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November 9, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Christian Downie, Australian National University When the US formally left the Paris climate agreement, Joe Biden tweeted that “in exactly 77 days, a Biden Administration will rejoin it”. The US announced its intention to withdraw from the agreement back in 2017. But the agreement’s complex rules meant formal notification could only be sent ... <a title="New Biden era heralds global climate politics switch with US rejoining Paris" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/new-biden-era-heralds-global-climate-politics-switch-with-us-rejoining-paris/" aria-label="Read more about New Biden era heralds global climate politics switch with US rejoining Paris">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Tookey, Professor of Construction Management, Auckland University of Technology House prices are spiking again, with “affordable homes” showing most growth. That’s no surprise really, with multiple factors in play. Market instability due to COVID-19 is driving asset acquisition — property is the classic port in a ... <a title="With house prices soaring again the government must get ahead of the market and become a ‘customer of first resort’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/with-house-prices-soaring-again-the-government-must-get-ahead-of-the-market-and-become-a-customer-of-first-resort-149446/" aria-label="Read more about With house prices soaring again the government must get ahead of the market and become a ‘customer of first resort’">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
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Downie, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, Australian National University When the US formally left the Paris climate agreement, Joe Biden tweeted that “in exactly 77 days, a Biden Administration will rejoin it”. The US announced its intention to withdraw from the agreement back in 2017. But ... <a title="Biden says the US will rejoin the Paris climate agreement in 77 days. Then Australia will really feel the heat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/06/biden-says-the-us-will-rejoin-the-paris-climate-agreement-in-77-days-then-australia-will-really-feel-the-heat-149533/" aria-label="Read more about Biden says the US will rejoin the Paris climate agreement in 77 days. Then Australia will really feel the heat">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Two former New Zealand prime ministers have called for an end to polarisation and the need for “healing” as the US presidential election remains in limbo. Both former Labour PM Helen Clark and ex-National PM Sir John Key talked up the “television spectacle” in newspaper columns today with Key admitting that ... <a title="Two former NZ prime ministers call for US to restore global ‘leadership’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/06/two-former-nz-prime-ministers-call-for-us-to-restore-global-leadership/" aria-label="Read more about Two former NZ prime ministers call for US to restore global ‘leadership’">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Hi I’m Selwyn Manning and you are watching A View from Afar. As always, we are joined by political scientist and former Pentagon analyst… Paul Buchanan… and this week we will discuss: How voting counting continues in the United States with it being so very close but nudging favourably for Democrat candidate, Joe Biden. But incumbent, ... <a title="LIVE: Paul Buchanan + Selwyn Manning on US Elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/live-paul-buchanan-selwyn-manning-on-us-elections/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE: Paul Buchanan + Selwyn Manning on US Elections">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, Professorial Fellow in Human Security, La Trobe University Let’s assume Joe Biden narrowly wins the electoral college, and the Trump team lodges a series of court challenges to overturn results in Michigan and Pennsylvania, possibly elsewhere. The cases may drag on for the rest of ... <a title="Even if Biden has a likely win, leading a deeply divided nation will be difficult" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/even-if-biden-has-a-likely-win-leading-a-deeply-divided-nation-will-be-difficult-148185/" aria-label="Read more about Even if Biden has a likely win, leading a deeply divided nation will be difficult">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Adrian Beaumont, University of Melbourne Joe Biden is now poised to win the US presidency. The mail-in votes in Wisconsin and Michigan have overturned Trump’s election night leads. Biden won Wisconsin by 0.6 percent, and is clearly going to win Michigan. He leads there by 1.2 percent with 97 percent in, and the ... <a title="Joe Biden headed for narrow victory in US presidential election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/joe-biden-headed-for-narrow-victory-in-us-presidential-election/" aria-label="Read more about Joe Biden headed for narrow victory in US presidential election">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 Peter S. Field, Head of Humanities and Creative Arts and Associate Professor of American History, University of Canterbury Just about every pollster and pundit in the United States predicts Joe Biden will prevail in the popular vote on November 3. Current polling puts the Democrat candidate somewhere ... <a title="Swings, signs and surprises: what to watch for as the US presidential election unfolds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/swings-signs-and-surprises-what-to-watch-for-as-the-us-presidential-election-unfolds-149272/" aria-label="Read more about Swings, signs and surprises: what to watch for as the US presidential election unfolds">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>
