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Testamentary trusts are one of the last truly outrageous means of avoiding tax

September 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Boccabella, Associate Professor of Taxation Law, UNSW It’s one thing to bring forward tax cuts, as the government is thinking of doing in the October budget. It’s another to leave wide open an arrangement that allows substantial tax minimisation (or elimination) on income of a trust ... <a title="Testamentary trusts are one of the last truly outrageous means of avoiding tax" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/testamentary-trusts-are-one-of-the-last-truly-outrageous-means-of-avoiding-tax-142035/" aria-label="Read more about Testamentary trusts are one of the last truly outrageous means of avoiding tax">Read more</a>

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Friday essay: who was Jeanne Barret, the first woman to circumnavigate the globe?

September 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Clode, Senior Research Fellow in Creative Writing, Flinders University In 1765, a young, peasant woman left a remote corner of rural France where her impoverished family had scraped a living for generations. She set out on a journey that would take her around the world from ... <a title="Friday essay: who was Jeanne Barret, the first woman to circumnavigate the globe?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/friday-essay-who-was-jeanne-barret-the-first-woman-to-circumnavigate-the-globe-146296/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: who was Jeanne Barret, the first woman to circumnavigate the globe?">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Can Morrison use his ‘bully pulpit’ to inspire the confidence vital for economic recovery?

September 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra We’ve all observed Scott Morrison’s pragmatism in this pandemic but COVID has highlighted another notable feature of his political style. The prime minister is a great admirer of Theodore (“Teddy”) Roosevelt, US president in the early 1900s, and this year ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Can Morrison use his ‘bully pulpit’ to inspire the confidence vital for economic recovery?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/grattan-on-friday-can-morrison-use-his-bully-pulpit-to-inspire-the-confidence-vital-for-economic-recovery-146871/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Can Morrison use his ‘bully pulpit’ to inspire the confidence vital for economic recovery?">Read more</a>

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Government proposes changes to smooth the path for borrowers

September 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has announced reforms to facilitate an increased flow of credit to households and businesses. A key change will be that lenders will be able to rely on the information provided by borrowers, unless there are reasonable grounds for ... <a title="Government proposes changes to smooth the path for borrowers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/government-proposes-changes-to-smooth-the-path-for-borrowers-146877/" aria-label="Read more about Government proposes changes to smooth the path for borrowers">Read more</a>

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Keating is right. The Reserve Bank should do more. It needs to aim for more inflation

September 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Edmond, Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne Former prime minister Paul Keating isn’t alone in wanting the Reserve Bank to do much more to ensure economic recovery. In an opinion piece for major newspapers he has said it ought to be directly funding government spending rather ... <a title="Keating is right. The Reserve Bank should do more. It needs to aim for more inflation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/keating-is-right-the-reserve-bank-should-do-more-it-needs-to-aim-for-more-inflation-146393/" aria-label="Read more about Keating is right. The Reserve Bank should do more. It needs to aim for more inflation">Read more</a>

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COVID will leave Australia with smaller economy and older population: Frydenberg

September 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra John Frydenberg has painted a sombre picture of the outlook for the Australian economy, saying that by mid next year it is set to be 6% smaller than at the end of last year. The treasurer also warned wages growth ... <a title="COVID will leave Australia with smaller economy and older population: Frydenberg" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/covid-will-leave-australia-with-smaller-economy-and-older-population-frydenberg-146848/" aria-label="Read more about COVID will leave Australia with smaller economy and older population: Frydenberg">Read more</a>

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Expanding Victoria’s police powers without robust, independent oversight is a dangerous idea

September 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jude McCulloch, Professor of Criminology, Monash University The state of emergency that has been issued in Victoria during the pandemic is to be taken seriously. Police are undoubtedly one component of the state’s health response, needed to enforce measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 such as ... <a title="Expanding Victoria’s police powers without robust, independent oversight is a dangerous idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/expanding-victorias-police-powers-without-robust-independent-oversight-is-a-dangerous-idea-146758/" aria-label="Read more about Expanding Victoria’s police powers without robust, independent oversight is a dangerous idea">Read more</a>

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New Zealand companies lag behind others in their reporting on climate change, and that’s a risk to their reputation

September 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jagadish Thaker, Senior Lecturer, School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey University New Zealand’s top 30 corporations do a poor job reporting on climate change compared with similar Australian and Fortune Global 500 companies, according to our research. The fact that most big businesses in New Zealand ... <a title="New Zealand companies lag behind others in their reporting on climate change, and that’s a risk to their reputation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/new-zealand-companies-lag-behind-others-in-their-reporting-on-climate-change-and-thats-a-risk-to-their-reputation-145305/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand companies lag behind others in their reporting on climate change, and that’s a risk to their reputation">Read more</a>

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Explainer: what is storyboarding for film?

September 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Chand, Lecturer in Visual Communication Design and Creative Industries, University of Newcastle Images are all around us. But what about the images you may never have seen, which influence the storytelling you watch every day? Storyboarding often forms a crucial part of the pre-production process of ... <a title="Explainer: what is storyboarding for film?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/explainer-what-is-storyboarding-for-film-131205/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is storyboarding for film?">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: New Zealand’s Helen Clark on the pandemic inquiry and avoiding election ‘cat fights’

September 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra On October 17, New Zealanders will head to the polls to vote in a general election and also on referendum questions for the legalisation of cannabis and euthansia. In a head-to-head between two women, Labour’s Jacinda Ardern appears to be ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: New Zealand’s Helen Clark on the pandemic inquiry and avoiding election ‘cat fights’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/politics-with-michelle-grattan-new-zealands-helen-clark-on-the-pandemic-inquiry-and-avoiding-election-cat-fights-146836/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: New Zealand’s Helen Clark on the pandemic inquiry and avoiding election ‘cat fights’">Read more</a>

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Australia’s just signed up for a shot at 9 COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s what to expect

September 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Taylor, Early Career Research Leader, Emerging Viruses, Inflammation and Therapeutics Group, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University Australia’s A$123 million contribution to a global vaccine initiative, announced earlier this week, means the country would have access to a wider pool of COVID-19 vaccines, should they pass ... <a title="Australia’s just signed up for a shot at 9 COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s what to expect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/australias-just-signed-up-for-a-shot-at-9-covid-19-vaccines-heres-what-to-expect-146750/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s just signed up for a shot at 9 COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s what to expect">Read more</a>

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It’s not only Westpac. What’s behind the biggest fine in Australian corporate history

September 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Clarke, Professor, UTS Business, University of Technology Sydney Westpac is to pay A$1.3 billion, by far Australia’s biggest-ever corporate fine for breaches of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act. The 93-page statement of agreed facts and admissions prepared by Westpac and the Australian Transaction Reports ... <a title="It’s not only Westpac. What’s behind the biggest fine in Australian corporate history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/its-not-only-westpac-whats-behind-the-biggest-fine-in-australian-corporate-history-146667/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not only Westpac. What’s behind the biggest fine in Australian corporate history">Read more</a>