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November 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Flannery, Professorial fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne It is difficult to know what to do when governments fail us. But there’s no need to wait until the next election to deal with the climate crisis, we can act now. An overwhelming majority of ... <a title="Australia, the climate can’t wait for the next federal election. It’s time to take control" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/03/australia-the-climate-cant-wait-for-the-next-federal-election-its-time-to-take-control-148252/" aria-label="Read more about Australia, the climate can’t wait for the next federal election. It’s time to take control">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Ramsay, Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne Treasurer Josh Frydenberg appears to have backed down. An extraordinarily rushed timetable that would have allowed investors and others just 12 days to comment on draft legislation permitting companies to hold virtual rather than face-to-face annual general meetings ... <a title="A rushed move to virtual AGMs would disempower shareholders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/03/a-rushed-move-to-virtual-agms-would-disempower-shareholders-149101/" aria-label="Read more about A rushed move to virtual AGMs would disempower shareholders">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Macrossan, Associate Lecturer/Sessional Academic, Queensland University of Technology In a new series, our writers explore their best worst film. They’ll tell you what the critics got wrong – and why it’s time to give these movies another chance. In 2007, Columbia Pictures released the psychedelic Across ... <a title="My best worst film: Across the Universe is a Beatles jukebox musical masterpiece" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/03/my-best-worst-film-across-the-universe-is-a-beatles-jukebox-musical-masterpiece-147175/" aria-label="Read more about My best worst film: Across the Universe is a Beatles jukebox musical masterpiece">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By A J Brown, Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University Australia has come a significant step closer to forming a federal anti-corruption agency, when federal Attorney-General Christian Porter released draft legislation designed to set up a Commonwealth Integrity Commission (CIC). ... <a title="Explainer: what is the proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission and how would it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/02/explainer-what-is-the-proposed-commonwealth-integrity-commission-and-how-would-it-work-140734/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is the proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission and how would it work?">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Chief of Australia Post Christine Holgate has fallen on her sword, admitting the “optics” of her gift of Cartier watches to four high-performing employees did not pass the “pub test” for many people. Holgate’s Monday resignation follows Scott Morrison’s ferocious ... <a title="Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate quits in Cartier watches affair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/02/australia-post-ceo-christine-holgate-quits-in-cartier-watches-affair-149275/" aria-label="Read more about Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate quits in Cartier watches affair">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Glitsos, Lecturer in Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University In times of flux and crisis, nostalgia works like a social ointment, mixed and mashed together through imperfect memory. Netflix’s re-release of Dawson’s Creek (1998-2003) is an ointment tailor-made for adults who were once 90s kids. In ... <a title="Why Dawson’s Creek, in all its cringey glory, is the TV show 90s kids need right now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/02/why-dawsons-creek-in-all-its-cringey-glory-is-the-tv-show-90s-kids-need-right-now-148539/" aria-label="Read more about Why Dawson’s Creek, in all its cringey glory, is the TV show 90s kids need right now">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Two days before Wednesday’s US election (AEDT), the FiveThirtyEight national aggregate gives Joe Biden an 8.6% lead over Donald Trump (52.0% to 43.4%). In the key states, Biden leads by 8.3% in Wisconsin, 8.2% in ... <a title="Biden remains strong favourite for US election; Queensland Labor set for increased majority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/02/biden-remains-strong-favourite-for-us-election-queensland-labor-set-for-increased-majority-148001/" aria-label="Read more about Biden remains strong favourite for US election; Queensland Labor set for increased majority">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, 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 ... <a title="Her cabinet appointed, Jacinda Ardern now leads one of the most powerful governments NZ has seen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/02/her-cabinet-appointed-jacinda-ardern-now-leads-one-of-the-most-powerful-governments-nz-has-seen-148984/" aria-label="Read more about Her cabinet appointed, Jacinda Ardern now leads one of the most powerful governments NZ has seen">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Breunig, Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Polls point to a decisive defeat for Donald Trump. But his unexpected win in 2016 still has opponents rattled, fearing the same divisive rhetoric that characterised his ... <a title="Hijacking anxiety: how Trump weaponised social alienation into ‘racialised economics’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/02/hijacking-anxiety-how-trump-weaponised-social-alienation-into-racialised-economics-147366/" aria-label="Read more about Hijacking anxiety: how Trump weaponised social alienation into ‘racialised economics’">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Holden, Senior Lecturer in Dental Ethics, University of Sydney If your dentist recommends a crown, your wisdom teeth extracted, or some other common treatment, you may wonder whether it’s really necessary. We don’t know how common such over-servicing is. However, our research, which includes interviews with ... <a title="Do I really need this crown? Dentists admit feeling pressured to offer unnecessary treatments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/02/do-i-really-need-this-crown-dentists-admit-feeling-pressured-to-offer-unnecessary-treatments-148638/" aria-label="Read more about Do I really need this crown? Dentists admit feeling pressured to offer unnecessary treatments">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Isaacs, Associate Professor, Film Studies, University of Sydney What makes a film a classic? In this video series, film scholar Bruce Isaacs looks at a classic film and analyses its brilliance. (Warning: this video contains violence and may be upsetting for some viewers.) [embedded content] Hollywood ... <a title="The great movies scenes: in JFK’s opening montage Oliver Stone gets creative with history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/02/the-great-movies-scenes-in-jfks-opening-montage-oliver-stone-gets-creative-with-history-146920/" aria-label="Read more about The great movies scenes: in JFK’s opening montage Oliver Stone gets creative with history">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Fitzpatrick, Associate Professor in International History, Flinders University After a summer of relative freedom of movement, autumn has brought a major spike in COVID-19 cases in many European countries. While the European Union fruitlessly searches for a united way forward across its various jurisdictions, national and ... <a title="As COVID rampages through Europe, it will test not just health systems but social cohesion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/02/as-covid-rampages-through-europe-it-will-test-not-just-health-systems-but-social-cohesion-149074/" aria-label="Read more about As COVID rampages through Europe, it will test not just health systems but social cohesion">Read more</a>
