Government And Politics

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Jan 24, 2023

Chris Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand's 41st prime minister

Chris Hipkins has been sworn in as New Zealand’s 41st prime minister, following the unexpected resignation last week of Jacinda Ardern

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Jan 24, 2023

Jacinda Ardern makes final appearance as New Zealand leader

Jacinda Ardern has made her final public appearance as New Zealand’s prime minister, saying the thing she would miss most was the people, because they had been the “joy of the job.”

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Chris Hipkins

Jan 21, 2023

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Jan 21, 2023

Veteran rugby player Beale charged over sexual assault

Veteran rugby winger Kurtley Beale has been granted bail by a Sydney court after being charged over an alleged sexual assault

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Jan 20, 2023

New Zealand's Ardern has many possibilities for a second act

When Jacinda Ardern announced she was stepping down as New Zealand’s prime minister, speculation began almost immediately about what she might do for a second act

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Jan 19, 2023

New Zealand's Ardern, an icon to many, to step down

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden, who was one of the first members of her generation elected as a national leader and became a global icon of the left, said Thursday she was leaving office after five and a half years

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Jan 12, 2023

Australia pulls out of Afghanistan cricket series

Australia has pulled out of its upcoming men’s one-day international cricket series against Afghanistan

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Jan 6, 2023

Australian charged over travel to IS territory freed on bail

An Australian woman charged with willingly entering part of Syria that was under control of the Islamic State group has been freed on bail as a debate raged about the risk to the community

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Newly elected Fiji PM vows to tackle growing national debt

Dec 29, 2022

Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has vowed to address the “litany of woe” created by the nation’s former government while raising concerns about the Pacific nation’s massive debt

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Dec 24, 2022

Rabuka sworn in as Fiji prime minister after close election

Sitiveni Rabuka has been sworn in as Fiji’s prime minister, capping a tense week in a fragile Pacific democracy where the former military commander first held office more than two decades ago