Rex Widerstrom

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$1.4 Billion Released Early From Super for Medical Treatments, ATO Warns of Misuse

The logo of Australian Super, the country's biggest retirement fund, is seen on a phone screen in Canberra, Australia on…

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Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger Passes Away at 90

Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger shakes hands with National MP Michael Woodhouse after the State Memorial Service for Prince Philip,…

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Venezuelan Embassy in Australia Seems to Have Regularly Met With Local Communist Party

Members of the National Bolivarian Militia hold flags following Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's call for a nationwide recruitment drive in…

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New Public Register Soon to Reveal Who Really Owns Australian Companies

Assistant Minister for Competition Andrew Leigh speaks to the media in Belmore, Sydney, Australia, on April 24, 2019. AAP Image/Joel…

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Rising Number of New Zealanders Believe Violence Necessary to Solve Country’s Problems

A man faces off with police near the Parliament as law enforcement move in to clear protesters in Wellington, New…

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Deforestation Can Cause Eight-Fold Increase in Flood Risk, Report Finds

A supplied image shows CFA firetrucks near an out of control bushfire in the Grampians National park, Victoria on Dec.…

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New Zealand’s Central Bank Drops Cash Rate to 2.5 Percent as Economy Wobbles

A pedestrian walks past the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) in Wellington, New Zealand on Sept. 24, 2025. Hagen…

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New Zealand to Pay Samoa $6 Million Over Navy Ship Grounding

The HMNZS Manawanui ran aground on a reef in October last year after no one onboard could switch off the…

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What Pacific Leaders Had to Say About Climate Change at the UN

A general view as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) at…

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New Zealand Considering Law to Ban Protests Near Private Homes

People march down Queen Street in protest in Auckland, New Zealand, on June 8, 2024. Fiona Goodall/Getty ImagesNew Zealand’s Parliament…

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Kwinana Alumina Refinery to Shut After 60 Years, Hundreds More Jobs to Go

The aluminium plant of manufacturer Alcoa at Point Henry, near the regional city of Geelong in Victoria on Feb. 11,…

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