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Oceania
Flagging politicians too weak to hoist change up the pole
How disappointing of the Prime Minister and Bill Shorten to reject changing our colonial embarrassment of a flag.
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Good Weekend
Why the world can learn a lot from New Zealand and its leaders
New Zealand's leaders are concerned with solving actual problems, like climate change and inequality.
- by Amelia Lester
Letters
Does Andrew Constance even catch trains?
Peak hour trains every eight minutes? We dream of that! Does Andrew Constance even catch trains?
Australia takes over Solomon Islands internet cable amid spies' concerns about China
Australia's spy agencies were so concerned about the security and strategic risks posed by a plan for Chinese firm Huawei to build an internet cable linking the Solomon Islands to Sydney that the Turnbull government will now largely pay for the project itself.
- by David Wroe, National Security Correspondent
Tammy Duckworth, the US Senate's first new mum, has a record of blazing trails
US Senator Tammy Duckworth's life has been marked with momentous firsts, the most dramatic of which arrived about 120 combat hours into a tour as a battle captain with the Illinois National Guard in war-rocked Iraq.
- by Kyle Swenson
COMMENT
Opinion
We're cheering on Jacinda Ardern - and her partner Clarke Gayford too
While much of the focus has understandably been around Ardern's "girl power" moment, she is not the only role model here. Gayford will be the primary carer of their baby after six weeks. So there is also a huge opportunity to show people that fathers can also be the one to stay at home.
- by Judith Ireland
Malcolm Turnbull, Jacinda Ardern at odds over claim New Zealand is fuelling people smuggling
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his New Zealand counterpart are at odds over whether New Zealand's offer to take 150 refugees from Manus Island and Nauru has driven a rise in people-smuggling operations.
- by David Wroe, National Security Correspondent
Sir Trevor Garland faces Sydney court on sexual assault charges
Central Local Court on Tuesday heard different portrayals of the 25-year-old alleged victim of Sir Trevor Garland, a former diplomat knighted for his services to the Solomon Islands.
- by Patrick Begley
Oh my god: a pregnant Prime Minister. How will New Zealand survive?
Here is the answer to the most important question of the entire New Zealand election campaign.
- by Jenna Price
Opinion
Australia, stop muscling in on the anniversary of me
For me, January 26 is more than the traditional anniversary of the Hottest 100. It's also the traditional anniversary of me.
- by Dom Knight
Sir Trevor Garland accused of sexually assaulting St Vincent's Hospital patient
Former diplomat Sir Trevor Garland allegedly sexually assaulted a St Vincent's Hospital patient he was helping look after as part of a program for sick Solomon Islands residents.
- by Patrick Begley, Georgina Mitchell