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October 16, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This week’s first chart looks at a familiar island country with the same population as New Zealand. The chart shows daily cases at the top, and daily deaths at the bottom; and it includes world averages for comparison. The most striking recent feature on the Ireland chart is the straight-line (exponential) growth ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: New European Outbreak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-new-european-outbreak/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: New European Outbreak">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Swinburne University of Technology Since 2018, we have tracked public perceptions of the leadership of various Australian institutions — including government — as part of our Australian Leadership Index. Before the COVID-19 pandemic worsened in Australia in March, public perceptions of ... <a title="Blunders aside, most Australians believe state premiers have been effective leaders during pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/blunders-aside-most-australians-believe-state-premiers-have-been-effective-leaders-during-pandemic-147998/" aria-label="Read more about Blunders aside, most Australians believe state premiers have been effective leaders during pandemic">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexa Gower, Postdoctoral researcher, Monash University Melbourne has endured one of the strictest COVID-19 lockdowns in the world. Public health announcements indicate restrictions are set to continue despite experts warning that Victoria is unlikely to get the daily average number of new cases down to just five ... <a title="How’s your life under lockdown? Tweets tell the tale of how neighbourhoods compare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/hows-your-life-under-lockdown-tweets-tell-the-tale-of-how-neighbourhoods-compare-147839/" aria-label="Read more about How’s your life under lockdown? Tweets tell the tale of how neighbourhoods compare">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics. This week the pair discuss a week of ICAC hearings, and evidence concerning Premier Gladys Berejiklian and former MP Daryl ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on ICAC, Chris Eccles, and the Queensland election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/video-michelle-grattan-on-icac-chris-eccles-and-the-queensland-election-148253/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on ICAC, Chris Eccles, and the Queensland election">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Gruen, Adjunct Professor, Business School, University of Technology Sydney Three of the world’s most populist leaders of modern times – Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, have handled the COVID crisis badly. All three have caught it. In the Financial Times, chief economics ... <a title="COVID won’t kill populism, even though populist leaders have crisis badly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/covid-wont-kill-populism-even-though-populist-leaders-have-crisis-badly-145309/" aria-label="Read more about COVID won’t kill populism, even though populist leaders have crisis badly">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Todd E. Caissie, PhD Candidate in Art History and Cultural Heritage and Preservation Studies. Lecturer, Rutgers University Kyniska (or Cyniska), a Spartan princess, was the daughter of King Archidamus II and sister to King Agesilaus. She owned a sizable estate where she bred, raised and trained horses, ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Kyniska, the first female Olympian" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/hidden-women-of-history-kyniska-the-first-female-olympian-123909/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Kyniska, the first female Olympian">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Shifting Australia to a low-emissions energy system is a big challenge. Much has been said of the need to change the electricity generation mix, from mostly fossil fuels to mostly renewables. Yet our electricity transmission network must also be overhauled. ... <a title="Explainer: what is the electricity transmission system, and why does it need fixing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/explainer-what-is-the-electricity-transmission-system-and-why-does-it-need-fixing-147903/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is the electricity transmission system, and why does it need fixing?">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Gruen, Adjunct Professor, Business School, University of Technology Sydney Three of the world’s most populist leaders of modern times – Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, have handled the COVID crisis badly. All three have caught it. In the Financial Times, chief economics ... <a title="Populist leaders have handled COVID badly, and they could still get away with it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/populist-leaders-have-handled-covid-badly-and-they-could-still-get-away-with-it-145309/" aria-label="Read more about Populist leaders have handled COVID badly, and they could still get away with it">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Robinson, Professor of Communication Design, Massey University With under 48 hours until polls close in the 2020 election, 1,565,421 New Zealanders have made an advance vote. This represents 60% of the total number of votes cast in the 2017 general election and is the most advance ... <a title="NZ election 2020: how might record advance voting numbers influence the final outcome?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/nz-election-2020-how-might-record-advance-voting-numbers-influence-the-final-outcome-148182/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2020: how might record advance voting numbers influence the final outcome?">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. I recently encountered the concept “pay it forward”, with reference to a debt. While it was in a personal context that I came across this concept, on reflection I am wondering why – as a follower of news media – I have never heard the concept in any current affairs discussion. ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Public Debt: Pay it Back or Pay it Forward?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/keith-rankin-analysis-public-debt-pay-it-back-or-pay-it-forward/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Public Debt: Pay it Back or Pay it Forward?">Read more</a>
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October 16, 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 Election Henry Cooke (Stuff): Thank goodness this empty election is almost over Richard Shaw, Bronwyn Hayward, Grant Duncan, Jennifer Curtin, Rawiri Taonui (The Conversation): The final debate and the campaign’s winners and losers ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 16 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-16-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 16 2020">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeanette Kennett, Professor of Philosophy, Macquarie University Social media algorithms, artificial intelligence, and our own genetics are among the factors influencing us beyond our awareness. This raises an ancient question: do we have control over our own lives? This article is part of The Conversation’s series on ... <a title="Do criminals freely decide to commit offences? How the courts decide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/do-criminals-freely-decide-to-commit-offences-how-the-courts-decide-133751/" aria-label="Read more about Do criminals freely decide to commit offences? How the courts decide">Read more</a>
