Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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PNG Can’t Fully Fund Basic Services Despite Australian Aid, Announces $2 Billion Infrastructure Spend
The treasurer said ’record‘ spending wasn’t enough to sustain health and education as the prime minister spruiked at US$2 billion ’Public Investment Program.’
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347 Charges Laid in Major New Zealand Drugs Sweep
43 gang associates have been arrested over an alleged drug-smuggling syndicate operating through Auckland Airport.
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eSafety Appeals Tribunal Ruling That Bars ‘Informal’ Takedown Alerts on Content
Australia’s Administrative Appeals Tribunal found the eSafety body was using hundreds of informal communications to get content removed to avoid appeals.
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Dutton Was the Least Popular Liberal Leader, New Study Shows
Just 8 percent of voters felt the opposition leader had won the televised debates against Anthony Albanese, again the lowest figure ever recorded.
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Bougainville Turns to India to Resolve Conflict Over Critical Mine, Snubbing Beijing
The Bougainville government has signed a deal with an Indian-based mining company, bypassing Beijing which has long coveted the valuable Panguna mine.
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3 Academics ‘Cancelled’ for Dissenting Views, Warn Intellectual Freedom Still at Risk
Despite strong legal protections for academic freedom, universities are finding ways to sack staff whose views don’t accord with their own, they say.
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Restricting Holiday Listings No Silver Bullet for Housing Crisis, Airbnb Research Finds
An attempt by one Australian council to cap the length of time homes can be used as tourist accommodation has actually led to fewer long-term rentals.
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CCP No. 3’s Australia Visit Comes Amid Ongoing Scrutiny of Organ Harvesting Activities
Amid calls for US sanctions against Zhao Leji, a human rights lawyer says Australia also risks undermining its global reputation.
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Workplace Laws Too Confusing for Well-Meaning Employers: Costello
The former long-serving treasurer says most industrial awards are too complex, and the Productivity Commission is focused on anything but productivity.
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1,000 Spies for Every 10 From the West: Ex-Military Officer Lifts the Lid on CCP Spy Tactics
Paul Johnstone says tools like LinkedIn and even random USB sticks are being deployed by CCP spies to infiltrate the West.
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PNG Can’t Fully Fund Basic Services Despite Australian Aid, Announces $2 Billion Infrastructure Spend
The treasurer said ’record‘ spending wasn’t enough to sustain health and education as the prime minister spruiked at US$2 billion ’Public Investment Program.’
|
347 Charges Laid in Major New Zealand Drugs Sweep
43 gang associates have been arrested over an alleged drug-smuggling syndicate operating through Auckland Airport.
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eSafety Appeals Tribunal Ruling That Bars ‘Informal’ Takedown Alerts on Content
Australia’s Administrative Appeals Tribunal found the eSafety body was using hundreds of informal communications to get content removed to avoid appeals.
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Dutton Was the Least Popular Liberal Leader, New Study Shows
Just 8 percent of voters felt the opposition leader had won the televised debates against Anthony Albanese, again the lowest figure ever recorded.
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Bougainville Turns to India to Resolve Conflict Over Critical Mine, Snubbing Beijing
The Bougainville government has signed a deal with an Indian-based mining company, bypassing Beijing which has long coveted the valuable Panguna mine.
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3 Academics ‘Cancelled’ for Dissenting Views, Warn Intellectual Freedom Still at Risk
Despite strong legal protections for academic freedom, universities are finding ways to sack staff whose views don’t accord with their own, they say.
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Restricting Holiday Listings No Silver Bullet for Housing Crisis, Airbnb Research Finds
An attempt by one Australian council to cap the length of time homes can be used as tourist accommodation has actually led to fewer long-term rentals.
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CCP No. 3’s Australia Visit Comes Amid Ongoing Scrutiny of Organ Harvesting Activities
Amid calls for US sanctions against Zhao Leji, a human rights lawyer says Australia also risks undermining its global reputation.
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Workplace Laws Too Confusing for Well-Meaning Employers: Costello
The former long-serving treasurer says most industrial awards are too complex, and the Productivity Commission is focused on anything but productivity.
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1,000 Spies for Every 10 From the West: Ex-Military Officer Lifts the Lid on CCP Spy Tactics
Paul Johnstone says tools like LinkedIn and even random USB sticks are being deployed by CCP spies to infiltrate the West.
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