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COMMENTARY: By John Minto Television New Zealand outdid itself last week. For decades it has been a direct funnel for Israeli propaganda into our living rooms and last week TVNZ news editors managed to turn an Israeli pogrom against a Palestinian community into the need for Israel to launch a “major counter-terrorism operation” against Palestinians.
We cannot fence the whole of Australia. Therefore, we need to know which species are most at risk from cats.
The cartooning industry is still struggling to adapt to the 21st century media business model.
A new report shows how common it is for daycare centres to change owners. The sector also has high staff turnover and relatively low pay.
History suggests that without legal and moral accountability, reconciliation and durable peace will remain elusive.
A royal commission focused on individual criminality may not address the underlying conditions that allowed corruption to flourish.
Renters account for an increasingly larger share of the adult population. Research analysing more than 25 years of voting data shows what this means politically.
Extreme fire conditions converged in suburban neighborhoods built into the forests, shrubland and grasslands and quickly spread.
The ongoing war in Iran has created an expanding zone of risk for shipping, including for Saudi Arabia’s strategy of redirecting oil exports away from Hormuz.
The changing face of demographics, immigration, social attitudes and LGBTQ+ politics.
Sovereign creditworthiness is interpreted and reassessed through several overlapping evaluations.
At local level, many grassroots initiatives are cropping up to tackle unforeseen climate-related events, but improvising and instinctive ways of working are often overlooked in public policy.