Friday, March 24th, 2023

New Zealand child poverty rate remains static despite Ardern-era push | New Zealand

New Zealand’s child poverty rates have plateaued, despite government efforts and former leader Jacinda Ardern making it a central priority of her prime ministership. Reducing the country’s stubborn child poverty rates has been a...

Former fighter pilot imprisoned in NSW on US extradition request unable to attend mother’s funeral | Australia news

Daniel Duggan, the Australian pilot fighting an extradition request from the US from prison, will not be able to attend his mother’s funeral, after she died in the US. Duggan’s 95-year-old mother, Anne, suffered...

Texts show it was unreasonable for Bruce Lehrmann not to file defamation claim within year, defence says | Australian media

Lawyers for Network Ten have questioned “how on Earth” it was reasonable for Bruce Lehrmann to sit on his hands and not file a defamation claim for 12 months, despite being told he had...

‘I’m here to change the country’: Albanese launches an uncompromising Indigenous voice plan | Indigenous voice to parliament

It’s on. On Thursday, the Albanese government leapt a major hurdle in the long run to a successful referendum on an Indigenous voice to parliament at the end of the year. After a flurry...

Ukraine war has ‘profound impact’ on Asia, Blinken says, with eye on China’s ambitions | US foreign policy

US secretary of state Antony Blinken has warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has a “profound impact” on Asia, saying that China is watching “very carefully” how Washington and the world respond to Vladimir...

Xi’s trip to Moscow didn’t impress the west – but his most important audience is at home | Xi Jinping

As Xi Jinping returns to Beijing after his first trip to Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine, the contradictory forces that dominate the Chinese leader’s relationship with Moscow are no closer...

Sunak evades damaging Commons rebellion as NI Brexit plan passes | Brexit

Rishi Sunak has escaped an overly damaging Commons rebellion over his revised plan for post-Brexit Northern Ireland trade, winning a vote on the measure with 22 of his own MPs voting against the deal....

Rick and Morty’s Justin Roiland cleared of domestic violence charges | Television

Felony domestic violence charges against Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland have been dismissed, two months after he was dropped from the show. Kimberly Edds, a spokesperson for the Orange County district attorney’s office,...

Ten soldiers plucked from sea after army helicopter crash near Jervis Bay | Australian military

Australian defence force personnel have been rescued after an army helicopter crashed into the ocean off the New South Wales south coast during a routine counter-terrorism training exercise. The 10 soldiers were plucked from...