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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Writers’ Festival Apologises to Anti-Israel Author as She Launches Lawsuit Against SA Premier
Adelaide Writers’ Week had to be cancelled after over 100 authors withdrew and board members resigned after Randa Abdel-Fattah was dumped from the line-up.
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US Official, Jewish, and Muslim Groups Raise Concern About Australia’s Impending Anti-Hate Bill
The broad bill is the Albanese government’s main response to the Bondi terror attack and covers hate speech to the national gun buyback scheme.
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Australian Families Spending Over $100,000 on Schooling for Every Child
Families in major cities who have a child starting school this year will pay $113,594 for a government education, with regional and remote areas slightly less.
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Chinese Directors Linked to MP Bribery Scandal Banned From Running Companies for 5 Years
The ASIC found that the Chinese couple failed to comply with Australian Taxation Office requirements and breached company laws.
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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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Writers’ Festival Apologises to Anti-Israel Author as She Launches Lawsuit Against SA Premier
Adelaide Writers’ Week had to be cancelled after over 100 authors withdrew and board members resigned after Randa Abdel-Fattah was dumped from the line-up.
|
US Official, Jewish, and Muslim Groups Raise Concern About Australia’s Impending Anti-Hate Bill
The broad bill is the Albanese government’s main response to the Bondi terror attack and covers hate speech to the national gun buyback scheme.
|
Australian Families Spending Over $100,000 on Schooling for Every Child
Families in major cities who have a child starting school this year will pay $113,594 for a government education, with regional and remote areas slightly less.
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Chinese Directors Linked to MP Bribery Scandal Banned From Running Companies for 5 Years
The ASIC found that the Chinese couple failed to comply with Australian Taxation Office requirements and breached company laws.
|
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
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