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November 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Saul Eslake, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania Last week, the fifth most senior minister in the Morrison Government, Agriculture Minister and Deputy National Party Leader David Littleproud, threatened the ANZ bank with “every lever at the federal government’s disposal – including the availability of deposit guarantees”. His ... <a title="From coal to criticism, this isn’t the first time the Coalition has tried to heavy the ANZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/08/from-coal-to-criticism-this-isnt-the-first-time-the-coalition-has-tried-to-heavy-the-anz-149315/" aria-label="Read more about From coal to criticism, this isn’t the first time the Coalition has tried to heavy the ANZ">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Pennsylvania and Nevada were today called for Joe Biden, taking him to 279 Electoral Votes, nine more than the 270 required to win. Biden is now the US president-elect, defeating an incumbent president for the ... <a title="Joe Biden wins US presidential election as mail-in votes turn key states around" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/08/joe-biden-wins-us-presidential-election-as-mail-in-votes-turn-key-states-around-149700/" aria-label="Read more about Joe Biden wins US presidential election as mail-in votes turn key states around">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama is reported to have become the first world leader to publicly congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden on his victory – despite there being no clear winner yesterday morning when he did so. Bainimarama took to Twitter on Saturday to express his well wishes to Biden and ... <a title="Fiji’s Bainimarama first world leader to congratulate Biden – too early" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/08/fijis-bainimarama-first-world-leader-to-congratulate-biden-too-early/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Bainimarama first world leader to congratulate Biden – too early">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Senior Advisor, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney A timeless tradition in political journalism is trying to find a narrative that explains an electoral outcome. A widely accepted narrative to explain Barack Obama’s win over John McCain in 2008 was that Americans wanted to embrace ... <a title="Joe Biden wins the election, and now has to fight the one thing Americans agree on: the nation’s deep division" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/08/joe-biden-wins-the-election-and-now-has-to-fight-the-one-thing-americans-agree-on-the-nations-deep-division-148106/" aria-label="Read more about Joe Biden wins the election, and now has to fight the one thing Americans agree on: the nation’s deep division">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gorana Grgic, Lecturer in US Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney Throughout the four years of Donald Trump’s presidency, Joe Biden spent significant time reassuring American allies around the world that Trump’s America is not “who we are” and pledging “we’ll be back”. ... <a title="‘America First’ is no more, but can president-elect Biden fix the US reputation abroad?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/08/america-first-is-no-more-but-can-president-elect-biden-fix-the-us-reputation-abroad-149524/" aria-label="Read more about ‘America First’ is no more, but can president-elect Biden fix the US reputation abroad?">Read more</a>
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November 7, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Joe Biden is almost certain to be the next president of the United States, ushering in a welcome return to engagement with the climate crisis after four years of denial. Great news for the Pacific. In contrast with Donald Trump’s premature declaration of victory and desperate calls to “stop the count”, ... <a title="Joe Biden edges closer to White House, but faces climate policy frustration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/07/joe-biden-edges-closer-to-white-house-but-faces-climate-policy-frustration/" aria-label="Read more about Joe Biden edges closer to White House, but faces climate policy frustration">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2020
OPINION: By Crosbie Walsh As Aotearoa New Zealand waited for the election special votes results there was no talk of violence in the streets or threatened endless litigation. Our citizens are more tolerant of opposition and more liberal than the citizens of the divided nation that used to be called the “United States” of America. ... <a title="Thank goodness for the peaceful poll contrast in NZ to ‘united’ US" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/06/thank-goodness-for-the-peaceful-poll-contrast-in-nz-to-united-us/" aria-label="Read more about Thank goodness for the peaceful poll contrast in NZ to ‘united’ US">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne In the United States, democratic norms are breaking down. The president, Donald Trump, baselessly claimed at a White House press conference on Friday morning, Australian time, that the presidential election has been stolen from him ... <a title="To stay or cut away? As Trump makes baseless claims, TV networks are faced with a serious dilemma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/06/to-stay-or-cut-away-as-trump-makes-baseless-claims-tv-networks-are-faced-with-a-serious-dilemma-149628/" aria-label="Read more about To stay or cut away? As Trump makes baseless claims, TV networks are faced with a serious dilemma">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristen Rundle, Professor of Law, University of Melbourne The division of the findings of the Victorian COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry into two – the interim report published today, with a final report due December 21 – is aimed at making a timely contribution to the redesign of ... <a title="Hotel quarantine interim report recommends changes but accountability questions remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/06/hotel-quarantine-interim-report-recommends-changes-but-accountability-questions-remain-147094/" aria-label="Read more about Hotel quarantine interim report recommends changes but accountability questions remain">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney Mining magnate Clive Palmer has lost his challenge to the closure of the Western Australian border in response to COVID-19. Palmer has also been ordered to pay costs. While it is clear from the High Court’s order in ... <a title="Clive Palmer just lost his WA border challenge — but the legality of state closures is still uncertain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/06/clive-palmer-just-lost-his-wa-border-challenge-but-the-legality-of-state-closures-is-still-uncertain-149627/" aria-label="Read more about Clive Palmer just lost his WA border challenge — but the legality of state closures is still uncertain">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Minchin, Executive Editor Hannah Peters/Getty Images The article was updated on Friday November 6, 2020, to reflect the final official figures released by the Electoral Commission. Labour is celebrating a landslide victory tonight after winning 49% of the vote (confirmed as 50% after special votes were ... <a title="New Zealand’s new parliament turns red: final 2020 election results at a glance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/06/new-zealands-new-parliament-turns-red-final-2020-election-results-at-a-glance-147757/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s new parliament turns red: final 2020 election results at a glance">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Perkins, Director, Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health and Professor of Rural Health Research, University of Newcastle Among the Bushfire Royal Commission’s 80 recommendations, released last week, was a call to prioritise mental health support during and after natural disasters. The Australian Medical Association this ... <a title="Bushfires, drought, COVID: why rural Australians’ mental health is taking a battering" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/06/bushfires-drought-covid-why-rural-australians-mental-health-is-taking-a-battering-148724/" aria-label="Read more about Bushfires, drought, COVID: why rural Australians’ mental health is taking a battering">Read more</a>
