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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Clune, Honorary Associate, Government and International Relations, University of Sydney New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has become ensnared this week in the sensational ICAC hearings into alleged corruption by former MP Daryl Maguire — and suddenly finds her future very much in doubt. In yesterday’s ... <a title="The long history of political corruption in NSW — and the downfall of MPs, ministers and premiers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/the-long-history-of-political-corruption-in-nsw-and-the-downfall-of-mps-ministers-and-premiers-147994/" aria-label="Read more about The long history of political corruption in NSW — and the downfall of MPs, ministers and premiers">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
By RNZ Pacific The president of New Caledonia’s parliamentary Congress says the Pacific territory could become an independent state associated with France. The suggestion was made by Roch Wamytan in an interview with the Catholic newspaper La Croix after the October 4 independence referendum in which 53 percent voted for the status quo, a reduced ... <a title="Kanaky New Caledonia could become ‘associated’ with France, says Wamytan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/kanaky-new-caledonia-could-become-associated-with-france-says-wamytan/" aria-label="Read more about Kanaky New Caledonia could become ‘associated’ with France, says Wamytan">Read more</a>
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October 15, 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 Wealth tax Daniel Dunkley (Stuff): Tax the wealthy? I don’t think so Heather Du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): National’s ‘wealth tax’ assault isn’t working Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern’s absurd day in Christchurch, still battling ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 15 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-15-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 15 2020">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Jin Kang, Lecturer, Computing and Security, Edith Cowan University The age of the driverless taxi has arrived – at least in parts of Phoenix, Arizona. Self-driving car company Waymo, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, announced its autonomous vehicles are now available to the general public ... <a title="Robot take the wheel: Waymo has launched a self-driving taxi service" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/robot-take-the-wheel-waymo-has-launched-a-self-driving-taxi-service-147908/" aria-label="Read more about Robot take the wheel: Waymo has launched a self-driving taxi service">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stefan Forstner, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Have you ever been in more than one place at the same time? If you’re much bigger than an atom, the answer will be no. But atoms and particles are governed by the rules of quantum mechanics, in ... <a title="Could Schrödinger’s cat exist in real life? Our research may soon provide the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/could-schrodingers-cat-exist-in-real-life-our-research-may-soon-provide-the-answer-147752/" aria-label="Read more about Could Schrödinger’s cat exist in real life? Our research may soon provide the answer">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Clune, Honorary Associate, Government and International Relations, University of Sydney New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has become ensnared this week in the sensational ICAC hearings into alleged corruption by former MP Daryl Maguire — and suddenly finds her future very much in doubt. In today’s ... <a title="A long history of political corruption in NSW — and the downfall of MPs, ministers and premiers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/a-long-history-of-political-corruption-in-nsw-and-the-downfall-of-mps-ministers-and-premiers-147994/" aria-label="Read more about A long history of political corruption in NSW — and the downfall of MPs, ministers and premiers">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suze Wilson, Senior Lecturer, Executive Development, Massey University Women leading both of New Zealand’s largest political parties is something to celebrate. Watching Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins go head to head in three televised or online pre-election debates should surely dispel any doubt about whether women are ... <a title="NZ election 2020: why gender stereotypes still affect perceptions of Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins as leaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/nz-election-2020-why-gender-stereotypes-still-affect-perceptions-of-jacinda-ardern-and-judith-collins-as-leaders-147837/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2020: why gender stereotypes still affect perceptions of Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins as leaders">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maximilian de Courten, Health Policy Lead and Professor in Global Public Health at the Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Europe is again in the grip of a COVID-19 resurgence, with outbreak hot-spots in the United Kingdom, Spain and France each reporting thousands of new daily cases. The level ... <a title="Europe’s second wave is worse than the first. What went so wrong, and what can it learn from countries like Vietnam?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/europes-second-wave-is-worse-than-the-first-what-went-so-wrong-and-what-can-it-learn-from-countries-like-vietnam-147907/" aria-label="Read more about Europe’s second wave is worse than the first. What went so wrong, and what can it learn from countries like Vietnam?">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robbie Napper, Senior Lecturer, Design, Monash University Under COVID-19 lockdowns, bike sales have been booming. Quiet streets and more time at home have opened a new opportunity for bicycles in our otherwise car-dominated culture. Every day in Victoria, more than 2.2 million trips under two kilometres are ... <a title="Forget your fixie, we’re more likely to ride bikes if we can carry more on them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/forget-your-fixie-were-more-likely-to-ride-bikes-if-we-can-carry-more-on-them-133441/" aria-label="Read more about Forget your fixie, we’re more likely to ride bikes if we can carry more on them">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Caple, Associate Professor, UNSW A highlight for Australian children’s literature is the announcements of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year award winners. This year’s winners will be announced on Friday October 16 — right before the start of CBCA’s Book Week ... <a title="In 20 years of award-winning picture books, non-white people made up just 12% of main characters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/in-20-years-of-award-winning-picture-books-non-white-people-made-up-just-12-of-main-characters-147026/" aria-label="Read more about In 20 years of award-winning picture books, non-white people made up just 12% of main characters">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacob K. Goeree, Scientia Professor, UNSW The most celebrated theory in all of economics, the so-called First Welfare Theorem, says that, provided there is perfect competition and perfect information, free markets allocate resources resources efficiently. In other words, it says the father of economics Adam Smith was ... <a title="Dissecting the Nobel: how Milgrom and Wilson changed the face of auctions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/dissecting-the-nobel-how-milgrom-and-wilson-changed-the-face-of-auctions-147988/" aria-label="Read more about Dissecting the Nobel: how Milgrom and Wilson changed the face of auctions">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jo McDonald, Director, Centre for Rock Art Research + Management, University of Western Australia The destruction of 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge sites in the Pilbara has created great distress for their traditional owners, seismic shockwaves for heritage professionals and appalled the general public. The fallout for Rio Tinto ... <a title="Can a mining state be pro-heritage? Vital steps to avoid another Juukan Gorge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/can-a-mining-state-be-pro-heritage-vital-steps-to-avoid-another-juukan-gorge-146211/" aria-label="Read more about Can a mining state be pro-heritage? Vital steps to avoid another Juukan Gorge">Read more</a>
