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All-round condemnation for Pauline Hanson over Indigenous slur
Pauline Hanson’s derogatory remarks about Indigenous people on a podcast last year have been slammed by members of the government, the Liberals and the Nationals.
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Auckland’s City Rail Link – 25,000+ train passengers on first weekday
By Matthew Theunissen and Lucy Xia of RNZ An estimated 72,500 passengers were counted on trains across the Auckland Transport network by 5pm today — 25,000 more than last Monday. Auckland’s City Rail Link — New Zealand’s first underground metro — has had its first full weekday in operation on Monday. Auckland Transport chief executive
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Trailblazing lawyer Mary Gaudron, a woman of many firsts, leaves a huge and lasting legacy
The first women judge on the High Court shaped Australian legal history and was an inspiration to many.
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Big AI wants to slow down AI research. Is it a safety pause or a strategic retreat?
AI companies are calling for a coordinated pause to progress – but making it working, and keeping AI safe, won’t be easy.
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Why strengthening ties with the Global South was a top priority for Putin’s recent diplomacy blitz
The Ukraine war certainly featured in conversations. Tellingly, however, Putin steered many talks with leaders towards fuel, trade and transit.
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Greens promise $200m boost for te reo Māori initiatives
Te Ao Māori News Te Wiki o te Reo Māori has begun with an election promise from the Green Party to invest an additional $200 million in the language over four years. Of that, $30 million annually would go towards te reo Māori education and professional development for teachers, while $20 million would be shared
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Why big tech will hate the Australian tax office’s latest ruling
Australia’s laws don’t deal with all the ways local profits are shifted offshore. The ATO aims to close that gap.
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View from The Hill: One Nation would have more people leaving than entering Australia over three years
One Nation has released a radical policy that would see Australia reduce its temporary migrant population by 750,000.
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Democrats’ chances of gaining control of Congress at US midterms depend on Iran war
Recent polling shows if the disruption caused by the Trump administration’s war with Iran continues, Democrats will likely gain control of Congress.
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Data from more than 600 people shows resting heart rates have their own secret rhythm
The rhythms aren’t necessarily tied to hormones, nor any other single cause.
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Imported phosphate for fertiliser is expensive – could this homegrown alternative be a solution?
Research shows a phosphorus-rich compound found in wastewater raises uptake by plants and reduces discharge to waterways.
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Vanuatu ferry disaster: ‘It’s a miracle anyone survived,’ says rescuer
RNZ Pacific reporters An Australian pilot who helped locate survivors after a ferry disaster in Vanuatu says: “it is a miracle anyone survived”. After the ferry MV Matui sank in rough seas on Friday morning, two have died and more than 30 people remain missing. The ferry departed from Santo at 6am on Friday for