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November 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Owing to the large numbers of mail ballots, counting in some states has been very slow. What we know is that Donald Trump won Florida, Texas, Ohio and Iowa. With the exception of Florida, these ... <a title="No winner yet, but Biden more likely to eventually win US election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/no-winner-yet-but-biden-more-likely-to-eventually-win-us-election-148002/" aria-label="Read more about No winner yet, but Biden more likely to eventually win US election">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kayleen Manwaring, Senior Lecturer, School of Taxation ＆ Business Law, UNSW The Internet of Things (IoT) is already all around us. Online devices have become essential in industries from manufacturing and healthcare to agriculture and environmental management, not to mention our own homes. Digital consulting firm Ovum ... <a title="How Australia can reap the benefits and dodge the dangers of the Internet of Things" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/how-australia-can-reap-the-benefits-and-dodge-the-dangers-of-the-internet-of-things-149428/" aria-label="Read more about How Australia can reap the benefits and dodge the dangers of the Internet of Things">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian today announced the border with Victoria will reopen on November 23. It will be the first time people can freely cross the border since early July. My preference would be ... <a title="The NSW-Vic border will reopen this month, and ironically the risk is greatest for Victoria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/the-nsw-vic-border-will-reopen-this-month-and-ironically-the-risk-is-greatest-for-victoria-149437/" aria-label="Read more about The NSW-Vic border will reopen this month, and ironically the risk is greatest for Victoria">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Mares, Lead Moderator, Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership, Monash University If you’re in a super fund, then, like it or not, you’ve got ethical decisions to make. More than 10 million Australians have a superannuation account. Which means, effectively, more than 10 million of us are ... <a title="Saving for retirement gives you power, and ethical responsibilities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/saving-for-retirement-gives-you-power-and-ethical-responsibilities-148349/" aria-label="Read more about Saving for retirement gives you power, and ethical responsibilities">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Jennifer S. Hunt, Australian National University It has been billed as the most significant US election in generations, and with nearly 100 million votes already cast, it is well underway. An estimated 50 million more votes are expected on the last day of in-person voting on Tuesday (Wednesday NZ time), with mail-in ballots ... <a title="With US D-day, the outcome won’t be simply a matter of political will" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/with-us-d-day-the-outcome-wont-be-simply-a-matter-of-political-will/" aria-label="Read more about With US D-day, the outcome won’t be simply a matter of political will">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw of Massey University Jacinda Ardern’s new “covid cabinet” is pretty much the same as — and completely unlike — every previous government under the mixed member proportional (MMP) system. The similarity involves the political accommodation reached between Labour and the Greens. Every government formed since 1996 has rested on such arrangements. ... <a title="Ardern now leads one of the most powerful governments NZ has seen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/ardern-now-leads-one-of-the-most-powerful-governments-nz-has-seen/" aria-label="Read more about Ardern now leads one of the most powerful governments NZ has seen">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
A clip from This Is Not A Movie, a 2020 documentary by about Robert Fisk. Video: Doc Edge Festival Veteran journalist Robert Fisk, who for decades covered events in the Middle East and elsewhere as a foreign correspondent for the British newspaper The Independent, has died after suffering a suspected stroke at his Dublin home. ... <a title="Robert Fisk’s message: Journalists should challenge the narratives of power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/robert-fisks-message-journalists-should-challenge-the-narratives-of-power/" aria-label="Read more about Robert Fisk’s message: Journalists should challenge the narratives of power">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Beck, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law, Monash University While Australians were distracted last week by Melbourne’s lockdown ending and the final days of the Queensland and United States elections, both major parties joined forces in federal parliament to weaken political donations laws. This will make it ... <a title="Federal parliament just weakened political donations laws while you weren’t watching" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/federal-parliament-just-weakened-political-donations-laws-while-you-werent-watching-149171/" aria-label="Read more about Federal parliament just weakened political donations laws while you weren’t watching">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Hansen, Deputy Editor and Chief of Staff, The Conversation The US has already seen record early voting in the presidential election, with more than 100 million people casting ballots before election day. Now, the counting begins. With a variety of differences in when early votes and ... <a title="US election 2020: live count of the race to the White House and state-by-state breakdown of Senate races" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/us-election-2020-live-count-of-the-race-to-the-white-house-and-state-by-state-breakdown-of-senate-races-149266/" aria-label="Read more about US election 2020: live count of the race to the White House and state-by-state breakdown of Senate races">Read more</a>
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November 4, 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 New Cabinet Michael Neilson (Herald): Record-breaking Cabinet, but will they be able to deliver for Māori? Jennifer Curtin (The Conversation): Can New Zealand’s most diverse ever cabinet improve representation of women and minorities in general? 1News: Jacinda Ardern ‘utterly rejects’ ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 04 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-04-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 04 2020">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peta Malins, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University In an open letter, more than 1,200 academics from universities and institutes across Australia have written to the Victorian government to protest against the destruction of Djab Wurrung country as part of a highway duplication in ... <a title="An open letter from 1,200 Australian academics on the Djab Wurrung trees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/an-open-letter-from-1-200-australian-academics-on-the-djab-wurrung-trees-149147/" aria-label="Read more about An open letter from 1,200 Australian academics on the Djab Wurrung trees">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archa Fox, Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, University of Western Australia The Australian government is in talks with pharmaceutical company Pfizer about potentially supplying its COVID-19 vaccine. The company has also secured preliminary clearance to apply for a type of fast-tracked regulatory approval for this vaccine. ... <a title="Australia may miss out on several COVID vaccines if it can’t make mRNA ones locally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/australia-may-miss-out-on-several-covid-vaccines-if-it-cant-make-mrna-ones-locally-148996/" aria-label="Read more about Australia may miss out on several COVID vaccines if it can’t make mRNA ones locally">Read more</a>
