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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Williams, Associate Professor in Urban Ecology and Urban Horticulture, University of Melbourne High demand for green space under COVID restrictions led councils in Melbourne to temporarily open golf courses to non-golfers and fuelled public calls to “unlock” or repurpose them permanently. However, this must be done ... <a title="Urban golf courses are biodiversity oases. Opening them up puts that at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/urban-golf-courses-are-biodiversity-oases-opening-them-up-puts-that-at-risk-148634/" aria-label="Read more about Urban golf courses are biodiversity oases. Opening them up puts that at risk">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emlyn Dodd, Greece Fellow, Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Ancient Cultural Heritage and Environment, Macquarie University Pompeii is famed for plaster-cast bodies, ruins, frescoes and the rare snapshot it provides of a rather typical ancient Roman city. But less famous is its ... <a title="Pompeii is famous for its ruins and bodies, but what about its wine?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/pompeii-is-famous-for-its-ruins-and-bodies-but-what-about-its-wine-147011/" aria-label="Read more about Pompeii is famous for its ruins and bodies, but what about its wine?">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has secured deals for two further COVID-19 vaccines, taking its portfolio of agreements to four. Under the latest agreements, to be announced by Scott Morrison on Thursday, Novavax would supply 40 million vaccine doses and Pfizer/BioNTech would provide ... <a title="Scott Morrison to announce two new COVID vaccine deals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/scott-morrison-to-announce-two-new-covid-vaccine-deals-149458/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison to announce two new COVID vaccine deals">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Wilson, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago Following the sixth COVID-19 incursion in three months, New Zealand needs to shift from a one-size-fits-all strategy to a risk-based approach to border management. Two staff have recently tested positive after coming into contact with international seafarers in ... <a title="New Zealand needs a ‘traffic light’ system to stop COVID-19 creeping in at the border " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/new-zealand-needs-a-traffic-light-system-to-stop-covid-19-creeping-in-at-the-border-149262/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand needs a ‘traffic light’ system to stop COVID-19 creeping in at the border ">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Owing to the large numbers of mail ballots, counting in some states has been very slow. What we know is that Donald Trump won Florida, Texas, Ohio and Iowa. With the exception of Florida, these ... <a title="No winner yet, but Biden more likely to eventually win US election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/no-winner-yet-but-biden-more-likely-to-eventually-win-us-election-148002/" aria-label="Read more about No winner yet, but Biden more likely to eventually win US election">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kayleen Manwaring, Senior Lecturer, School of Taxation ＆ Business Law, UNSW The Internet of Things (IoT) is already all around us. Online devices have become essential in industries from manufacturing and healthcare to agriculture and environmental management, not to mention our own homes. Digital consulting firm Ovum ... <a title="How Australia can reap the benefits and dodge the dangers of the Internet of Things" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/how-australia-can-reap-the-benefits-and-dodge-the-dangers-of-the-internet-of-things-149428/" aria-label="Read more about How Australia can reap the benefits and dodge the dangers of the Internet of Things">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian today announced the border with Victoria will reopen on November 23. It will be the first time people can freely cross the border since early July. My preference would be ... <a title="The NSW-Vic border will reopen this month, and ironically the risk is greatest for Victoria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/the-nsw-vic-border-will-reopen-this-month-and-ironically-the-risk-is-greatest-for-victoria-149437/" aria-label="Read more about The NSW-Vic border will reopen this month, and ironically the risk is greatest for Victoria">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Mares, Lead Moderator, Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership, Monash University If you’re in a super fund, then, like it or not, you’ve got ethical decisions to make. More than 10 million Australians have a superannuation account. Which means, effectively, more than 10 million of us are ... <a title="Saving for retirement gives you power, and ethical responsibilities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/saving-for-retirement-gives-you-power-and-ethical-responsibilities-148349/" aria-label="Read more about Saving for retirement gives you power, and ethical responsibilities">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Jennifer S. Hunt, Australian National University It has been billed as the most significant US election in generations, and with nearly 100 million votes already cast, it is well underway. An estimated 50 million more votes are expected on the last day of in-person voting on Tuesday (Wednesday NZ time), with mail-in ballots ... <a title="With US D-day, the outcome won’t be simply a matter of political will" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/with-us-d-day-the-outcome-wont-be-simply-a-matter-of-political-will/" aria-label="Read more about With US D-day, the outcome won’t be simply a matter of political will">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw of Massey University Jacinda Ardern’s new “covid cabinet” is pretty much the same as — and completely unlike — every previous government under the mixed member proportional (MMP) system. The similarity involves the political accommodation reached between Labour and the Greens. Every government formed since 1996 has rested on such arrangements. ... <a title="Ardern now leads one of the most powerful governments NZ has seen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/ardern-now-leads-one-of-the-most-powerful-governments-nz-has-seen/" aria-label="Read more about Ardern now leads one of the most powerful governments NZ has seen">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
A clip from This Is Not A Movie, a 2020 documentary by about Robert Fisk. Video: Doc Edge Festival Veteran journalist Robert Fisk, who for decades covered events in the Middle East and elsewhere as a foreign correspondent for the British newspaper The Independent, has died after suffering a suspected stroke at his Dublin home. ... <a title="Robert Fisk’s message: Journalists should challenge the narratives of power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/robert-fisks-message-journalists-should-challenge-the-narratives-of-power/" aria-label="Read more about Robert Fisk’s message: Journalists should challenge the narratives of power">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Beck, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law, Monash University While Australians were distracted last week by Melbourne’s lockdown ending and the final days of the Queensland and United States elections, both major parties joined forces in federal parliament to weaken political donations laws. This will make it ... <a title="Federal parliament just weakened political donations laws while you weren’t watching" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/federal-parliament-just-weakened-political-donations-laws-while-you-werent-watching-149171/" aria-label="Read more about Federal parliament just weakened political donations laws while you weren’t watching">Read more</a>
