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Independents warn tide still going out on major parties

Support for independents still remains high after a record crossbench made it into parliament in 2022 but a number face serious challenges to retain seats.

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New Zealand's divisive Treaty Principles Bill rejected

New Zealand's parliament has voted down the Treaty Principles Bill, ending one of the most divisive debates in recent Kiwi political history.

AAP

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.

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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

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

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

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.

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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

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

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

Brisbane ferries suspended ‘until further notice’ – as it happened

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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

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

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.

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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.

The Conversation

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 Guardian - AU

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

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

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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

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 Independent UK

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

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

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

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

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.

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