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After costly appeal and dispute over research standards, religious institution becomes Australia’s 44th university

Australian College of Theology is the third theological institution to get university status since 2020, demonstrating growing power of religious providers

The Guardian - AU

Judge gives the media a serve over criticism of rape prosecutions

Judge John Pickering defends NSW DPP Sally Dowling and fomer ACT DPP Shane Drumgold against sustained attacks. Plus: what Gina Rinehart wants for Christmas

The Guardian - AU

Is ‘judicial activism’ skewing Treaty law – or are court critics the real radicals?

Claims of “judicial activism” are nothing new. Ever since the term was coined by US historian Arthur Schlesinger in 1947, it has been regularly invoked in the United States to describe judges perceived to be going beyond their constitutional role.

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Lars Danielsson/ Verneri Pohjola/ John Parricelli: Trio review – wine chateau sessions mingle mature sensibilities

Bassist Danielsson, guitarist Parricelli and trumpeter Pohjola combine folksy melodies, Latin grooves and free-roaming improv on this lustrous album

The Guardian - UK

Deepika delivers as India defend Asian Champions Trophy title

20-year-old helps rock-solid hosts retain ACT title with her 11th strike in 1-0 win over China

The Times of India

Voices: I moved abroad after a US election. It didn’t go exactly as planned

While many social media users and a handful of celebrities have suggested they’re looking into moving abroad rather than live under a second Trump presidency, I took the plunge following the election of George W Bush. I soon realized that I may have been a little naive

The Independent UK

New Zealand: Over 42,000 protesters descend on Wellington in support of Māori rights

People crowded streets of the capital Wellington with flags aloft on Tuesday

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More than 40,000 protest New Zealand Maori rights bill

Although the bill is unlikely to pass, opponents say bid to reverse progress for Maori threatens to divide society.

Al Jazeera

Massive NZ treaty protest urges Luxon to kill the bill

New Zealand's divisive treaty debate continues with a huge rally in Wellington of protesters against a government bill to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi.

AAP

New Zealand treaty protests to climax in capital

Tens of thousands of New Zealanders are expected to march against reforms to the Treaty of Waitangi in Wellington.

AAP

Treaties, truth and equality: how NZ, Australia and Canada are all struggling with colonial politics

With the ACT Party’s Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill having its first reading in parliament last week, the debate and protests have been – understandably – focused on the local historical and political landscape.

The Conversation

NZ anti-Māori rights bill faces backlash

Māori opponents of a vote on the Treaty Principles Bill staged a haka in Parliament on Thursday

Salon

Top judge questions 'why jurors find it so hard to believe sexual assault allegations'

'I know that's a controversial statement,' Chief Justice says.

The Canberra Times

And now for something completely different in ACT politics ...

New dynamics in this Assembly mean it will be a very different term.

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New Zealand MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke Suspended After Leading A Haka During Vote For Controversial Bill

The vote was for the controversial Treaty Principals Bill which seeks to reinterpret one of the country’s founding documents.

The Independent UK

Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand's parliament during fraught race relations debate

A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown

International Business Times

7-Eleven Owner Announces Counter-bid To Foreign Buyout

The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven said Wednesday its founding family had offered a counter-bid to a takeover attempt by Canadian convenience store rival Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT).

The Canberra Times

Every public school to get money for new reading books, numeracy materials

It's part of a system-wide reform to how basic skills are taught.

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The Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse

With the protest hikoi from the far north moving through Auckland on its way to Wellington, it might be said ACT leader David Seymour has been granted his wish of generating an “important national conversation about the place of the Treaty in our constitutional arrangements”.

The Canberra Times

Police seek witnesses to white Skoda failing to stop

The incident took place on Friday, November 8.

The Canberra Times

Workers blindsided by building firm collapse owed millions

'All the money is gone. There is no point chasing it.'

The Canberra Times

'Some areas where we feel we have been let down': Barr says on public service

Minister appointed to oversee changes in the ACT public service.

The Canberra Times

Barr set to relinquish treasury amid big ACT public service shake-up

Chief Minister promises 'economics team', hints at fewer directorates.

The Canberra Times

Canberra builder owes creditors $6.56 million, report finds

Some contractors are out of pocket by almost $600,000.

The Canberra Times

The last-minute talks that decided the Greens' role in the next Assembly

Rattenbury says 'Labor was unwilling to budge' after weeks of talks.

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