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Needling for change: the surprisingly political history of knitting

From fistfights in the corridors to tractors driven up its front steps, New Zealand’s parliament has seen plenty of odd and unruly behaviour by sitting MPs.

The Conversation

Pay offer falls flat after teachers waited more than a year: union

ACT public school teachers will consider their next steps.

The Canberra Times

Grieving family calls for public inquest into ACT prison officer's death

The family of Ashley Martin says the system turned its back on him.

The Canberra Times

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Name change for 'confusing' Secure Local Jobs Code among overhaul ideas

The code's advisory council was sounded out ahead of a govt review.

The Canberra Times

Legal cloud hangs over 13,000 seatbelt fines after administrative bungle

Fines on hold while government works to fix authorisation error.

The Canberra Times

Seven deaths in a month renew fears of potentially lethal drugs in circulation

Several non-fatal overdoses have also taken place, police said.

The Canberra Times

Belconnen buyers claim missing bedrooms in off-the-plan dispute

Buyers say they were misled about the number of bedrooms.

The Canberra Times

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We won't always agree what's achievable, minister tells Labor conference

But Public Service Minister says Labor is working for better wages.

The Canberra Times

Online illegal pharmacy boss was 'driven by greed', didn't think he would end up in jail

How a panel-beater ran a multimillion-dollar drug ring.

The Canberra Times

‘So hacked off’: as election nears, New Zealanders despair at the main parties – and Opportunity knocks

National and Labour have passed government back and forth for years but many voters are no longer content with politics as usual

The Guardian - AU

Some public schools to have budgets slashed under school funding reforms

Equity and student need at centre of funding shake-up.

The Canberra Times

NZ election poll watch: right still leads left, but Opportunity could deny it a majority

With the November 7 general election now just over two months away, and party campaigning about to start in earnest, political polls are coming into sharp relief.

The Conversation

Patients face ultrasound delays as health workers strike over pay

Sonographers vow industrial action in effort to clinch 15 per cent pay hike.

The Canberra Times

Police slammed for illegally searching Aboriginal teen in 'mistaken identity' gunpoint arrest

Ombudsman says police must demonstrate they are not racist through ongoing actions.

The Canberra Times

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‘Staggering’: watchdog condemns police after Indigenous teenager on bus wrongfully arrested – then searched

Ombudsman Iain Anderson says he is concerned police ‘had no clearly understood definition of racial profiling’

Euronews

New Zealand's government introduces legislation to ban social media for under-16s

Under the proposed law, firms like Meta could be fined up to 10% of their global revenue if they fail to comply.

The Times of India

After Australia, New Zealand proposes social media ban for under 16

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon proposed banning children under sixteen from social media. This legislation aims to protect young people from harmful online content and addictive technologies. However, two coalition parties oppose the bill, which may require opposition support to pass. Australia enacted a similar ban in December 2025,…

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New Zealand moves to ban social media for under-16s

WELLINGTON - New Zealand's government will introduce legislation on Monday banning under 16s from using social media, joining a number of countries seeking to keep youngsters off sites such as Instagram and TikTok.

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Labor members push for end to costly ACT land deal with feds

Treasurer's senior adviser moves for debate on free land transfers.

The Canberra Times

'I'm not as agile': the algorithm that's delaying care for the elderly

Helen Parkinson wants to stay home, but a computer says no.

The Conversation

The Opportunity Party’s Treaty policy is closer to Labour than National. But is it a bottom line?

During the current parliamentary term, the debate over te Tiriti o Waitangi’s place in public life is arguably more polarised than at any time in the past 50 years.

The Canberra Times

Canberra school among the first to adopt new national teaching framework

New resource aims to improve teaching and reduce workloads.

The Canberra Times

Treasurer hails 'milestone' as ACT budget lands early cash surplus

Treasurer Chris Steel says figures show budget repair plan works.

The Canberra Times

From 98-0 thrashings to a shot at a grand final: inside Gungahlin's rise

The Gungahlin Eagles are targeting an ACT Rugby grand final.

The Canberra Times

Dismissing NAPLAN's warnings would be a mistake for our schools

Don't throw the baby out with the water.

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