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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elise Klein, Senior Lecturer, Australian National University Dystopic policy in Australia is often hidden in plain sight. As Curtin University Professor Suvendrini Perera has written, systematic failures are not necessarily “spectacular acts” but the “decisions and indecisions of bureaucratic oversights and misplaced assumptions”. And these amount to ... <a title="Why is the government trying to make the cashless debit card permanent? Research shows it does not work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/why-is-the-government-trying-to-make-the-cashless-debit-card-permanent-research-shows-it-does-not-work-149444/" aria-label="Read more about Why is the government trying to make the cashless debit card permanent? Research shows it does not work">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The Linear Political Spectrum In both New Zealand and United States, we have just seen the political success of the one-dimensional political centre; perhaps a nudge to the left of centre. By one-dimensional (or ‘linear’), we mean the traditional left-right political spectrum, whereby the ‘right’ means private capitalism aligned with institutional ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – The New ‘Centre-Left’ Establishment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/keith-rankin-analysis-the-new-centre-left-establishment/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – The New ‘Centre-Left’ Establishment">Read more</a>
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November 12, 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 National Party Luke Malpass (Stuff): Judith Collins’ first shadow cabinet raises more questions than answers Richard Harman: National abandons tax cuts Henry Cooke (Stuff): Who is up and who is down in the latest National Party reshuffle Justin Giovannetti ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 12 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-12-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 12 2020">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Harry Scheule, Professor, Finance, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney There’s a row brewing in the corridors of financial power. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) recently advised the trading banks that the official cash rate might move from the barely positive into the negative. ... <a title="Negative interest rates could be coming. What would this mean for borrowers and savers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/negative-interest-rates-could-be-coming-what-would-this-mean-for-borrowers-and-savers-149898/" aria-label="Read more about Negative interest rates could be coming. What would this mean for borrowers and savers?">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh MacIntosh, Research Associate, Marine Invertebrates, Museums Victoria The mysterious bigfin squid has been spotted in Australia’s waters for the first time. My colleagues and I from the CSIRO and Museums Victoria detail the encounters in our new research, published today in Public Library of Sciences ONE. ... <a title="This super rare squid is a deep-sea mystery. We recently spotted not 1, but 5, in the Great Australian Bight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/this-super-rare-squid-is-a-deep-sea-mystery-we-recently-spotted-not-1-but-5-in-the-great-australian-bight-149831/" aria-label="Read more about This super rare squid is a deep-sea mystery. We recently spotted not 1, but 5, in the Great Australian Bight">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Corbould, Associate Professor, Contemporary Histories Research Group, Deakin University During the northern summer, anti-Trump sentiment fused with anti-racist activism in the US, causing huge numbers of Americans to protest all around the country. President Donald Trump has been voted out of office, but the issues at ... <a title="What now for Black Lives Matter? Whatever happens under Biden, the role of African American women will be vital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/what-now-for-black-lives-matter-whatever-happens-under-biden-the-role-of-african-american-women-will-be-vital-148248/" aria-label="Read more about What now for Black Lives Matter? Whatever happens under Biden, the role of African American women will be vital">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lara Herrero, Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University After a devastating second wave, Victoria yesterday recorded its twelfth straight day of zero new COVID cases. In light of the state’s progress, Premier Daniel Andrews announced the easing of several COVID restrictions on Sunday, including ... <a title="As Victoria’s COVID-free streak continues, it’s probably time to consider changing the rules around masks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/as-victorias-covid-free-streak-continues-its-probably-time-to-consider-changing-the-rules-around-masks-149541/" aria-label="Read more about As Victoria’s COVID-free streak continues, it’s probably time to consider changing the rules around masks">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Sawyer, Lecturer in Paramedicine, Australian Catholic University Allegations of widespread sex discrimination and gender-based bullying among Ambulance Victoria staff have highlighted just some of the problems faced by paramedics. Since the allegations came to light last month, Ambulance Victoria has engaged the Victorian Equal Opportunity and ... <a title="Paramedics have one of Australia’s most dangerous jobs — and not just because of the trauma they witness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/paramedics-have-one-of-australias-most-dangerous-jobs-and-not-just-because-of-the-trauma-they-witness-149540/" aria-label="Read more about Paramedics have one of Australia’s most dangerous jobs — and not just because of the trauma they witness">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Sandeman, Honorary Professor, Federation University Australia Do worms have blood, and if they do, what colour is it? Momo Bice, aged 9, Carlton Hi Momo. Well, the short answer to your question is: yes. Many worms do have blood, and it is either colourless or pink, ... <a title="Curious Kids: Do worms have blood? And if so, what colour is it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/curious-kids-do-worms-have-blood-and-if-so-what-colour-is-it-147578/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: Do worms have blood? And if so, what colour is it?">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa A. Wheeler, Senior Lecturer, Department of Management and Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology The COVID-19 pandemic is changing Australians’ view of public education, our analysis of Australian Leadership Index (ALI) data shows. In contrast to the government’s instrumental view of education, with its focus on producing ... <a title="Pandemic widens gap between government and Australians’ view of education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/pandemic-widens-gap-between-government-and-australians-view-of-education-148991/" aria-label="Read more about Pandemic widens gap between government and Australians’ view of education">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland It’d be wrong to interpret last week’s Reserve Bank decision to cut its cash rate to 0.10% as an emergency response to the COVID crisis. The implication would be that once the pandemic is controlled the economy ... <a title="Why zero interest rates are here to stay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/why-zero-interest-rates-are-here-to-stay-149523/" aria-label="Read more about Why zero interest rates are here to stay">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Principal Fellow (Hon), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, University of Melbourne Review: Streeton, Art Gallery of New South Wales. The Art Gallery of New South Wales has launched its summer season with a ... <a title="Streeton: an optimistic celebration of the golden boy of Australian art" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/streeton-an-optimistic-celebration-of-the-golden-boy-of-australian-art-148341/" aria-label="Read more about Streeton: an optimistic celebration of the golden boy of Australian art">Read more</a>
