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Monday’s Chorus: Richie Poulton's lament
TL;DR: Richie Poulton, the director of the world-leading Dunedin longitudinal study showing how devastating poverty in early life is, died yesterday. With his final words, he lamented the lack of debate about solving child poverty in this year’s election debate.
Elsewhere in the news today:
* Winston Peters promised to sack Jack Tame in an interview with Jack Tame;
* Chris Hipkins is likely to have to dial in his election campaign appearances this week because he caught covid;
* New Zealand’s farmers face massive Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) import taxes from the EU if a…
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