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November 5, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Adrian Beaumont, University of Melbourne Joe Biden is now poised to win the US presidency. The mail-in votes in Wisconsin and Michigan have overturned Trump’s election night leads. Biden won Wisconsin by 0.6 percent, and is clearly going to win Michigan. He leads there by 1.2 percent with 97 percent in, and the ... <a title="Joe Biden headed for narrow victory in US presidential election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/joe-biden-headed-for-narrow-victory-in-us-presidential-election/" aria-label="Read more about Joe Biden headed for narrow victory in US presidential election">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Manning, Associate Professor, Monash University Around one in five Australians will develop an alcohol use disorder, such as dependence, during their lifetime. Reports suggest some people have been drinking more during the COVID pandemic, potentially putting themselves at greater risk of becoming dependent. While some people ... <a title="How a simple brain training program could help you stay away from alcohol" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/how-a-simple-brain-training-program-could-help-you-stay-away-from-alcohol-148431/" aria-label="Read more about How a simple brain training program could help you stay away from alcohol">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk A leading New Zealand newspaper has branded the knife-edge US presidential election as a “nightmare” scenario in response to fears of civil disorder and a tarnished global image. “The very face of the American consumerism was forced to mask up,” said The New Zealand Herald today as the nation “hunkered down ... <a title="Nightmare ‘haunts US dream’, says leading NZ newspaper" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/nightmare-haunts-us-dream-says-leading-nz-newspaper/" aria-label="Read more about Nightmare ‘haunts US dream’, says leading NZ newspaper">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
By RNZ Pacific The court case in New Caledonia brought by French Polynesia’s pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru against the French prosecutor over the Faa’a community station Radio Tefana has been deferred for a second time. Last month, it was deferred until yesterday but it has now been rescheduled for November 25. In June, Temaru had ... <a title="New Caledonia court again defers Temaru case over Radio Tefana" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/new-caledonia-court-again-defers-temaru-case-over-radio-tefana/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia court again defers Temaru case over Radio Tefana">Read more</a>
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November 5, 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 US election and NZ Newshub: US Election: What a Donald Trump victory would mean for Jacinda Ardern Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Whoever wins in the US, we might all lose Audrey Young (Herald): Time for Jacinda Ardern to ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 05 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-05-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 05 2020">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University On Saturday, The Age reported the Andrews government had been discussing the possibility of a single coronavirus hospital to treat and quarantine Victorians who test positive to COVID. The designated hospital would aim to relieve pressure on the state’s health-care ... <a title="A dedicated COVID hospital in Victoria would be good for patients and staff. But we can’t be sure yet it will be needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/a-dedicated-covid-hospital-in-victoria-would-be-good-for-patients-and-staff-but-we-cant-be-sure-yet-it-will-be-needed-149268/" aria-label="Read more about A dedicated COVID hospital in Victoria would be good for patients and staff. But we can’t be sure yet it will be needed">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Maund, Research Affiliate, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle Last week, the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements (the “bushfire royal commission”) handed down its anticipated final report, with 80 recommendations on managing future emergencies. Last summer’s horror bushfire season claimed 33 ... <a title="90% of buildings in bushfire-prone areas aren’t built to survive fires. A national policy can start to fix this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/90-of-buildings-in-bushfire-prone-areas-arent-built-to-survive-fires-a-national-policy-can-start-to-fix-this-149154/" aria-label="Read more about 90% of buildings in bushfire-prone areas aren’t built to survive fires. A national policy can start to fix this">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gwilym Croucher, Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne This is an edited extract of a new history, Australian Universities: A history of common cause, by Gwilym Croucher and James Waghorne (UNSW Press). In the early 1950s the universities faced an ... <a title="Universities in crisis? They’ve been there before, and found a way out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/universities-in-crisis-theyve-been-there-before-and-found-a-way-out-149439/" aria-label="Read more about Universities in crisis? They’ve been there before, and found a way out">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Williams, Associate Professor in Urban Ecology and Urban Horticulture, University of Melbourne High demand for green space under COVID restrictions led councils in Melbourne to temporarily open golf courses to non-golfers and fuelled public calls to “unlock” or repurpose them permanently. However, this must be done ... <a title="Urban golf courses are biodiversity oases. Opening them up puts that at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/urban-golf-courses-are-biodiversity-oases-opening-them-up-puts-that-at-risk-148634/" aria-label="Read more about Urban golf courses are biodiversity oases. Opening them up puts that at risk">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emlyn Dodd, Greece Fellow, Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Ancient Cultural Heritage and Environment, Macquarie University Pompeii is famed for plaster-cast bodies, ruins, frescoes and the rare snapshot it provides of a rather typical ancient Roman city. But less famous is its ... <a title="Pompeii is famous for its ruins and bodies, but what about its wine?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/pompeii-is-famous-for-its-ruins-and-bodies-but-what-about-its-wine-147011/" aria-label="Read more about Pompeii is famous for its ruins and bodies, but what about its wine?">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has secured deals for two further COVID-19 vaccines, taking its portfolio of agreements to four. Under the latest agreements, to be announced by Scott Morrison on Thursday, Novavax would supply 40 million vaccine doses and Pfizer/BioNTech would provide ... <a title="Scott Morrison to announce two new COVID vaccine deals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/scott-morrison-to-announce-two-new-covid-vaccine-deals-149458/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison to announce two new COVID vaccine deals">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Wilson, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago Following the sixth COVID-19 incursion in three months, New Zealand needs to shift from a one-size-fits-all strategy to a risk-based approach to border management. Two staff have recently tested positive after coming into contact with international seafarers in ... <a title="New Zealand needs a ‘traffic light’ system to stop COVID-19 creeping in at the border " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/new-zealand-needs-a-traffic-light-system-to-stop-covid-19-creeping-in-at-the-border-149262/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand needs a ‘traffic light’ system to stop COVID-19 creeping in at the border ">Read more</a>
