and-the-rules-are-changing-by-the-day-148188/" aria-label="Read more about Over 1 million mail-in ballots could be rejected in the US election — and the rules are changing by the day">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yuting Zhang, Professor of Health Economics, University of Melbourne Almost all private health insurers increased their premiums in October, and have scheduled another price rise for April 2021. As many people struggle financially amid the pandemic, you may be wondering whether you should drop your private health ... <a title="Thinking of ditching private health insurance in the pandemic? Here’s how to calculate if it’s worth it for you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/thinking-of-ditching-private-health-insurance-in-the-pandemic-heres-how-to-calculate-if-its-worth-it-for-you-148191/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking of ditching private health insurance in the pandemic? Here’s how to calculate if it’s worth it for you">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Morgan Disspain, Adjunct Researcher, Southern Cross University A recent program for school kids in Kakadu and West Arnhem Land, incorporating traditional knowledge and Western science, is a model for teaching Indigenous children on Country. The Djenj Project (djenj means “fish” in the local language) involved teaching Bininj ... <a title="School of fish: how we involved Indigenous students in our investigation of a 65,000-year-old site" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/school-of-fish-how-we-involved-indigenous-students-in-our-investigation-of-a-65-000-year-old-site-144577/" aria-label="Read more about School of fish: how we involved Indigenous students in our investigation of a 65,000-year-old site">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rafal Chomik, Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), UNSW This article is part of our series on the future of aged care. The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will hold its final hearing on Friday, where Counsel Assisting ... <a title="At the heart of the broken model for funding aged care is broken trust. Here’s how to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/at-the-heart-of-the-broken-model-for-funding-aged-care-is-broken-trust-heres-how-to-fix-it-147101/" aria-label="Read more about At the heart of the broken model for funding aged care is broken trust. Here’s how to fix it">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sharpe, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Deakin University Over the past seven months, many of us have got closer to experiencing the kind of solitude long sought by monks, nuns, philosophers and misanthropes. For some, this has brought loneliness. Nevertheless, like religions such as Buddhism, the West ... <a title="Why philosophers say solitude can be helpful (even if you didn’t choose it)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/why-philosophers-say-solitude-can-be-helpful-even-if-you-didnt-choose-it-147440/" aria-label="Read more about Why philosophers say solitude can be helpful (even if you didn’t choose it)">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Kemp, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, UNSW, and Academic Lead, UNSW Grand Challenge on Trust, UNSW The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google for unlawful monopolisation. The department says Google’s conduct harms competition and consumers, and reduces the ability of ... <a title="The US is taking on Google in a huge antitrust case. It could change the face of online search" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/the-us-is-taking-on-google-in-a-huge-antitrust-case-it-could-change-the-face-of-online-search-148519/" aria-label="Read more about The US is taking on Google in a huge antitrust case. It could change the face of online search">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Sullivan, Associate Professor of Education, University of South Australia The disability royal commission heard from experts last week on the disproportionate number of students with a disability who have been suspended or expelled from school for “problem behaviour”. The commission’s public hearings come at the same ... <a title="NSW wants to change rules on suspending and expelling students. How does it compare to other states?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/nsw-wants-to-change-rules-on-suspending-and-expelling-students-how-does-it-compare-to-other-states-144676/" aria-label="Read more about NSW wants to change rules on suspending and expelling students. How does it compare to other states?">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graham Meadows, Professor of Adult Psychiatry, Monash University COVID-19 outbreaks and the resulting lockdowns, particularly in Victoria, have adversely affected many people’s mental health. Social isolation, financial stress, and anxiety about contracting COVID-19 can all contribute to psychological distress. For some people, these experiences may trigger mental ... <a title="Greater needs, but poorer access to services: why COVID mental health measures must target disadvantaged areas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/greater-needs-but-poorer-access-to-services-why-covid-mental-health-measures-must-target-disadvantaged-areas-146306/" aria-label="Read more about Greater needs, but poorer access to services: why COVID mental health measures must target disadvantaged areas">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Elphick, Adjunct Research Fellow, Law School, University of Western Australia It has long been a glaring problem that the New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Act (ADA) does not prohibit religious discrimination. One Nation’s Mark Latham recently proposed a new Religious Discrimination Bill. One key part of the ... <a title="NSW needs to prohibit religious discrimination, but not like this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/nsw-needs-to-prohibit-religious-discrimination-but-not-like-this-148007/" aria-label="Read more about NSW needs to prohibit religious discrimination, but not like this">Read more</a>
