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September 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cherie Lacey, Lecturer in Media Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington A digital building code is needed to help designers better protect the privacy of people when they use online platforms and websites. At the moment no such code exists in New Zealand. Our ... <a title="We need a code to protect our online privacy and wipe out ‘dark patterns’ in digital design" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/16/we-need-a-code-to-protect-our-online-privacy-and-wipe-out-dark-patterns-in-digital-design-145622/" aria-label="Read more about We need a code to protect our online privacy and wipe out ‘dark patterns’ in digital design">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Last weekend’s “anti-lockdown” protest in Auckland provided a snapshot of the various conspiracy theories and grievances circulating online and within the community: masks, vaccination, QAnon, 5G technology, government tyranny and COVID-19 were all in the mix. The “freedom rally” ... <a title="With the election campaign underway, can the law protect voters from fake news and conspiracy theories?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/15/with-the-election-campaign-underway-can-the-law-protect-voters-from-fake-news-and-conspiracy-theories-146095/" aria-label="Read more about With the election campaign underway, can the law protect voters from fake news and conspiracy theories?">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Jackman, Chief Executive Officer, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney With less than two months until the US presidential election, Democratic nominee Joe Biden leads incumbent Donald Trump in the bulk of opinion polls. But poll-based election forecasts have proved problematic before. The polls were widely ... <a title="The US presidential election might be closer than the polls suggest (if we can trust them this time)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/15/the-us-presidential-election-might-be-closer-than-the-polls-suggest-if-we-can-trust-them-this-time-141988/" aria-label="Read more about The US presidential election might be closer than the polls suggest (if we can trust them this time)">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacques Raubenheimer, Senior Research Fellow, Biostatistics, University of Sydney If we don’t analyse statistics for a living, it’s easy to be taken in by misinformation about COVID-19 statistics on social media, especially if we don’t have the right context. For instance, we may cherry pick statistics supporting ... <a title="Now everyone’s a statistician. Here’s what armchair COVID experts are getting wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/now-everyones-a-statistician-heres-what-armchair-covid-experts-are-getting-wrong-144494/" aria-label="Read more about Now everyone’s a statistician. Here’s what armchair COVID experts are getting wrong">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards Over the last three years there have been growing calls for the government to provide dental services under the health system – universal free dental care. This is because at the moment there’s an anomaly in which teeth are regarded as different from the rest of the body which means ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The missing election policy on free dental visits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/13/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-missing-election-policy-on-free-dental-visits/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The missing election policy on free dental visits">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The first chart shows the growth of Covid19 in Australia using an arithmetic scale. This means the axis labels on the left increase by a given number of cases; in this chart it is increments of 5,000 cases per 10 million people. Australia is currently sitting on just over 10,000 cases ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Australia to Scale" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-australia-to-scale/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Australia to Scale">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Will the rich get richer under Labour’s latest tax policy? Based on the analysis in reaction to yesterday’s announcement, the answer would seem to be yes. The consensus from commentators is that inequality and severe economic problems will remain unchanged or even be made worse by Labour’s new policy. Although ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour gives up on tax transformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/10/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labour-gives-up-on-tax-transformation/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour gives up on tax transformation">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2020
Welcome to Evening Report’s A View from Afar: As always, we are joined by political scientist Paul Buchanan to discuss: 1: How Trump told Bob Woodward he intentionally held back how deadly Covid-19 was. We consider how damaging will Woodward’s book RAGE be, for his presidential campaign? 2: How effective is Trump’s culture-wars, race-baiting tactic… VERSUS ... <a title="LIVE: A View from Afar – Paul Buchanan & Selwyn Manning: Is Trump Losing the US Presidential Campaign?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/10/live-a-view-from-afar-paul-buchanan-selwyn-manning-is-trump-losing-the-us-presidential-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE: A View from Afar – Paul Buchanan & Selwyn Manning: Is Trump Losing the US Presidential Campaign?">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australian Federal Police and ASIO raided two Chinese journalists in June as part of an investigation into foreign interference in Australia. The previously unpublicised action has come to light via Chinese media reports, in the same week that two Australian ... <a title="Chinese reveal their journalists in Australia were questioned in foreign interference investigation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/10/chinese-reveal-their-journalists-in-australia-were-questioned-in-foreign-interference-investigation-145873/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese reveal their journalists in Australia were questioned in foreign interference investigation">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2020
LIVE on Tech Now this week: How and why international cyber attackers have New Zealand organisations in their sights? There are BIG Changes looming to how our Emergency services communicate. Why is this change coming? What’s the cost? And, what will it mean for you, and for first responders? AND… Media Tech: Is print really ... <a title="LIVE: Tech Now With Sarah Putt & Selwyn Manning – DDOS Attacks + First Responder Comms + A Digital Success Story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/08/live-tech-now-with-sarah-putt-selwyn-manning-ddos-attacks-first-responder-comms-a-digital-success-story/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE: Tech Now With Sarah Putt & Selwyn Manning – DDOS Attacks + First Responder Comms + A Digital Success Story">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Kamradt-Scott, Associate professor, University of Sydney Within days of COVID-19 being declared an international public health emergency on January 30, multiple groups of scientists began working on a vaccine. At the same time, governments began working on back-room deals to lock in their access to these ... <a title="Why ‘vaccine nationalism’ could doom plan for global access to a COVID-19 vaccine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/08/why-vaccine-nationalism-could-doom-plan-for-global-access-to-a-covid-19-vaccine-145056/" aria-label="Read more about Why ‘vaccine nationalism’ could doom plan for global access to a COVID-19 vaccine">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute The COVID-19 roadmap for Victoria announced by Premier Daniel Andrews sets the state on the right path. Something like it should be emulated by New South Wales, which has not yet achieved zero new cases. Victoria’s roadmap towards what Andrews ... <a title="Victoria now has a good roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions. New South Wales should emulate it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/07/victoria-now-has-a-good-roadmap-out-of-covid-19-restrictions-new-south-wales-should-emulate-it-145393/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria now has a good roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions. New South Wales should emulate it">Read more</a>
