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October 13, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Graham Davis As the national flag – Fiji’s “noble banner blue” – flew over the celebrations at the weekend marking the 50th anniversary of Independence, it’s worth remembering just how close Voreqe Bainimarama and Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum came five years ago to getting rid of it altogether. The display photo is of one of ... <a title="Graham Davis: It’s our flag, not theirs – defend it, Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/13/graham-davis-its-our-flag-not-theirs-defend-it-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Graham Davis: It’s our flag, not theirs – defend it, Fiji">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Election Graeme Edgeler (Democracy Project): How to vote, and how to think about voting John Armstrong (1News): Pressure on Collins to lift National votes, even in defeat Colin Gavaghan (Pundit): The Comforting Myth Of ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 13 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/13/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-13-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 13 2020">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Kesby, UQ Amplify Researcher, The University of Queensland To navigate our way through the world, we constantly make choices. While we’ve all made our fair share of regrettable ones, most of us eventually learn from these – and we generally take this ability for granted. For ... <a title="Why do some people struggle to make ‘healthy’ decisions, day after day?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/13/why-do-some-people-struggle-to-make-healthy-decisions-day-after-day-147666/" aria-label="Read more about Why do some people struggle to make ‘healthy’ decisions, day after day?">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Curtin, Professor of Politics and Policy, University of Auckland I first met Judith Collins in a media green room somewhere in Auckland midway through 2015. She is renowned for her ambition and dogged determination. But meeting her in person, I found her engaging, funny and very ... <a title="NZ election 2020: as the ultimate political survivor, Judith Collins prepares for her ultimate test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/13/nz-election-2020-as-the-ultimate-political-survivor-judith-collins-prepares-for-her-ultimate-test-144488/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2020: as the ultimate political survivor, Judith Collins prepares for her ultimate test">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euzebiusz Jamrozik, Infectious Disease Ethics Fellow, Ethox & Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities, Univeristy of Oxford. Adjunct, Monash University Researchers are considering using “human challenge studies” to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine research and development. This would involve giving an experimental vaccine to healthy volunteers, then deliberately exposing ... <a title="Infecting volunteers with coronavirus may be one way to test potential vaccines. But there are risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/13/infecting-volunteers-with-coronavirus-may-be-one-way-to-test-potential-vaccines-but-there-are-risks-147349/" aria-label="Read more about Infecting volunteers with coronavirus may be one way to test potential vaccines. But there are risks">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University During crises and disasters, alcohol and other drug use often changes. But the changes are not straightforward and impacts may be different for different groups of people. There doesn’t seem to have been significant overall ... <a title="COVID changed the way we use drugs and alcohol — now it’s time to properly invest in treatment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/13/covid-changed-the-way-we-use-drugs-and-alcohol-now-its-time-to-properly-invest-in-treatment-147577/" aria-label="Read more about COVID changed the way we use drugs and alcohol — now it’s time to properly invest in treatment">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominique McCollum Coy, Doctoral Researcher, Behaviour Change Graduate Research Industry Partnership (GRIP), Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University In the town of Goulburn in southern New South Wales, an energy revolution is brewing. The community has come together to build its own 4,000-panel solar farm – everyday ... <a title="People power: everyday Australians are building their own renewables projects, and you can too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/13/people-power-everyday-australians-are-building-their-own-renewables-projects-and-you-can-too-146885/" aria-label="Read more about People power: everyday Australians are building their own renewables projects, and you can too">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Warburton, Pro Vice-Chancellor Academic Innovation (Acting), University of New England We are increasingly becoming digital bystanders, continually monitoring our different palm-and-TV-sized screens. From dawn to dusk and even in moments of insomnia we turn to digitally communicated news and social media. In the world of education, ... <a title="In a world of digital bystanders the challenge is for all of us to design engaging online education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/13/in-a-world-of-digital-bystanders-the-challenge-is-for-all-of-us-to-design-engaging-online-education-147195/" aria-label="Read more about In a world of digital bystanders the challenge is for all of us to design engaging online education">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University The record A$8.5 million fine imposed on iSelect in Australia for false and misleading conduct confirms the appalling state of the commercial price-comparison market. The company promises to help consumers save money by cutting through the confusing pricing ... <a title="You can’t trust the price-comparison market, as iSelect’s $8.5 million fine shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/13/you-cant-trust-the-price-comparison-market-as-iselects-8-5-million-fine-shows-147840/" aria-label="Read more about You can’t trust the price-comparison market, as iSelect’s $8.5 million fine shows">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Davis, Professor of Finance, University of Melbourne The budget plan to scrap Australia’s decade-old responsible lending obligations warrants detailed examination. It is hard to see how the stated reasons for easing what’s asked of banks and other lenders make much sense, and the timing is strange. ... <a title="None of the justifications for weakening bank lending standards quite makes sense" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/13/none-of-the-justifications-for-weakening-bank-lending-standards-quite-makes-sense-147843/" aria-label="Read more about None of the justifications for weakening bank lending standards quite makes sense">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Smith, Senior Lecturer in Music, University of New England A child’s toy may seem like an unlikely candidate for the classical concert hall. Around the world, however, thousands of musicians gather every year for festivals, conferences and concerts dedicated to the toy piano. Exploring its sound, ... <a title="How toy pianos went from child’s play into classical concert halls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/13/how-toy-pianos-went-from-childs-play-into-classical-concert-halls-146206/" aria-label="Read more about How toy pianos went from child’s play into classical concert halls">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has admitted having a secret intimate relationship with disgraced former MP Daryl Maguire, which she only ended recently, despite his being forced to quit state parliament in 2018. Berejiklian’s explosive appearance on Monday at the NSW ... <a title="Gladys Berejiklian determined to tough out scandal of secret relationship with disgraced former MP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/gladys-berejiklian-determined-to-tough-out-scandal-of-secret-relationship-with-disgraced-former-mp-147917/" aria-label="Read more about Gladys Berejiklian determined to tough out scandal of secret relationship with disgraced former MP">Read more</a>
