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Minor parties: Will they have a major impact?

Newsroom's Jo Moir and RNZ's Craig McCulloch join The Detail to size up the minor parties as election year gets underway.

Newsroom.co.nz

Why a shift to basing vehicle registration fees on emissions matters for Australia

The ACT is changing how it calculates car registration fees. Instead of being based on a car’s weight, the fee the owner pays will be based on the greenhouse gas emissions it produces.

The Conversation

Higgins willing to appear in Lehrmann defamation case

Brittany Higgins says she is willing to appear as a witness in any civil action brought by her former colleague Bruce Lehrmann alleging he was defamed.

AAP

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Parking at Stromlo to pay for upgrades and new trails

Stromlo Forest Park to introduce paid parking similar model similar to Arboretum

The Canberra Times

Brumbies beat Tahs in first trial with new boss Larkham

The ACT Brumbies have beaten the NSW Waratahs 31-26 in a Super Rugby Pacific trial game, with a number of new faces making an early impression.

AAP

Bruce Lehrmann lodges complaint against Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold over decision to bring rape case to trial

Former Liberal party staffer Bruce Lehrmann claims the Director of Public Prosecutions was "driven by malice" in charging him over the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins at Parliament House.

ABC News

Professional misconduct complaint over Lehrmann trial

Bruce Lehrmann has made a formal complaint about the conduct of the ACT director of public prosecutions over the handling of his sexual assault trial.

AAP

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Will I pay more to register my car under the ACT government's new electric vehicle scheme?

The ACT government says its overhaul of motor vehicle registrations, to encourage electric cars, will not put Canberrans with petrol-powered vehicles further out of pocket.

ABC News

Some households to face soaring bills during ACT's 'electrification'

But a new report identifies several ways the government could make it fairer.

The Canberra Times

National takes a tumble while Labour gets runs on the board

Monday night’s polls show 2023 will be a return to MMP - a race down to the wire and the result determined by coalition talks.

Newsroom.co.nz

Sounds of silence: Could development shut Canberra's music festivals down?

Both of Canberra's festival venues are in danger, Music ACT says.

The Canberra Times

An uphill battle for Chris Hipkins

Elliot Crossan argues that the idealistic vision Jacinda Ardern espoused of a kind, empathetic and fair society is possible – but not with a less-inspiring new leader

Newsroom.co.nz

Thailand's political charade exposed

On the face of it, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha for eight years, has touted himself as "an outsider" who was above the political fray, seizing power in a military coup and taking top office to help Thailand in its hour of need amid debilitating protests and polarisation in 2013-14. Now…

Bangkok Post

How Labour fell into crisis barely two years after its historic election win

In part one of a series looking at the resignation of Jacinda Ardern, Elliot Crossan asks did she resign because Labour faces certain defeat in 2023?

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Indonesia’s charity laws in spotlight after Lion Air crash scam

Three charity workers have been given prison terms for misappropriating $7.8m from a victims’ fund set up by Boeing.

The Canberra Times

ANU's glass act: University makes trophies and music for Australian of the Year awards

The glass workshop's production manager Catherine Newton made 36 of the glass trophies, 32 for the state and territory finalists and four for the national winners.

The Canberra Times

Back to school expenses add to families' cost-of-living stress

Some households spend up to $2000 to get children ready for school as inflation puts pressure on family budgets.

Newsroom.co.nz

Will allowing directors to consider the environment really drive change?

New Zealand is set to take a more conservative view than the UK on firms' environmental and social obligations.

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Ardern's pared back life leaves Labour in limbo

Jacinda Ardern's departure from politics is an admirable admission of burnout, but one that still leaves difficult questions for her party, says Sam Sachdeva..

The Independent UK

Jacinda Ardern resigns: What led the New Zealand prime minister to quit

‘Leading a country is the most privileged job... you cannot, and should not do it unless you have a full tank’

The Canberra Times

Bail granted for man accused of using aliases to import steroids

A search of the defendant's premises found items consistent with the alleged offending.

The National (Scotland)

Crofters threaten hostile ‘takeover’ of charity-owned land due to deer cull

A CROFTERS trust has threatened to “buyout” a piece of land owned by a Scottish conservation charity because it doesn’t agree with the…

The Canberra Times

'It was pretty intense in there': Stories of heroism amid bushfire tragedy

ACT Rural Fire Service boss Rohan Scott was a volunteer on a tanker which went deep into the firefront and saved two people

Reason

School Closures Still Link to Learning Loss, Nearly 3 Years Into Pandemic

Reading and math scores declined between 2020 to 2022, reversing two decades of improvement.

The Canberra Times

'No excuse': Motorcyclist fined nearly $2000 for 100km/h over the speed limit

The 57-year-old Palmerston man was on his motorbike when police officers stopped him after measuring his speed at 186km/h in the signposted 80km/h zone.

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