Government And Politics

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Australian court to rule on deputy leader's fate on Friday

Oct 26, 2017

Australia's High Court will rule Friday on whether seven lawmakers including the deputy prime minister are eligible to sit in Parliament in a case that threatens the conservative government's slender majority

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US Ambassador Brown accepts advice after conduct complaint

Oct 25, 2017

U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown has told a New Zealand website he accepted advice that he should be more culturally aware after a U.S. inquiry into his conduct at an event in Samoa

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You own it: New Zealand party told to pay for Eminem rip-off

Oct 25, 2017

A court ordered New Zealand's main conservative political party to pay Eminem's publisher $415,000 for breaching copyright by using a song too similar to Eminem's "Lose Yourself" in its campaign ads

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New Zealand political party has been told to pay $415,000 to Eminem's publisher for breaching "Lose Yourself" copyright

Oct 25, 2017

New Zealand political party has been told to pay $415,000 to Eminem's publisher for breaching "Lose Yourself" copyright

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Guam delegate suggests options to save Chamorro Land Trust

Oct 24, 2017

Guam Del. Madeleine Bordallo has proposed five options to save the Chamorro Land Trust program, which has been challenged in court by the federal government

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New Zealand aims to go green with electricity, tree planting

Oct 24, 2017

New Zealand's next government is hoping to make the nation greener by planting trees, ensuring the electricity grid runs on renewable energy, and spending more money on cycle ways and rail transport

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Australian state takes step toward legalizing euthanasia

Oct 20, 2017

An Australian state has taken a step toward allowing voluntary euthanasia 20 years after the country repealed the world's first mercy killing law

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Australian car-making ends with last GM plant closing

Oct 20, 2017

The last mass-produced car designed and built in Australia has rolled off General Motors Co.'s production line in Adelaide as the nation reluctantly bid farewell to its auto manufacturing industry

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Australia dismisses North Korea letter as rant against Trump

Oct 20, 2017

Australia's prime minister has dismissed a letter from North Korea to the Australian Parliament and other countries as a "rant" against President Donald Trump and a sign that the rogue regime is "starting to feel the squeeze" of escalated sanctions.

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Ardern to lead New Zealand liberal government

Oct 19, 2017

Jacinda Ardern will be New Zealand's next prime minister and hopes to take the country on a more liberal path following nine years of rule by the conservatives.