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Eugene Doyle: Helen Clark on why AUKUS isn’t in New Zealand’s national interest

April 19, 2024

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Helen Clark, how I miss you. The former New Zealand Prime Minister — the safest pair of hands this country has had in living memory — gave a masterclass on the importance of maintaining an independent foreign policy when she spoke at an AUKUS symposium held in Parliament’s old Legislative Chambers ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Helen Clark on why AUKUS isn’t in New Zealand’s national interest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/19/eugene-doyle-helen-clark-on-why-aukus-isnt-in-new-zealands-national-interest/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Helen Clark on why AUKUS isn’t in New Zealand’s national interest">Read more</a>

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Canberra must stop wasting time – and urgently support ABC in the Pacific

May 21, 2022

Policy failure over the last eight years — including a massive cut to the ABC’s international funding — has weakened Australia’s voice in the Pacific to its lowest ebb since the Menzies government established the first radio shortwave service across the region more than 80 years ago. Now, with China’s media expansion and the recent ... <a title="Canberra must stop wasting time – and urgently support ABC in the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/21/canberra-must-stop-wasting-time-and-urgently-support-abc-in-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Canberra must stop wasting time – and urgently support ABC in the Pacific">Read more</a>