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September 7, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. NZ Politics Daily: 7 September 2023 ELECTION – OPINION POLLS Andrea Vance (Post): Labour slumps to new poll low but numbers offer some comfort (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Post): National/ACT in pole ... <a title="Newsletter: September 7 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/newsletter-september-7-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: September 7 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University On October 14, the voting public will be asked to vote “yes” or “no” on a proposed First Nations Voice to Parliament. While the “yes” campaign has largely coalesced behind a ... <a title="There are two sides to the ‘no’ campaign on the Voice. Who are they and why are they opposed to it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/there-are-two-sides-to-the-no-campaign-on-the-voice-who-are-they-and-why-are-they-opposed-to-it-212362/" aria-label="Read more about There are two sides to the ‘no’ campaign on the Voice. Who are they and why are they opposed to it?">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Reema Harrison, Associate Professor, Macquarie University Unsplash/Cezar Sampaio Australians are living longer than ever. But these extra years of life come with higher rates of long-term and complex conditions and greater health care needs. The government wants to improve Australians’ access to primary care services. These services ... <a title="It can be tough getting a GP appointment. Nurse practitioners could take some of the load" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/it-can-be-tough-getting-a-gp-appointment-nurse-practitioners-could-take-some-of-the-load-212620/" aria-label="Read more about It can be tough getting a GP appointment. Nurse practitioners could take some of the load">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trivess Moore, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Climate change and energy costs mean we need to rethink how we design and build our homes. The updated National Construction Code has lifted the required energy performance of new housing from 6 stars ... <a title="On hot days, up to 87% of heat gain in our homes is through windows. On cold days, it’s 40% of heat loss. Here’s how we can fix that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/on-hot-days-up-to-87-of-heat-gain-in-our-homes-is-through-windows-on-cold-days-its-40-of-heat-loss-heres-how-we-can-fix-that-212117/" aria-label="Read more about On hot days, up to 87% of heat gain in our homes is through windows. On cold days, it’s 40% of heat loss. Here’s how we can fix that">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Gilmore, Lecturer in Engineering Design, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Farmers often pride themselves on their self-reliance. When you live far from the cities, it makes sense to do as much as possible yourself. Australia’s sheer size has meant many remote farms have long been off grid as ... <a title="Farmers are famously self-reliant. Why not use farm dams as mini-hydro plants?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/farmers-are-famously-self-reliant-why-not-use-farm-dams-as-mini-hydro-plants-212374/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers are famously self-reliant. Why not use farm dams as mini-hydro plants?">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Volodymyr Bilotkach, Associate Professor, Purdue University Fining Qantas A$600 million if it is found to have knowingly sold so-called “ghost flights” would be fair, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The commission this week launched action in the Federal Court alleging Qantas engaged in false, ... <a title="Booking customers on flights that were cancelled – how could Qantas do that?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/booking-customers-on-flights-that-were-cancelled-how-could-qantas-do-that-212793/" aria-label="Read more about Booking customers on flights that were cancelled – how could Qantas do that?">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Laurenceson, Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney There are few more reliable narratives in the business and financial press than, “If China sneezes, Australia will catch a cold”. Such simple stories are likely part of the explanation why polling by the ... <a title="Australia’s not likely to catch a cold, just a sniffle from China’s economic downturn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/australias-not-likely-to-catch-a-cold-just-a-sniffle-from-chinas-economic-downturn-212777/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s not likely to catch a cold, just a sniffle from China’s economic downturn">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warwick Frost, Professor of Tourism, Heritage and the Media, La Trobe University This year’s Burning Man Festival in Nevada has been washed out and 70,000 attendees are stuck in the mud. Summer rains have hit its desert location and, as we regularly find in the Australian Outback, ... <a title="From Burning Man to Woodstock to Fyre Festival: what turns a festival into a disaster?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/from-burning-man-to-woodstock-to-fyre-festival-what-turns-a-festival-into-a-disaster-212859/" aria-label="Read more about From Burning Man to Woodstock to Fyre Festival: what turns a festival into a disaster?">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team. In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Danielle Wood to head Productivity Commission, Alan Joyce bows to public anger, PM jets off again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/06/word-from-the-hill-danielle-wood-to-head-productivity-commission-alan-joyce-bows-to-public-anger-pm-jets-off-again-212980/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Danielle Wood to head Productivity Commission, Alan Joyce bows to public anger, PM jets off again">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annette Greenhow, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University A Senate committee has tabled a long-awaited, 187-page report on the growing problem of concussions in sport, with 13 recommendations for action. Senator Janet Rice, the committee chair, urged the government to take the report very seriously and ... <a title="We are finally moving towards a national strategy on concussions in sport. Will the government and sports bodies now act?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/06/we-are-finally-moving-towards-a-national-strategy-on-concussions-in-sport-will-the-government-and-sports-bodies-now-act-212701/" aria-label="Read more about We are finally moving towards a national strategy on concussions in sport. Will the government and sports bodies now act?">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow, Charles Darwin University Alexander Wild/Wikimedia Commons This week’s landmark report on the impact of invasive alien species revealed costs to the global economy exceeded US$423 billion (A$654 billion) a year in 2019. Costs have at least quadrupled every decade since 1970 and that ... <a title="Australia’s least wanted – 8 alien species and diseases we must keep out of our island home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/06/australias-least-wanted-8-alien-species-and-diseases-we-must-keep-out-of-our-island-home-212850/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s least wanted – 8 alien species and diseases we must keep out of our island home">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University Australia’s economy grew a mere 0.4% in the June quarter according to figures released by the Bureau of Statistics today, a performance Treasurer Jim Chalmers describes as “steady in the face of unrelenting pressure”. The lacklustre growth follows growth of ... <a title="We’re in a per capita recession as Chalmers says GDP ‘steady in the face of pressure’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/06/were-in-a-per-capita-recession-as-chalmers-says-gdp-steady-in-the-face-of-pressure-212642/" aria-label="Read more about We’re in a per capita recession as Chalmers says GDP ‘steady in the face of pressure’">Read more</a>
