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Author: Newshub

Three Members' Bills have been drawn from the ballot allowing law suggestions from MPs that aren't Ministers, including a call from the Green Party to lower New Zealand's voting age to 16.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/05/green-mp-golriz-ghahraman-calls-for-voting-age-to-be-lowered-to-16.html
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Author: Scott Palmer

New Zealand's National Party leader Christopher Luxon has sent his congratulations to newly-elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, calling for more work to strengthen our relationship with our neighbour.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/05/christopher-luxon-brooke-van-velden-call-for-stronger-australian-ties-after-anthony-albanese-s-election.html
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Author: Mark Quinlivan

China is reportedly pushing for more security pacts with Pacific Island nations after its agreement with the Solomon Islands.

Beijing and the Solomons signed the deal last month, raising concerns in New Zealand and Australia about growing Chinese influence in a region traditionally under their sway.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/china-seeking-more-security-deals-in-the-pacific-after-solomon-islands-agreement-intelligence-official.html
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Author: Reuters

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday threw his full support behind Sweden and Finland's bids to join NATO as he and European leaders said they were confident Turkey's surprise opposition to the Nordic states' membership could be addressed.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/russia-ukraine-war-us-joe-biden-declares-support-for-finland-sweden-joining-nato.html
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Author: RNZ

National, ACT, Te Pāti Māori and the Green Party have given their responses to the government's Budget 2022.

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Author: Russell Palmer

There's a lot of spending flying around in Budget 2022 - here are the main expenses in an easy-to-read list.

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Author: Mark Jennings

Defence spending would jump dramatically and more state-owned companies would be floated on the share market to raise billions of dollars under ACT’s alternative budget.

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When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the invasion of Ukraine in February, one word dominated his justification speech – Nato.

The military alliance had long been one of Putin's obsessions, with the 69-year-old growing increasingly bitter about the fact that a string of former Soviet nations had joined soon after the collapse of the union.

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-vladimir-putins-ukraine-war-backfires-as-neighbours-finland-and-sweden-move-to-join-nato/
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