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October 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geir Henning Presterudstuen, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, Western Sydney University The ghosts of Halloween decorations provide light entertainment, but our enduring fascination for and fear of them is far from child’s play. Polls indicate 35% of Australians believe in the existence of ghosts, figures echoed in the ... <a title="Cyclones, screens, lost souls: how the ghosts we believe in reflect our changing fears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/31/cyclones-screens-lost-souls-how-the-ghosts-we-believe-in-reflect-our-changing-fears-125493/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclones, screens, lost souls: how the ghosts we believe in reflect our changing fears">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martyn S. McLaggan, Research Fellow, School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland Modern buildings have seen rapid development in recent decades, with a push towards sustainable practices and improved energy efficiency. But the advancement of fire safety has been less prioritised, and we need to rethink ... <a title="We made a flammable cladding database to help boost fire safety in our buildings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/30/we-made-a-flammable-cladding-database-to-help-boost-fire-safety-in-our-buildings-125933/" aria-label="Read more about We made a flammable cladding database to help boost fire safety in our buildings">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martyn S. McLaggan, Research Fellow, School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland Modern buildings have seen rapid development in recent decades, with a push towards sustainable practices and improved energy efficiency. But the advancement of fire safety has been less prioritised, and we need to rethink ... <a title="We made a database to help boost fire safety in our buildings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/30/we-made-a-database-to-help-boost-fire-safety-in-our-buildings-125933/" aria-label="Read more about We made a database to help boost fire safety in our buildings">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eddie Synot, Centre Manager, Indigenous Law Centre, UNSW Many will feel a sense of déjà vu when reading the minister for Indigenous Australians’ announcement of a co-design process for a “voice to government”. This is yet another process in the long journey of Indigenous people to set ... <a title="Ken Wyatt’s proposed ‘voice to government’ marks another failure to hear Indigenous voices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/30/ken-wyatts-proposed-voice-to-government-marks-another-failure-to-hear-indigenous-voices-126103/" aria-label="Read more about Ken Wyatt’s proposed ‘voice to government’ marks another failure to hear Indigenous voices">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael (Mike) Joy, Senior Researcher; Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington After months of deliberations, New Zealand’s coalition government last week announced a partnership with the farming sector, with a five-year plan to quantify and price farm emissions by 2025. Agriculture is responsible ... <a title="Why water quality should have been an issue when NZ government joined with farm sector to curb emissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/30/why-water-quality-should-have-been-an-issue-when-nz-government-joined-with-farm-sector-to-curb-emissions-125870/" aria-label="Read more about Why water quality should have been an issue when NZ government joined with farm sector to curb emissions">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2019
Chart Analysis by Keith Rankin. Most countries’ economies have financial signatures that reflect their cultures and histories. We may, in a binary sense, call these surplus and deficit signatures. But there are a number of important nuances. For these four developed countries, Germany and Japan would be classed as having ‘surplus’ economies, while New Zealand ... <a title="Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis: Financial Signatures of Four Countries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/30/keith-rankins-chart-analysis-financial-signatures-of-four-countries/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis: Financial Signatures of Four Countries">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2019
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Frederick B. MillsFrom Washington DC Over the past month, ruling elites in Ecuador and Chile as well as the Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro, have been warning that the specter of the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, is behind rising anti-neoliberal sentiments throughout the region. ... <a title="The “Super-Mustache” of Nicolás Maduro: The Scapegoat of Neoliberal Elites" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/30/the-super-mustache-of-nicolas-maduro-the-scapegoat-of-neoliberal-elites/" aria-label="Read more about The “Super-Mustache” of Nicolás Maduro: The Scapegoat of Neoliberal Elites">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luciana d’Arcangeli, Cassamarca Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies, Flinders University, Flinders University Lina Wertmüller was known to everyone in the world of cinema long before she donned her iconic, custom made, white-rimmed glasses in the 80s, or her hair turned white to match. The Italian filmmaker has ... <a title="The lowdown on Lina Wertmüller – the rule-breaking, nonagenarian female director finally awarded an Oscar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/30/the-lowdown-on-lina-wertmuller-the-rule-breaking-nonagenarian-female-director-finally-awarded-an-oscar-126009/" aria-label="Read more about The lowdown on Lina Wertmüller – the rule-breaking, nonagenarian female director finally awarded an Oscar">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Christoff, Associate Professor, School of Geography, University of Melbourne Anthony Albanese’s “Jobs and the Future of Work” speech delivered on Tuesday was, in some ways, a beacon in a dark landscape short on policy ambition. It illuminates the right issues. Technological change and artificial intelligence. The ... <a title="Labor’s reset on climate and jobs is a political mirage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/30/labors-reset-on-climate-and-jobs-is-a-political-mirage-126013/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s reset on climate and jobs is a political mirage">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jan McDonald, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Tasmania Environment Minister Sussan Ley yesterday announced a ten-yearly review of Australia’s national environmental laws. It could not come at a more critical time, as the environment struggles under unprecedented development pressures, climate change impacts and a crippling drought. ... <a title="Our nature laws are being overhauled. Here are 7 things we must fix" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/30/our-nature-laws-are-being-overhauled-here-are-7-things-we-must-fix-126021/" aria-label="Read more about Our nature laws are being overhauled. Here are 7 things we must fix">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2019
Source: Medium [https://bit.ly/2o1ytEo]. Analysis by Ronald F Pol from AMLassurance.com (Dr Pol’s PhD is in policy effectiveness, outcomes and money laundering) The modern anti-money laundering system (which makes banks and other firms check identity documents and scan billions of financial transactions) doesn’t stop crime. Criminals keep up to 99.9% of the earnings from misery, and a ... <a title="Ronald F Pol: The war on money laundering has failed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/30/ronald-f-pol-the-war-on-money-laundering-has-failed/" aria-label="Read more about Ronald F Pol: The war on money laundering has failed">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2019
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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. Defence, Foreign affairs Audrey Young (Herald): The real message behind Ron Mark’s latest Defence paper (paywalled) Richard Harman (Politik): The real threat to the Pacific Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Defence’s dance around ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 30 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/30/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-30-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 30 2019">Read more</a>
