NZ coalition parties clash over Paris Agreement Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has called for New Zealand to consider leaving the Paris Agreement, contradicting his government's position. AAP · Mar 24, 2025
Telescope reveals earliest-ever 'baby pictures' of the universe: 'We can see right back through cosmic history' New observations with the Atacama Cosmology Telescope in Chile reveal the earliest-ever "baby pictures" of our universe, showing some of the oldest light we can possibly see. LiveScience · Mar 21, 2025
Afternoon Update: Lehrmann inquiry head’s ‘corrupt conduct’; chilling footage of Sydney school murderer; and stranded astronauts return home Investigation probed whether Walter Sofronoff acted corruptly by leaking his final report on the Lehrmann trial to select journalists The Guardian - AU · Mar 19, 2025
Lehrmann inquiry head Walter Sofronoff engaged in ‘serious corrupt conduct’, review finds Investigation by ACT Integrity Commission finds Sofronoff’s disclosure of confidential material to journalists amounted to corrupt conduct The Guardian - AU · Mar 19, 2025
New cosmic 'baby pictures' reveal our universe taking its 1st steps towards stars and galaxies The clearest and most precise images yet of the universe’s infancy from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope show the first steps toward the first stars and galaxies. Space · Mar 18, 2025
Couche-Tard Bosses Make Case In Tokyo For 7-Eleven Buyout The directors of Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) said on Thursday they were seeking a "friendly" buyout of 7-Eleven but lamented a lack of progress towards a deal. International Business Times · Mar 13, 2025
7-Eleven, Couche-Tard Explore Sell-offs Ahead Of Potential Merger The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven said Monday it had agreed to jointly explore store sell-offs with a Canadian rival to address antitrust concerns ahead of a potential merger. International Business Times · Mar 10, 2025
7-Eleven Owner Seeks To Fend Off Takeover With Buyback, US IPO The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven announced on Thursday a raft of new measures to fend off a takeover by a Canadian rival, including a huge share buyback and an IPO of its US unit. International Business Times · Mar 6, 2025
Brisbane ferries suspended ‘until further notice’ – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2025
Collateral damage: how the war on ‘woke banking’ could backfire on New Zealand It would be hard to think of an industry less obviously “woke” than banking, but that’s how coalition partner NZ First has characterised certain practices within the finance sector. The Conversation · Feb 19, 2025
New York doctor is fined in Texas, charged in Louisiana over abortion pills in tests of shield laws A New York doctor’s alleged decision to send abortion pills to patients in Texas and Louisiana has pitted the Empire State’s shield law against the two conservative states’ abortion bans, which are among the strictest in the country The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025
As new charter schools open, we still know too little about how they worked last time Seven new charter schools are opening their gates, and ACT leader and Associate Education Minister David Seymour – the politician responsible for their existence – has been singing their praises. The Conversation · Feb 13, 2025
Seymour enrages Maori as NZ leaders descend on Waitangi The row over the role of the Treaty of Waitangi in modern-day New Zealand shows no sign of abating, with protests on the eve of the country's national day. AAP · Feb 4, 2025
David Seymour says Kiwis are too squeamish about privatisation – history shows why they lost the appetite State asset sales have been a political dividing line in New Zealand for decades now, and it seems voters are again being asked to decide which side they’re on. The Conversation · Jan 28, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Jan 14, 2025 After costly appeal and dispute over research standards, religious institution becomes Australia’s 44th university Australian College of Theology is the third theological institution to get university status since 2020, demonstrating growing power of religious providers
The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2024 Judge gives the media a serve over criticism of rape prosecutions Judge John Pickering defends NSW DPP Sally Dowling and fomer ACT DPP Shane Drumgold against sustained attacks. Plus: what Gina Rinehart wants for Christmas
The Conversation · Dec 2, 2024 Is ‘judicial activism’ skewing Treaty law – or are court critics the real radicals? Claims of “judicial activism” are nothing new. Ever since the term was coined by US historian Arthur Schlesinger in 1947, it has been regularly invoked in the United States to describe judges perceived to be going beyond their constitutional role.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2024 Lars Danielsson/ Verneri Pohjola/ John Parricelli: Trio review – wine chateau sessions mingle mature sensibilities Bassist Danielsson, guitarist Parricelli and trumpeter Pohjola combine folksy melodies, Latin grooves and free-roaming improv on this lustrous album
The Times of India · Nov 21, 2024 Deepika delivers as India defend Asian Champions Trophy title 20-year-old helps rock-solid hosts retain ACT title with her 11th strike in 1-0 win over China
The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024 Voices: I moved abroad after a US election. It didn’t go exactly as planned While many social media users and a handful of celebrities have suggested they’re looking into moving abroad rather than live under a second Trump presidency, I took the plunge following the election of George W Bush. I soon realized that I may have been a little naive
Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2024 New Zealand: Over 42,000 protesters descend on Wellington in support of Māori rights People crowded streets of the capital Wellington with flags aloft on Tuesday
Al Jazeera · Nov 19, 2024 More than 40,000 protest New Zealand Maori rights bill Although the bill is unlikely to pass, opponents say bid to reverse progress for Maori threatens to divide society.
AAP · Nov 19, 2024 Massive NZ treaty protest urges Luxon to kill the bill New Zealand's divisive treaty debate continues with a huge rally in Wellington of protesters against a government bill to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi.
AAP · Nov 18, 2024 New Zealand treaty protests to climax in capital Tens of thousands of New Zealanders are expected to march against reforms to the Treaty of Waitangi in Wellington.
The Conversation · Nov 17, 2024 Treaties, truth and equality: how NZ, Australia and Canada are all struggling with colonial politics With the ACT Party’s Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill having its first reading in parliament last week, the debate and protests have been – understandably – focused on the local historical and political landscape.