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Andrew Hastie was frontrunner to lead Australia’s Liberal Party, so why has he headed to the back benches?

Did he merely throw a dummy-spit or is there a deeper intent behind his resignation?

Foreign minister Winston Peters called on to acknowledge NZ’s role in cover up of 1975 Balibo five murders

Cold-blooded murders of five newsmen, including Kiwi Gary Cunningham, remembered.

Unidentified drones in European skies stoke “hybrid war” fears

No matter where the drones come from they’re making Europe’s citizens nervous.

Jonathan Kronstadt: Do we deserve democracy if we doubt the vaccines that saved us?

There’s no vaccine for viral weirdness in the United States.

Jane Clifton: Mamma Mia! Swedish supergroup Abba misses out on ‘national treasure’ status

Want to start a national debate? Start by drawing up a cultural-canon list.

Jane Clifton: The debacle of public art and modern behaviour

A new stream of modern angst over public artworks: are some too sexualised?

Jane Clifton: Trump is playing high-stakes bingo with world economies

Trade imbalances used to be considered nothing personal. Now they're a whacking stick.

Jane Clifton: Art world ethical dilemma now plagues automotive industry

Syndicate of French Tesla owners suing Tesla over Elon Musk's activities.