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Medicinal Cannabis Users In Victoria Could Soon Be Allowed To Drive With THC In Their System. Is It Safe?

Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 4:24 pm | The Conversation

Medicinal cannabis users in Victoria could soon be allowed to drive with THC in their system. Is it safe? More >>

Can New Zealand’s Most Diverse Ever Cabinet Improve Representation Of Women And Minorities In General?

Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 4:21 pm | The Conversation

Can New Zealand's most diverse ever cabinet improve representation of women and minorities in general? More >>

Talk Of Scrapping NZ’s Human Rights Commission Is A Danger To Democracy

Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 4:17 pm | The Conversation

A call to abolish New Zealand’s Human Rights Commission and dismiss it as a “hard left” body forgets the role both sides of politics played in establishing the organisation. And the call comes at a time when, overseas, democracy and the right to speak out ... More >>

Swings, Signs And Surprises: What To Watch For As The US Presidential Election Unfolds

Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 4:10 pm | The Conversation

Just about every pollster and pundit in the United States predicts Joe Biden will prevail in the popular vote on November 3. Current polling puts the Democrat candidate somewhere between seven and eight points ahead. More >>

Election Day Is Finally Here In The US. Here’s What To Expect

Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 4:07 pm | The Conversation

With an election taking place in the midst of a pandemic and an incumbent president committed to undermining the integrity and legitimacy of the electoral process, voting day in the US is likely to be very different this year. More >>

Election Day Is Finally Here In The US. Here's What To Expect

Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 12:58 pm | The Conversation

<h1 class="legacy">Election day is finally here in the US. Here's what to expect</h1> <span><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/john-hart-298">John Hart</a>, ... More >>

UN Report Says Up To 850,000 Animal Viruses Could Be Caught By Humans, Unless We Protect Nature

Friday, 30 October 2020, 4:05 pm | The Conversation

UN report says up to 850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature More >>

Turbulent Environment Set The Stage For Leaps In Human Evolution And Technology 320,000 Years Ago

Tuesday, 27 October 2020, 9:46 am | The Conversation

Drilling 139 meters down to volcanic rock provided scientists with a million-year environmental record. Human Origins Program, Smithsonian More >>

Why Equal Health Access And Outcomes Should Be A Priority For Ardern’s New Government

Friday, 23 October 2020, 4:00 pm | The Conversation

Why equal health access and outcomes should be a priority for Ardern's new government More >>

The Reward For Good Pandemic Leadership: Lessons From Jacinda Ardern’s New Zealand Reelection

Friday, 23 October 2020, 3:56 pm | The Conversation

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. More >>

Explainer: why the government can't simply cancel its pandemic debt by printing more money

Friday, 23 October 2020, 9:18 am | The Conversation

Massive borrowing to fund NZ's economic recovery due to COVID-19 cannot be written off without the risk of worsening the crisis it was designed to meet. More >>

Trump has changed America by making everything about politics, and politics all about himself

Wednesday, 21 October 2020, 10:23 am | The Conversation

For Trump supporters, his domination is a mark of his greatness. But he may be about to lose an election because during a pandemic voters expect a president to be in control, including of himself. More >>

The NZ election saw record vote volatility — what does that mean for the next Labour government?

Wednesday, 21 October 2020, 10:21 am | The Conversation

If the pattern on election night holds, 2020 will be the most dramatic election in 100 years in terms of votes shifting between major parties. More >>

Labour's single-party majority is not a failure of MMP, it is a sign the electoral system is working

Tuesday, 20 October 2020, 9:12 am | The Conversation

The people have spoken, and MMP has delivered the right result — even if it means Labour governs alone. More >>

WHO reform: a call for an early-warning protocol for infectious diseases

Tuesday, 20 October 2020, 9:07 am | The Conversation

The WHO has been criticised for being slow to recognise the scale of the COVID-9 pandemic. We suggest a new protocol on infectious diseases to help with faster data collection and more open sharing. More >>

Labour’s Single-party Majority Is Not A Failure Of MMP, But A Sign NZ’s Electoral System Is Working

Monday, 19 October 2020, 2:59 pm | The Conversation

Even as the results rolled in on election night there were mutterings that a parliamentary majority controlled by one political party is somehow inconsistent with the spirit of MMP . The magnitude of the Jacinda Ardern-led Labour Party’s victory will no ... More >>