- November 23rd, 2024
Australia's inflation rate dropped from 5.6% to 4.9% in October, marking the first time it has been below 5% in 20 months. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' figures are based on a newer monthly measure of annual inflation, which was...
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Joe Biden recently unveiled a multi-billion-dollar plan to strengthen Australia's domestic minerals industry, aiming to address supply chain vulnerabilities and counter China's market dominance. However, the investment was framed as key to...
CANBERRA, Australia Australia's failed referendum on the Indigenous Voice has halted the government's plans to cut the nation's constitutional ties to Britain's King Charles III. The referendum would have established an Indigenous advisory body to Parliament. The loss has reduced...
WILTON, Australia Chinese property giant Country Garden has stalled several overseas developments, including the stalled Wilton Greens project in Sydney. The project, which promises shady streets, sporting fields, bike paths, parks, and a new local school, is one of several...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has announced that he will continue to lead his liberal Labour Party despite a significant election loss. He stated that he still has a bit of fight left in him and...
The Voice referendum resulted in a defeat, similar to several other proposals since the Federation that became buried in contention, partisanship, and opportunism. The "yes" side's clean sweep of the states has occurred before, with a quarter of all referendum...
Australians overwhelmingly rejected the referendum to establish a 24-member advisory board to parliament, executive, and civil service, with only 40% voting in favour. Many indigenous Australians also voted against the referendum, questioning how 24 members could represent a diverse group...
Australians have rejected a proposed constitutional reform that would recognize Indigenous people, according to a referendum. The "Yes" votes failed to reach the required threshold for the creation of an Indigenous advisory body called the "Indigenous Voice to Parliament". Opponents...
AUCKLAND, New Zealand New Zealand's conservative former businessman Christopher Luxon has been elected as the country's next prime minister after a decisive election victory. The election follows six years of a liberal government led by Jacinda Ardern. Luxon's government's composition...
Public opinion research reveals that voters' views on key concepts like "equality" and "disadvantage" are often contradictory and incoherent. This inconsistency allows both progressives and conservatives to gain majority support, as seen in the marriage equality plebiscite and the Voice...
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