20 Dec: Relief from the Ukraine as it's set to receive a 183 billion New Zealand dollar loan from the European Union to help fund its defence in the war with Russia... more
19 Dec: The new US National Security Strategy marks a historic break – and a problem for the NZ government’s policy of closer strategic alignment with Washington.... more
18 Dec: Recent studies have shown declining levels of trust in democratic systems. We asked experts to consider democracy’s strengths and weaknesses.... more
17 Dec: Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg has called for bans on radical "hate preachers," protests, stronger immigration laws and a royal commission into antisemitism in an emotional speech at the site of the Bondi terror attack.... more