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October 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government and business have reacted angrily to Daniel Andrews’ “cautious pause” on announcing the easing of COVID restrictions in Melbourne, suggesting it showed the state government lacked faith in its contact tracing. The delay of the announcement – ... <a title="Daniel Andrews’ delay prompts new questions about Victoria’s contact tracing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/25/daniel-andrews-delay-prompts-new-questions-about-victorias-contact-tracing-148783/" aria-label="Read more about Daniel Andrews’ delay prompts new questions about Victoria’s contact tracing">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Australia’s leading economists have struggled to grade this month’s budget. Challenged by the Economic Society of Australia and The Conversation to rate it on a scale of A to F when judged by its stated ... <a title="‘Could do better’: Top Australian economists award the budget a cautious pass" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/25/could-do-better-top-australian-economists-award-the-budget-a-cautious-pass-148624/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Could do better’: Top Australian economists award the budget a cautious pass">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2020
By Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie in Jakarta An Indonesian government-sanctioned joint fact-finding team has reported that it found indications that security forces were involved in the shooting of Papuan pastor Yeremia Zanambani after investigating a series of shootings in Intan Jaya regency, Papua. The team gave its findings to the Office of the Coordinating Political, ... <a title="Investigators find evidence of military role in shooting of Papuan pastor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/24/investigators-find-evidence-of-military-role-in-shooting-of-papuan-pastor/" aria-label="Read more about Investigators find evidence of military role in shooting of Papuan pastor">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra James Shipton, chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Corporation, has stood aside after an adverse Audit Office report about $118,557 paid by ASIC on his behalf when he relocated from the US. The Audit Office also found payments of ... <a title="ASIC chair James Shipton steps aside after adverse finding by Auditor-General" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/23/asic-chair-james-shipton-steps-aside-after-adverse-finding-by-auditor-general-148728/" aria-label="Read more about ASIC chair James Shipton steps aside after adverse finding by Auditor-General">Read more</a>
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October 23, 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 Labour government Peter Dunne (Newsroom): At the highwater mark with little wriggle room RNZ: Caucus: Explaining The Red Tide: Kiwis hug Jacinda back as Labour breaks records Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): It’s Time For ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 23 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/23/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-23-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 23 2020">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ketaki Sharma, PhD student, University of Sydney An ideal COVID-19 vaccine would not only protect people from becoming ill, it would also stop the virus spreading through the population. The best way to do this is to vaccinate as many people as possible. If the best available ... <a title="Children may need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 too. Here’s what we need to consider" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/23/children-may-need-to-be-vaccinated-against-covid-19-too-heres-what-we-need-to-consider-146404/" aria-label="Read more about Children may need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 too. Here’s what we need to consider">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Georgakis, Senior Lecturer of Pedagogy and Sports Studies, University of Sydney The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to all major sports in Australia, but perhaps the most fascinating — and unlikely — change is the playing of the AFL grand final in Brisbane. When most ... <a title="The Gabba Grand Final: how Queensland fell in love with Australian Rules football again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/23/the-gabba-grand-final-how-queensland-fell-in-love-with-australian-rules-football-again-148344/" aria-label="Read more about The Gabba Grand Final: how Queensland fell in love with Australian Rules football again">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Finch, Adjunct Research Fellow, University of Southern Queensland Imagine visiting the Europe of 2048. The cities are strangely silent. Desperate communities in Paris, London and Berlin struggle in the shadow of hollowed-out buildings. The once-popular coastal resorts have also been abandoned, as rises in sea level ... <a title="Climate-protected citadels, virtual worlds only for the privileged: is this the future of inequality?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/23/climate-protected-citadels-virtual-worlds-only-for-the-privileged-is-this-the-future-of-inequality-146680/" aria-label="Read more about Climate-protected citadels, virtual worlds only for the privileged: is this the future of inequality?">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW This week the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) filed a lawsuit accusing Google of using “anticompetitive tactics to maintain and extend its monopolies in the markets” for search and advertising. It is the most significant antitrust case since the US ... <a title="Vital Signs: Google’s huge market share doesn’t automatically make it a monopoly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/23/vital-signs-googles-huge-market-share-doesnt-automatically-make-it-a-monopoly-148525/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: Google’s huge market share doesn’t automatically make it a monopoly">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2020
By Jimmy Kalebe in Lae Landowners are unwavering in their opposition to the deep sea tailings placement (DSTP) method for waste from Papua New Guinea’s proposed K18 billion (NZ$7.7 billion) Wafi-Golpu mine project. They travelled to Lae yesterday from various areas of Morobe which will be affected by the project. It is awaiting approval by ... <a title="PNG landowners protest over deep sea tailings waste plan for K18b project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/23/png-landowners-protest-over-deep-sea-tailings-waste-plan-for-k18b-project/" aria-label="Read more about PNG landowners protest over deep sea tailings waste plan for K18b project">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>
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October 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angelique Chan, Executive Director of the Centre for Ageing Research & Education, Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore This article is part of our series on aged care. You can read the other articles in the series here. Unlike in Western countries like Australia, traditional Asian ... <a title="Asian countries do aged care differently. Here’s what we can learn from them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/23/asian-countries-do-aged-care-differently-heres-what-we-can-learn-from-them-148089/" aria-label="Read more about Asian countries do aged care differently. Here’s what we can learn from them">Read more</a>
