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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Kevin Rudd Quits as Australia’s Ambassador to the United States
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Rudd’s decision to leave a year early was “entirely” his own.
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Treasurer Heads to G7 Meeting in Washington For Rare Earth Talks
Jim Chalmers is expected share with his counterparts Australia’s plan to build a $1.2 billion critical minerals stockpile.
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New South Wales Moves to Shut Down Illegal Religious Centres Promoting Hate
The surviving Bondi attacker, Naveed Akram, was closely associated with Wissam Haddad, an extremist Islamist preacher in western Sydney.
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Rio Tinto, Glencore Resume Talks to Form World’s Largest Mining Company
Initial negotiations collapsed just over a year ago, but both companies have confirmed the merger is back under discussion.
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Accidental Death of Teen Linked to Porn Addiction Prompts Call for Internet Restrictions
Repeatedly accessing violent sexual imagery had desensitised him to the potential harms, a New Zealand coroner has said.
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Trump Administration Should Apply More Pressure on Australia to Up Defence Spending: Analyst
Peter Jennings also says the Trump administration should apply more pressure on Australia to increase defence spending
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Major Data Breaches Put Hundreds of Thousands of New Zealanders At Risk
In two separate incidents, hackers have broken into the database of a healthcare portal and a large media-run community site and demanded a ransom.
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Labor Moves to Crack Down on Anti-Semitism Internally, Threatens Expulsion for Members
A Labor assistant minister said anyone espousing anti-Semitic views would be expelled from the party and encouraged members to report alleged behaviour.
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Abbott Rejects Gun Control Crackdown After Bondi Terror Attack, Calls for Tougher Migration Rules
‘It’s not so much the gun; it’s the person who pulled the trigger,’ the former Australian PM said in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
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Police Warn Against Social Media Calls for ‘Bashing Day’ at Sydney Beach
Social media posts urged Australians to gather at Cronulla beach, encouraging them to commit acts of violence against members of the Middle Eastern community.
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Kevin Rudd Quits as Australia’s Ambassador to the United States
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Rudd’s decision to leave a year early was “entirely” his own.
|
Treasurer Heads to G7 Meeting in Washington For Rare Earth Talks
Jim Chalmers is expected share with his counterparts Australia’s plan to build a $1.2 billion critical minerals stockpile.
|
New South Wales Moves to Shut Down Illegal Religious Centres Promoting Hate
The surviving Bondi attacker, Naveed Akram, was closely associated with Wissam Haddad, an extremist Islamist preacher in western Sydney.
|
Rio Tinto, Glencore Resume Talks to Form World’s Largest Mining Company
Initial negotiations collapsed just over a year ago, but both companies have confirmed the merger is back under discussion.
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Accidental Death of Teen Linked to Porn Addiction Prompts Call for Internet Restrictions
Repeatedly accessing violent sexual imagery had desensitised him to the potential harms, a New Zealand coroner has said.
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Trump Administration Should Apply More Pressure on Australia to Up Defence Spending: Analyst
Peter Jennings also says the Trump administration should apply more pressure on Australia to increase defence spending
|
Major Data Breaches Put Hundreds of Thousands of New Zealanders At Risk
In two separate incidents, hackers have broken into the database of a healthcare portal and a large media-run community site and demanded a ransom.
|
Labor Moves to Crack Down on Anti-Semitism Internally, Threatens Expulsion for Members
A Labor assistant minister said anyone espousing anti-Semitic views would be expelled from the party and encouraged members to report alleged behaviour.
|
Abbott Rejects Gun Control Crackdown After Bondi Terror Attack, Calls for Tougher Migration Rules
‘It’s not so much the gun; it’s the person who pulled the trigger,’ the former Australian PM said in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
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Police Warn Against Social Media Calls for ‘Bashing Day’ at Sydney Beach
Social media posts urged Australians to gather at Cronulla beach, encouraging them to commit acts of violence against members of the Middle Eastern community.
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