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September 26, 2023
A recent webinar hosted by the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) brought together minds from across the region to delve into the intricate issues of the digital economy and data value. The webinar’s focus was clear — shed light on who was shaping the rules of the digital landscape and how these rules were taking ... <a title="Bid to protect Pacific indigenous knowledge in the global digital space" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/bid-to-protect-pacific-indigenous-knowledge-in-the-global-digital-space/" aria-label="Read more about Bid to protect Pacific indigenous knowledge in the global digital space">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Strangio, Professor of Politics, Monash University Daniel Andrews, who has announced he will step down after nearly nine years as premier, leaves office as a titan of Victorian politics. An activist premier, a gifted political communicator and a hard man of politics, he has been an ... <a title="Dan Andrews leaves office as a titan of Victorian politics – who drove conservatives to distraction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/dan-andrews-leaves-office-as-a-titan-of-victorian-politics-who-drove-conservatives-to-distraction-214373/" aria-label="Read more about Dan Andrews leaves office as a titan of Victorian politics – who drove conservatives to distraction">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. NZ Politics Daily: 26 September 2023 NEWSHUB-REID RESEARCH POLL Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Newshub-Reid Research poll: NZ First in powerful position as ACT support crumbles, Labour’s catastrophe continues Jenna Lynch ... <a title="Newsletter: September 26 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/newsletter-september-26-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: September 26 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The principal measure of economic success in the mainstream narrative is economic growth. The pointy heads associated with that narrative will correctly point out that its economic growth per capita that matters, and which serves as a crude proxy for ‘living standards’. This conventional wisdom says that annual economic growth of ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Economic Growth per Capita: New Zealand in Context" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-economic-growth-per-capita-new-zealand-in-context/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Economic Growth per Capita: New Zealand in Context">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. As the National Party gets closer to government, lobbyists and business interests will be lining up for influence and to get policies adopted. It’s therefore in the public interest to have much more scrutiny and transparency about potential conflicts of interests that might arise. One of the key individuals of ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Vested interests shaping National Party policies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-vested-interests-shaping-national-party-policies/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Vested interests shaping National Party policies">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the federal government’s employment white paper is “ambitious”. I’m not convinced. A clearly ambitious statement would have specified a target for unemployment, ideally one that was a bit of a ... <a title="The Albanese government blew its shot at setting a historic new unemployment target" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/the-albanese-government-blew-its-shot-at-setting-a-historic-new-unemployment-target-214357/" aria-label="Read more about The Albanese government blew its shot at setting a historic new unemployment target">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Dan Andrews has announced he is quitting, after nine years as premier and three election wins. Andrews’ surprise announcement came early Tuesday afternoon. He said his resignation would take effect at 5pm Wednesday. He told a news conference it was ... <a title="Dan Andrews quits after nine years as premier of Victoria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/dan-andrews-quits-after-nine-years-as-premier-of-victoria-214372/" aria-label="Read more about Dan Andrews quits after nine years as premier of Victoria">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University Antoni Shkraba/Pexels As part of the new employment white paper, the federal government has announced it is thinking seriously about a national skills passport. It has set aside A$9.1 million to prepare a business case for the ... <a title="Is it time for Australia to introduce a national skills passport?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/is-it-time-for-australia-to-introduce-a-national-skills-passport-214267/" aria-label="Read more about Is it time for Australia to introduce a national skills passport?">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
RNZ News New Zealand’s Green Party says it will double the Best Start payment from $69 a week to $140 — and it will also make it available for all children under three years. Greens co-leader Marama Davidson announced the policy today, saying it is part of a “fully costed plan” paid for with a ... <a title="NZ election 2023: Green Party pledges to double Best Start payment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/nz-election-2023-green-party-pledges-to-double-best-start-payment/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: Green Party pledges to double Best Start payment">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christiane Gerblinger, Visiting Fellow, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University Shutterstock Australia’s public service is no stranger to reform. In the past nine years, it has undergone three significant reviews of its policy advising capabilities, all of which broadly agreed that ... <a title="The many reviews of the public service miss one vital problem – the language used to communicate ideas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/the-many-reviews-of-the-public-service-miss-one-vital-problem-the-language-used-to-communicate-ideas-213654/" aria-label="Read more about The many reviews of the public service miss one vital problem – the language used to communicate ideas">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Conor, ARC Future Fellow, La Trobe University Child coal miners, Pennsylvania, 1911 Lewis Wickes Hines/Wikimedia Commons In 2022, the burning of fossil fuels provided 82% of the world’s energy. In 2000, it was 87%. Even as renewables have undergone tremendous growth, they’ve been offset by increased ... <a title="Muscle, wood, coal, oil: what earlier energy transitions tell us about renewables" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/muscle-wood-coal-oil-what-earlier-energy-transitions-tell-us-about-renewables-213550/" aria-label="Read more about Muscle, wood, coal, oil: what earlier energy transitions tell us about renewables">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Fulcher, Senior Lecturer, School of Physics, University of Sydney Shutterstock Complexity is all around us, from the daily fluctuations of financial markets to the intricate web of neurons in our brains. Understanding how the different components of these systems interact with each other is a fundamental ... <a title="From stock markets to brain scans, new research harmonises hundreds of scientific methods to understand complex systems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/from-stock-markets-to-brain-scans-new-research-harmonises-hundreds-of-scientific-methods-to-understand-complex-systems-214261/" aria-label="Read more about From stock markets to brain scans, new research harmonises hundreds of scientific methods to understand complex systems">Read more</a>
