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October 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University The record A$8.5 million fine imposed on iSelect in Australia for false and misleading conduct confirms the appalling state of the commercial price-comparison market. The company promises to help consumers save money by cutting through the confusing pricing ... <a title="You can’t trust the price-comparison market, as iSelect’s $8.5 million fine shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/13/you-cant-trust-the-price-comparison-market-as-iselects-8-5-million-fine-shows-147840/" aria-label="Read more about You can’t trust the price-comparison market, as iSelect’s $8.5 million fine shows">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Davis, Professor of Finance, University of Melbourne The budget plan to scrap Australia’s decade-old responsible lending obligations warrants detailed examination. It is hard to see how the stated reasons for easing what’s asked of banks and other lenders make much sense, and the timing is strange. ... <a title="None of the justifications for weakening bank lending standards quite makes sense" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/13/none-of-the-justifications-for-weakening-bank-lending-standards-quite-makes-sense-147843/" aria-label="Read more about None of the justifications for weakening bank lending standards quite makes sense">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Smith, Senior Lecturer in Music, University of New England A child’s toy may seem like an unlikely candidate for the classical concert hall. Around the world, however, thousands of musicians gather every year for festivals, conferences and concerts dedicated to the toy piano. Exploring its sound, ... <a title="How toy pianos went from child’s play into classical concert halls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/13/how-toy-pianos-went-from-childs-play-into-classical-concert-halls-146206/" aria-label="Read more about How toy pianos went from child’s play into classical concert halls">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has admitted having a secret intimate relationship with disgraced former MP Daryl Maguire, which she only ended recently, despite his being forced to quit state parliament in 2018. Berejiklian’s explosive appearance on Monday at the NSW ... <a title="Gladys Berejiklian determined to tough out scandal of secret relationship with disgraced former MP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/gladys-berejiklian-determined-to-tough-out-scandal-of-secret-relationship-with-disgraced-former-mp-147917/" aria-label="Read more about Gladys Berejiklian determined to tough out scandal of secret relationship with disgraced former MP">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT: By Sri Krishnamurthi of Pacific Media Watch In this new covid-19 world, environmental and climate crisis defenders are developing new ways to cope and operate under the pandemic constraints. Groups as diverse as the local branch of the global environmental campaigner Greenpeace Pacific, Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), the Green Party in ... <a title="How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/how-pacific-environmental-defenders-are-coping-with-the-covid-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne This week’s Newspoll, conducted October 8–10 from a sample of 1,527 voters, gave the Coalition a 52–48% lead over Labor in the two-party preferred question, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the previous Newspoll ... <a title="Coalition gains in Newspoll after budget; Trump falls further behind Biden" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/coalition-gains-in-newspoll-after-budget-trump-falls-further-behind-biden-147916/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition gains in Newspoll after budget; Trump falls further behind Biden">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Bennett, Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University Many Melburnians have despaired in recent days as it became clear the next step on its roadmap out of lockdown will be taken a bit later than originally planned, or in smaller steps. That’s because Victoria is unlikely to meet ... <a title="A 14-day rolling average of 5 new daily cases is the wrong trigger for easing Melbourne lockdown. Let’s look at ‘under investigation’ cases instead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/a-14-day-rolling-average-of-5-new-daily-cases-is-the-wrong-trigger-for-easing-melbourne-lockdown-lets-look-at-under-investigation-cases-instead-147906/" aria-label="Read more about A 14-day rolling average of 5 new daily cases is the wrong trigger for easing Melbourne lockdown. Let’s look at ‘under investigation’ cases instead">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacinthe Flore, Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University The arts industry is among the most devastated by the pandemic. Artists and arts workers often rely on casual, project-based or fixed-term contracts, and COVID-19 restrictions have left many with little or no income. ... <a title="‘Parts of life will be damaged forever’ — arts workers describe the pandemic’s impact on their mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/parts-of-life-will-be-damaged-forever-arts-workers-describe-the-pandemics-impact-on-their-mental-health-147252/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Parts of life will be damaged forever’ — arts workers describe the pandemic’s impact on their mental health">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Beck, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law, Monash University Just days after Victorian Premier Dan Andrews signalled the state won’t be ready for a major loosening of COVID-19 restrictions next week as planned, a legal challenge is expected to be filed in the High Court to force ... <a title="Can a High Court challenge of Melbourne’s lockdown succeed? Here’s what the Constitution says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/can-a-high-court-challenge-of-melbournes-lockdown-succeed-heres-what-the-constitution-says-147904/" aria-label="Read more about Can a High Court challenge of Melbourne’s lockdown succeed? Here’s what the Constitution says">Read more</a>
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October 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 Māori TV-Curia Tāmaki Makaurau poll, Māori electorates Māori TV: Tāmaki Makaurau seat up for grabs? – Poll results Martyn Bradbury ( Daily Blog): Shock poll: Tamaki Makarau – Peeni 35% Tamihere 29% Rachel Sadler ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 12 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-12-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 12 2020">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mayuri Wijayasundara, Lecturer, Deakin University Face masks are part of our daily lives during the pandemic. Many are made from plastics and designed to be used just once, which means thousands of tonnes of extra waste going to landfill. Masks may help stop the spread of the ... <a title="Millions of face masks are being thrown away during COVID-19. Here’s how to choose the best one for the planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/millions-of-face-masks-are-being-thrown-away-during-covid-19-heres-how-to-choose-the-best-one-for-the-planet-147787/" aria-label="Read more about Millions of face masks are being thrown away during COVID-19. Here’s how to choose the best one for the planet">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lewis Mitchell, Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, University of Adelaide 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 ... <a title="Do social media algorithms erode our ability to make decisions freely? The jury is out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/do-social-media-algorithms-erode-our-ability-to-make-decisions-freely-the-jury-is-out-140729/" aria-label="Read more about Do social media algorithms erode our ability to make decisions freely? The jury is out">Read more</a>
