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Dissatisfaction with the Labour Government is mounting among small business owners, a new survey has found.
Almost half (46 percent) of those surveyed thought the National Party had a better understanding of their business needs, followed by the Labour Party at 30 percent and ACT at 23 percent.
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Read more: Dissatisfaction with Labour Government mounting among small businesses
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2021/09/dissatisfaction-with-labour-government-mounting-among-small-businesses-survey.html
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ANALYSIS: New Zealand might not be part of the recently revealed security agreement between the US, Britain and Australia (AUKUS), but it certainly can't avoid the diplomatic and strategic fallout.
Under the pact, Australia stands to gain nuclear-powered submarine capability, with the US seeking greater military basing rights in the region. ASEAN allies have had to be reassured over fears the region is being nuclearised.
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An Afghan man applying to move to New Zealand has been beaten to death by suspected Taliban militants.
A family member already here in New Zealand was working with Community Law to get his visa processed, awaiting a court hearing on why it was taking so long, Stuff reported on Saturday morning.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/09/could-have-been-prevented-collins-says-nz-too-slow-to-extract-afghan-allies-after-man-beaten-to-death-by-taliban.html
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In this case, I totally agree... and when we did go it was to little to late...
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ANALYSIS: The global opinions on the new AUKUS security pact between Australia, the US and the UK have been decidedly mixed. China and France immediately blasted the deal, while others, such as Japan and the Philippines, were more welcoming.
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Read more: Russia sees a threat from AUKUS, and a chance to market its own submarines
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/300414455/russia-sees-a-threat-from-aukus-and-a-chance-to-market-its-own-submarines
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The US, Australia, and the UK are teaming up to counter China—without saying directly that this new alliance is to counter China. As part of the new alliance, called AUKUS, the US has agreed to sell Australia nuclear-powered submarines. This is significant because Australia is the closest of the three geographically to China. Watch this episode of China Uncensored for more on what this alliance means, how China has responded, and why this new alliance has angered France.
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Read more: Australia’s New Nuclear Submarines Target China
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French President Emmanuel Macron will send his ambassador back to the United States next week after President Joe Biden agreed that consulting France before announcing a security pact with Australia could have prevented a diplomatic row, the two sides said on Wednesday.
Last week, France recalled its ambassadors from the United States and Australia and accused Biden of stabbing it in the back after Australia ditched a $40-billion defence contract with Paris for the purchase of submarines and opted for US submarines instead.
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EDITORIAL: New Zealand needn’t view Aukus as if it’s a treehut the big boys won’t let us into.
The newly formed trilateral co-operation pact involving the United States, United Kingdom and Australia is a major development with unsettling implications.
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Read more: Hawkish Aukus not for us
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/126447877/hawkish-aukus-not-for-us
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Legislation that will introduce a new offence - planning a terrorist attack - is a step closer to becoming law.
The Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill passed its second reading in Parliament this afternoon.
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Read more: Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill passes second reading
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/452004/counter-terrorism-legislation-bill-passes-second-reading
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