Aus/NZ/Oceania Affairs
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South Australian Premier Involved in Sex Scandal
By: Arthur Weinreb
South Australian Premier Mike Rann has been accused by Michelle Chantelois of having an improper sexual relationship with her in paid interviews given to the media. more...
Pacific Economies 2010 Financial Expectations
By: Jo Jackson
The November 2009 Pacific Economic Monitor provides an economic outlook for many South Pacific countries. Results vary depending on the dependencies of each economy. more...
A Vote of Confidence from the NZ Government
By: Rhonda Chalmers
The New Zealand Government has taken its first positive steps in moving forward with large projects to get the country up and running again more...
Australian Economy - Road to Prosperity Speech
It looked like a recession; felt like one too, even earning its own acronym, but now the dust has settled debate continues over the GFC's effect on the Australian economy more...
Australian and New Zealand Parliamentary System
In: Aus/NZ/Oceania Affairs (general)
By: Rhonda Chalmers
The Australian Parliamentary system is much more complex than that of New Zealand, thus, making it confusing for imigrants used to a more straightforward system. more...
Reserve Bank of Australia Lifts Cash Rate Again
By: Jo Jackson
The Reserve Bank of Australia lifted the official cash rate by 0.25 percentage point to 3.5% on 3 November 2009. This follows a rise in October 2009, with more expected. more...
Malaysia – New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
In: New Zealand Foreign Affairs
By: Jo Jackson
The Malaysia - New Zealand Free Trade Agreement was signed in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26, 2009 and will broaden the bilateral relationship between the two countries. more...
Australia and Indonesia Fight People Smuggling
In: Australian Foreign Affairs
By: Jo Jackson
Refugees are expected to reach Australia in a huge influx from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan as people smugglers bring them through transit points in Indonesia and Malaysia. more...
Paralysed Australian Vietnam Soldier Speaks Out
By: Sarah Curtis
Australian Vietnam soldier Andy Searle wants to see Kiwi veterans compensated and says New Zealand's attitude towards its Vietnam servicemen has been "delinquent". more...
No NZ Vietnam Veterans Compensated
By: Sarah Curtis
As fit young Vietnam servicemen, they could never have imagined they would be sprayed with harmful chemical defoliants by their own side, two New Zealand veterans say. more...
Veterans War with NZ Government for Compensation
By: Sarah Curtis
Three years after the New Zealand Government promised it to them and more than 40 years after the war, New Zealand Vietnam veterans are still waiting for compensation. more...
Australian Economy in Recovery Phase
In a speech delivered in Perth on October 15, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Glenn Stevens, provided context for the recent 0.25% rise in interest rates. more...
The Population of Australia Now, Past and Future
By: Jo Jackson
Find the population right now or for any year between 1788 to projections until 2101. Animated population pyramids show how the size and age structure move. All for free. more...
By: Brenda Ann Burke
The life transition into the golden years does not mean slowing down for Kiwis living overseas who decide to resettle in their childhood communities. more...
