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November 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne With 48% of enrolled voters counted in Saturday’s Queensland election, the ABC is giving Labor 47 of the 93 seats (a bare majority), the LNP 33, all Others seven and six seats remain in doubt. ... <a title="Labor wins Queensland election, as Greens could win up to four seats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/01/labor-wins-queensland-election-as-greens-could-win-up-to-four-seats-148715/" aria-label="Read more about Labor wins Queensland election, as Greens could win up to four seats">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards Our House of Representatives has just become more diverse, and yet narrower at the same time. A record 40 new MPs have flooded into Parliament – with especially big intakes from the Labour and Act parties. You can see some short profiles of the new MPs in Simon Collins’ article, Forty ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: A diverse yet narrower Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/30/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-a-diverse-yet-narrower-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: A diverse yet narrower Parliament">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Geddis, Professor of Law, University of Otago The preliminary results of New Zealand’s referendum on the End of Life Choice Act were conclusive. Some 65.2% of voters supported the law coming into force, while 33.8% opposed it. Although around 480,000 special votes are still to be ... <a title="Assisted dying will become legal in New Zealand in a year — what has to happen now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/30/assisted-dying-will-become-legal-in-new-zealand-in-a-year-what-has-to-happen-now-149138/" aria-label="Read more about Assisted dying will become legal in New Zealand in a year — what has to happen now?">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Elliott, PhD Researcher (Political Anthropology), Defence Studies Department, King’s College London Four years into a constant stream of misconduct allegations, it’s hard to know how to process the latest revelations about the actions of Australia’s special forces in Afghanistan. In village after village — in places ... <a title="The reputation of Australia’s special forces is beyond repair — it’s time for them to be disbanded" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/30/the-reputation-of-australias-special-forces-is-beyond-repair-its-time-for-them-to-be-disbanded-148795/" aria-label="Read more about The reputation of Australia’s special forces is beyond repair — it’s time for them to be disbanded">Read more</a>
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October 29, 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 United States Secretary of Defense, Mike Pompeo, has this week been traveling around South East Asia. He has signed a new defence ... <a title="LIVE: Paul Buchanan + Selwyn Manning on US and ASEAN Move to Contain China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/29/live-paul-buchanan-selwyn-manning-on-us-and-asean-move-to-contain-china/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE: Paul Buchanan + Selwyn Manning on US and ASEAN Move to Contain China">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. The Greens are at a crossroads. The direction they take in the next few days may have significant consequences, not just for the country and the shape of the Government, but also for the future of the Greens themselves. Currently, the Labour and Green negotiating teams are behind closed doors ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Green Party’s fraught decision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/29/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-green-partys-fraught-decision/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Green Party’s fraught decision">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The presidency of Donald Trump has been challenging for New Zealand’s foreign policy. Our commitment to multilateral solutions to global problems has run into a new isolationism in the United States. Infamously, Trump quit both the World Health Organisation ... <a title="A Biden presidency might be better for NZ, but the big foreign policy challenges won’t disappear with Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/29/a-biden-presidency-might-be-better-for-nz-but-the-big-foreign-policy-challenges-wont-disappear-with-trump-148622/" aria-label="Read more about A Biden presidency might be better for NZ, but the big foreign policy challenges won’t disappear with Trump">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Colvin, Lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University We will remember 2020 as a year of crisis. COVID-19 hit Australia just as we were beginning to make sense of the horror bushfires and smoke of last summer, a sinister illustration of global warming’s threats. ... <a title="New polling shows 79% of Aussies care about climate change. So why doesn’t the government listen?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/28/new-polling-shows-79-of-aussies-care-about-climate-change-so-why-doesnt-the-government-listen-148726/" aria-label="Read more about New polling shows 79% of Aussies care about climate change. So why doesn’t the government listen?">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2020
Hello I’m Selwyn Manning and you are watching Tech Now. Tonight, we are joined by technology commentator Sarah Putt to discuss some of the week’s big tech issues, including: A new Telecommunications Commissioner started in June. And the commissioner has a big focus on telco consumer rights. We’ll talk to Sarah to see what this ... <a title="Evening Report LIVE: Tech Now with Sarah Putt and Selwyn Manning – Consumer Rights + Google in DoJ’s Sights + iPhone12" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/evening-report-live-tech-now-with-sarah-putt-and-selwyn-manning-consumer-rights-google-in-dojs-sights-iphone12/" aria-label="Read more about Evening Report LIVE: Tech Now with Sarah Putt and Selwyn Manning – Consumer Rights + Google in DoJ’s Sights + iPhone12">Read more</a>
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October 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews today announced the most significant easing of Melbourne’s coronavirus restrictions since the state went into “stage 3” lockdown on July 9. From 11.59pm on Tuesday night, retail, restaurants, cafes and bars will finally be able to ... <a title="Today marks the official end of the second wave in Victoria, as old freedoms return" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/26/today-marks-the-official-end-of-the-second-wave-in-victoria-as-old-freedoms-return-148626/" aria-label="Read more about Today marks the official end of the second wave in Victoria, as old freedoms return">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2020
By Selwyn Manning – Editor, EveningReport.nz The Green Party has settled on its negotiation team, agreeing to who will represent the party’s members when considering the shape and outcome of talks with the incoming Labour-led Government. The negotiating team has a similar make up to the group that considered the merits of negotiations with Labour ... <a title="Election 2020: Green Party Negotiation Team Sets Its Terms of Reference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/23/election-202o-green-party-negotiation-team-sets-its-terms-of-reference/" aria-label="Read more about Election 2020: Green Party Negotiation Team Sets Its Terms of Reference">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suze Wilson, Senior Lecturer, Executive Development, Massey University The recent reelection of the Jacinda Ardern-led Labour government in New Zealand offers leaders elsewhere a potent lesson about how best to respond to COVID-19. Saving lives is, not surprisingly, a real vote-winner. Ardern’s Oct. 17 victory was a ... <a title="The reward for good pandemic leadership: Lessons from Jacinda Ardern’s New Zealand reelection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/23/the-reward-for-good-pandemic-leadership-lessons-from-jacinda-arderns-new-zealand-reelection-148515/" aria-label="Read more about The reward for good pandemic leadership: Lessons from Jacinda Ardern’s New Zealand reelection">Read more</a>
