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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Shifting Australia to a low-emissions energy system is a big challenge. Much has been said of the need to change the electricity generation mix, from mostly fossil fuels to mostly renewables. Yet our electricity transmission network must also be overhauled. ... <a title="Explainer: what is the electricity transmission system, and why does it need fixing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/explainer-what-is-the-electricity-transmission-system-and-why-does-it-need-fixing-147903/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is the electricity transmission system, and why does it need fixing?">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Gruen, Adjunct Professor, Business School, University of Technology Sydney Three of the world’s most populist leaders of modern times – Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, have handled the COVID crisis badly. All three have caught it. In the Financial Times, chief economics ... <a title="Populist leaders have handled COVID badly, and they could still get away with it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/populist-leaders-have-handled-covid-badly-and-they-could-still-get-away-with-it-145309/" aria-label="Read more about Populist leaders have handled COVID badly, and they could still get away with it">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Robinson, Professor of Communication Design, Massey University With under 48 hours until polls close in the 2020 election, 1,565,421 New Zealanders have made an advance vote. This represents 60% of the total number of votes cast in the 2017 general election and is the most advance ... <a title="NZ election 2020: how might record advance voting numbers influence the final outcome?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/nz-election-2020-how-might-record-advance-voting-numbers-influence-the-final-outcome-148182/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2020: how might record advance voting numbers influence the final outcome?">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. I recently encountered the concept “pay it forward”, with reference to a debt. While it was in a personal context that I came across this concept, on reflection I am wondering why – as a follower of news media – I have never heard the concept in any current affairs discussion. ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Public Debt: Pay it Back or Pay it Forward?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/keith-rankin-analysis-public-debt-pay-it-back-or-pay-it-forward/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Public Debt: Pay it Back or Pay it Forward?">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand’s Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern today spoke on national radio about why she should continue as prime minister on the last day of campaigning before the general election tomorrow. She told RNZ’s Morning Report today she had proved she can work with three parties, so she can work with two ... <a title="Jacinda Ardern on why Labour should form NZ’s next government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/jacinda-ardern-on-why-labour-should-form-nzs-next-government/" aria-label="Read more about Jacinda Ardern on why Labour should form NZ’s next government">Read more</a>
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October 16, 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 Election Henry Cooke (Stuff): Thank goodness this empty election is almost over Richard Shaw, Bronwyn Hayward, Grant Duncan, Jennifer Curtin, Rawiri Taonui (The Conversation): The final debate and the campaign’s winners and losers ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 16 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-16-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 16 2020">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeanette Kennett, Professor of Philosophy, Macquarie University Social media algorithms, artificial intelligence, and our own genetics are among the factors influencing us beyond our awareness. This raises an ancient question: do we have control over our own lives? This article is part of The Conversation’s series on ... <a title="Do criminals freely decide to commit offences? How the courts decide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/do-criminals-freely-decide-to-commit-offences-how-the-courts-decide-133751/" aria-label="Read more about Do criminals freely decide to commit offences? How the courts decide">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Brennan, Lecturer in History, James Cook University Many of the minor parties vying for votes in the Queensland election will already be very familiar to Australians. But Pauline Hanson, Clive Palmer and the Katters are not the only minor party players worth watching in the lead ... <a title="Meet North Queensland First, the party that wants to kill crocs and form a new state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/meet-north-queensland-first-the-party-that-wants-to-kill-crocs-and-form-a-new-state-147562/" aria-label="Read more about Meet North Queensland First, the party that wants to kill crocs and form a new state">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Legge, Professor, Australian National University Toxoplasmosis, cat roundworm and cat scratch disease are caused by pathogens that depend on cats — pets or feral — for part of their life cycle. But these diseases can be passed to humans, sometimes with severe health consequences. In our ... <a title="Cats carry diseases that can be deadly to humans, and it’s costing Australia $6 billion every year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/cats-carry-diseases-that-can-be-deadly-to-humans-and-its-costing-australia-6-billion-every-year-147910/" aria-label="Read more about Cats carry diseases that can be deadly to humans, and it’s costing Australia $6 billion every year">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra The International Monetary Fund this week delivered a somewhat surprising message. It warned Earth was on course for “potentially catastrophic” damage under climate change, and called for green investment and carbon prices to ... <a title="Some say neoliberals have destroyed the world, but now they want to save it. Is Scott Morrison listening?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/some-say-neoliberals-have-destroyed-the-world-but-now-they-want-to-save-it-is-scott-morrison-listening-148167/" aria-label="Read more about Some say neoliberals have destroyed the world, but now they want to save it. Is Scott Morrison listening?">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maggie Walter, Pro Vice Chancellor (Aboriginal Research and Leadership) and Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of Tasmania We seek the wisdom of Aboriginal leaders with their deep knowledge of Country as we explore how to be a university with place at the centre of its thinking. – ... <a title="How a university can embed Indigenous knowledge into the curriculum and why it matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/how-a-university-can-embed-indigenous-knowledge-into-the-curriculum-and-why-it-matters-147456/" aria-label="Read more about How a university can embed Indigenous knowledge into the curriculum and why it matters">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Davidson, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, UNSW There’s a lot to like about the JobMaker Hiring Credit announced in the budget. As lockdowns ease, it’s logical to cautiously move from protecting jobs in struggling sectors to generating new jobs in growing ones. For the next year, employers who ... <a title="In defence of JobMaker, the replacement for JobKeeper: not perfect, but much to like" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/in-defence-of-jobmaker-the-replacement-for-jobkeeper-not-perfect-but-much-to-like-147898/" aria-label="Read more about In defence of JobMaker, the replacement for JobKeeper: not perfect, but much to like">Read more</a>
