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Why the draft ‘foreign interference’ bill is so dangerous for Aotearoa

January 15, 2025

COMMENTARY: By Maire Leadbeater Aotearoa New Zealand’s coalition government has introduced a bill to criminalise “improper conduct for or on behalf of a foreign power” or foreign interference that echoes earlier Cold War times, and could capture critics of New Zealand’s foreign and defence policy, especially if they liaise with a “foreign country”. It is ... <a title="Why the draft ‘foreign interference’ bill is so dangerous for Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/why-the-draft-foreign-interference-bill-is-so-dangerous-for-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about Why the draft ‘foreign interference’ bill is so dangerous for Aotearoa">Read more</a>

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PNG’s Justice Minister orders inquiry into foreign consultants status

March 1, 2022

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea’s Justice Minister Bryan Kramer has confirmed that he has ordered his department — Justice and the Attorney-General (DJAG) — to investigate a complaint against the National Judicial Staff Service (NJSS) hiring highly paid overseas consultants. Their wages are paid in Australian dollars and deposited in overseas accounts. Kramer made this ... <a title="PNG’s Justice Minister orders inquiry into foreign consultants status" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/pngs-justice-minister-orders-inquiry-into-foreign-consultants-status/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Justice Minister orders inquiry into foreign consultants status">Read more</a>