Government And Politics

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Planned racing ad on sails of Sydney Opera House divisive

Oct 8, 2018

A plan to project a horse racing advertisement on the famed sails of the Sydney Opera House is dividing Australians

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New Zealand fines travelers who won't unlock secure devices

Oct 4, 2018

Visitors to New Zealand can be fined $3,243 for refusing to provide passwords to unlock electronic devices and allow customs officials to examine them under a new law that a civil liberties group condemned as a grave invasion of privacy

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Inquiry's report criticizes Australian banking misbehavior

Sep 28, 2018

Government inquiry's interim report criticizes Australian banking misbehavior

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Australian broadcaster's chairman quits over politics claims

Sep 27, 2018

The chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corp. has resigned over allegations he pressured the independent national broadcaster to fire 2 political journalists because the conservative government disliked them

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Admired abroad, New Zealand leader faces hurdles at home

Sep 25, 2018

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is visiting New York this week for the U.N. General Assembly and has announced a number of high-profile media interviews she'll be doing

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New Zealand celebrates 125 years of women having the vote

Sep 19, 2018

New Zealand became the first nation in the world to allow women to vote 125 years ago, and hundreds of people celebrated the anniversary by turning out to gatherings and speeches

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New Zealand to increase annual refugee quota to 1,500

Sep 19, 2018

New Zealand plans to increase the number of refugees it takes each year from 1,000 to 1,500. Liberal Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Wednesday that the new quota will take effect from 2020.

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Needle-in-strawberry scare spreads across Australia

Sep 17, 2018

Public fears about sewing needles concealed inside strawberries on supermarket shelves have spread across Australia and New Zealand as growers turn to metal detectors and the Australian government launches an investigation

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Relief supplies delivered to Guam on world's largest plane

Sep 13, 2018

Emergency supplies for Typhoon Mangkhut relief were delivered to Guam on the world's largest aircraft

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Newcastle signs Brazilian striker Jair for 2018-19 season

Sep 11, 2018

Newcastle Jets have signed Brazilian striker Jair Eduardo Britto da Silva for the 2018-19 A-League season