Incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promises to give Australians the
government they deserve, and to end 'the climate wars'. Veteran Australian political
commentator Michelle Grattan reports…
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Is this the end of Australia's two-party system?
As Scott Morrison loses power, it is the Greens, Teals and others that cause
Australia's big election shock, writes Professor Susan Harris Rimmer of Griffith
University
'Nothing has changed': Victim's acerbic response to belated Netsafe apology
The anti-bullying agency wrongly told the Govt it had apologised to three women; now it’s finally done so
'I want journalists to die old'
The second of two speeches by journalists awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021. This address was given at the awards ceremony in Oslo last month by Dmitry Muratov, editor of the independent Russian newspaper Noyava Gazeta.
Ardern and five leaders on world's crises
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the leaders of Costa Rica, Sweden, South Africa, Senegal and Spain have written this combined plea for reform of international institutions to cope with the new and existential crises facing the world
The Friday Poems: National poetry day
New work by six poets – including Scottish writer Robin Robertson, nominated for a Booker Prize – to mark National Poetry Day.
Now is our last best chance to confront the climate crisis
A serious plan to combat climate change in the US is in sight — but the clock is ticking and there’s no room for error
A game of epidemic proportions
Starting in 2011 from Auckland, Kia Koropp and her husband John Daubeny have sailed their 50ft yacht more than 64,000km. Then Covid-19 hit.
Foster parent: I want our voices heard
A foster parent who understood the Māori children placed in her care would be in a permanent arrangement has watched those children flourish, knowing OT's new cultural mandate means it won't be long before social workers will come to remove them.
WATCH: End of life choice referendum debate
Still deciding how vote on the End of Life Act referendum? We bring you the pros and cons in tonight's debate.
Foraging: local and sustainable food for free
If Peter Langlands needed to, he could eat for free. The food he doesn’t grow, he finds – sprouting wild and free in public spaces. Frank Film follows the forager, looking for lunch.
So long Dunedin, it was fun while it lasted
For Otago students looking forward to a big year Covid-19 has turned the university world upside down.