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Deadline Extended For My First Speech Competition 2026
Council to consider Notices of Motion relating to Yalukit Willam Nature Reserve
NAIDOC Week March Darwin
Woodside “SLAPP suit” against climate campaigners an attempt to silence growing opposition to drilling at Scott Reef
UN experts call for opening of military archives and facilities in the search for missing persons: Guatemala
Protest Activity At Olympic Dam
‘If you can keep it’: Cornell scholars tackle democracy’s modern threats
This ‘centrist’ party is rising in NZ polls. Will it prove power broker?
Launch Graduates Experience Parliament In Action
Winston Peters – “Continuing to be the Voice of Common Sense”
New Zealand First To Campaign On ‘Citizens Only Voting’
Nation’s first Rabbi-turned-Judge to deliver 15th Austin Asche Oration
Private emails with lobbyists in Luxon’s Ministerial offices are potentially a systemic problem
Electoral Matters Committee tables 2025 federal election interim report
UN expert: In a time of declining democracy, appointing meritorious judges safeguards public trust
250th Anniversary Of Independence Of USA
Security Council Sanctions Committee concerning Democratic Republic of the Congo Discusses Final Report of Group of Experts
NZFirst to Campaign on Disestablishment of Auckland Council’s ‘Independent Māori Statutory Board’
“Science Is A Pillar Of A Resilient Democracy”
Refugees’ Journey From Fear To Hope
Governor-General’s response fails to address concerns about Equality Australia patronage
Taskforce Provides Assurance On 2026 Farrer By-election
Rainbow Voices Conference 2026
Parliamentary Budget Office clearly needed ahead of election
Could You Be Mayor For Day?
NZ Rich Listers Own As Much Wealth As Half Country
New push to outlaw lies in NSW politics ahead of next election
NZFirst Candidate For Taranaki-King Country Announced
Calls for Ombudsman to open wider investigation into private back-channel emails in Luxon’s office
Labor, Liberal and One Nation all refuse to support tax on gas exports in parliament
Council voting to be restricted to elected members
LNP must remove abortion gag and allow proper debate, says Family First
Community legal centres urge the Australian Government to enshrine human rights in law
New Christian Freedom Index shows why Family First is standing candidates in Victoria and NSW
Minns Labor Government Votes To Escape Accountability
Sol LeWitt wall drawing realised on-site at RMIT Gallery for the first time
“Labor has introduced the biggest tax changes in a generation, without a mandate, for the Australian people”
Address To Walk For Truth
Opening remarks, Australia-India Foreign Ministers’ Framework Dialogue
After a landmark international court case backed workers’ right to strike, here’s what could change
Why 40 per cent of people are avoiding the news, according to a psychologist
NACC resignation an opportunity for much-needed fresh start
NZ democracy at risk of corporate corruption – Green Party backs urgent inquiry
Kotlikoff to grads: You have the tools to build a better world
Government rushes disability bill through Parliament without disabled people at the table
Surprising lessons for democracy from the Latin American left
UN Women statement on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
Lobbying For Workers