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OPINION

Line-by-line: is New Zealand aid set to decline?

By Terence Wood There was no fanfare. Just a statement from the New Zealand foreign minister, slipped out quietly amongst the usual stream of government...

OPINION

Pupil-free days may be tricky for parents, but they are vital for teachers and schools

The number of pupil-free days and exactly when these occur varies between states and school sectors.

OPINION

Trump’s tariffs are nothing new – NZ’s real problem is the failing free trade system itself

Many of Trump’s trade policies are an extension of recent US-centric strategies to dismantle the global free trade model.

OPINION

Government aims to pass political donation and spending caps within a fortnight after in-principle deal with opposition

The cap on the total amount a donor could give in a year, covering multiple recipients, is expected to be more than $600,000.

HEALTH

Shortsightedness is on the rise in children. There’s more we can do than limit screen time

Myopia is a type of refractive error, meaning a vision problem that stops you seeing clearly – in this case, seeing objects that are far away.

OPINION

Australian workers hoard more than 160 million days of untaken leave. So could you be forced to take a break?

More than one in five employees (22%) had accrued more than four weeks, with older workers having higher averages than their younger colleagues.

OPINION

Child sexual abuse by women is on the rise, We don’t have the support services to cope

To assist prevention efforts, we need to continue to debunk misconceptions about female sexual offending.

INFOTAINMENT

Fiji Hindi literature and the unspoken narratives of the subaltern

Prof. Vijay Mishra is an extremely distinguished figure in the literary world.

OPINION

Coalition retains narrow Newspoll lead as Dutton gains; where Democrats may have erred in US election

Dutton’s net approval surged six points to +5. There was a 37–37 tie on preferred PM (37–35 to Albanese previously).

OPINION

What happens if you have a HELP debt and kids? The missed opportunity in Labor’s plan to fix student loans

The HECS (now HELP) system was conceived in the 1980s as a way to generate revenue to help the government pay for an expansion of university places.

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