When ‘the birdman’ of St James tunnel died, Sydney commuters streamed past his body for days Exclusive: The strange and lonely death of Bikram Lama exposes a glaring gap in homelessness services. What hopes and dreams brought him to Australia, and what went wrong?

Cases like this are the inevitable result of the creation of large temporary resident populations with no social safety net in countries like Australia and NZ in recent decades.

Controversial laws to restrict protests in NSW struck down by top court The laws, rushed through parliament after the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, have been found to be unconstitutional by the state's highest court.

Good.

Donovan’s Deep Dives: A ‘historic’ return to Beijing: Why Cheng Li-wun is betting on the past - Taipei Times Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Donovan on the Cheng/Xi lovefest
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What I’ve noticed in several science redundancy rounds is that the ones that don’t lose their jobs nevertheless feel insecure and many find safer employment elsewhere. This government is shooting New Zealand in the brain.

It seems thar NZ citizens working in the Samoan public service may be able to vote in NZ elections indefinitely without needing to return to NZ at least once every three years.

Electoral law places particular requirements on public servants who wish to stand for election, restricts MPs from becoming public servant, and also exempts public servants from disqualificatiom on the grounds of having been out of NZ for an extended possible.

It seems this provision was simply carried over from the Electoral Act 1956 when the Electoral Act 1993 was passed.

Quite bizarre that NZ electoral law still includes Samoan public servants in its definition of 'public servant' when Samoa gained independence in 1962. #nzpol

Who thought it was a good idea to have newly sworn-in ministers pose in front of a portrait of Charles I for official photos?

Is this a result of complete historical ignorance or is someone at Government Housing taking the piss? 🤔

Always worth re-sharing this old favourite. NZ Govt net financial worth is crazy healthy compared to just about everywhere else in the OECD. But, sure, we have to live in shacks, drink polluted water, wait months in pain for medical treatment, etc. [6/n]

Is AI the greatest art heist in history? New technologies of reproduction are plundering the art world – and getting away with it

'In return for the entirety of the human and non-human world, the tech lords can only offer us dystopia. Their fantasy future contains neither meaningful work nor real communities, just robots chattering to each other, leaving nothing for us.'

Oh I was told Taiwan was the side blocking Chinese tourists from coming to Taiwan... Well well well...

‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon Rights groups fear tactic of ‘domicide’ trialled in Gaza, where entire areas are made uninhabitable, is being used again

Yet more Israeli war crimes.

Hard to see any strategy here other than to ensure that all your neighbours hate you and have legitimate cause to wish for Israel's destruction so you can remain in a permanent state of war.

Andrew Bolt swims against News Corp tide on Ben Roberts-Smith prosecution | Weekly Beast News Corp commentator says defending the former soldier should not be seen as a test of patriotism. Plus: 7News reporter turns Spotlight on himself

It is rare that I agree with Andrew Bolt, but, on this issue at least, he is showing much more moral clarity than many on the right.

New Zealand ‘comfort women’ statue could jeopardise diplomatic relations, Japan says Planned statue symbolising the women forced by Japan into sexual slavery during the second world war has raised the ire of Tokyo’s embassy

NZ should not indulge the sensitivities of Japanese ultranationalists.

This sort of denialist nonsense is all too common in Japan. We should not accept it here.

The thing that pisses me off is that NZF / Peters gets to present himself as some outsider when Peters has been part of every single government since fucking Muldoon, bar two (the 4th Labour Gvt and the Key / English Gvt, and even then English tried to negotiate with him). He’s establishment af

Cartoon on China's Xi met with Cheng Li-yuan, chair of Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang

漫画《鄭麗文與習近平會面》

Am shocked the invisible hand led to shitty outcomes just like it did the last time, and the time before that, and the time before tha...

People who push for means testing of public services might as well get ready for those services to be reduced to such a point that they are regarded as "safety net" minimal services.

BREAKING: in March 2026, *every single one* of the 1,341 refugees admitted in the United States were white South Africans:

In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 4,496 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else.

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If it is truly committed to the ROC, it should refuse to talk with PRC officials until the PRC engages with the elected ROC govt.

The KMT's behaviour indicates its loyalty is to 'China' rather than the voters of Taiwan or the ROC and that it has not truly accepted the end of one-party rule.

The KMT continues to show its contempt for Taiwan's democracy.

It is healthy for there to be talks between leaders on both sides of the strait. However, the KMT shouldn't be facilitating Beijing in bypassing Taiwan's democratically elected government.

The decision in the defamation case should have led to serious changes. It is, of course, not the same as a criminal conviction, but is essentially at the same level as if a royal commission has made findings against him.

Absolutely important that they don't do anything that could prevent a fair trial.

The actions of Kerry Stokes, Brendan Nelson in supporting him, however, have been completely inappropriate.

More broadly, it has sent a message that the rules of war don't matter and that the lives of some people are of little importance.

It is apparent that, for some powerful people in AWM leadership, a few dead Muslims can't be allowed to stand in the way of the veneration of their chosen 'hero'.

‘An utter disgrace’: National war museum urged to act on Ben Roberts-Smith display Historians say the Australian War Memorial’s refusal to remove the accused murderer’s uniform from its Hall of Valour must be reconsidered.

The War Memorial has disgraced itself throughout this saga, trashing its credibility by taking a partisan position in favour of Roberts-Smith.

It has neglected its role in reminding people of the horrors of war, instead seeking to glorify the military and promote jingoistic nationalism. #auspol

People make it seem like the 8 hour working day 5 days a week is like some kind of law of the nature rather than a hard fought result of unions that you could change again. There are so many professions that already do more than 8 hours and not during 8-5. It’s made up!!

It is difficult to block; governments can't trace listeners; reception requires minimal power and does not need expensive, bulky, conspicuous, or technologically complex equipment - indeed, someone with basic electronics knowledge could construct a receiver from scavanged parts if needed.

If local communications infrastructure is knocked out or your own govt censors or blocks access to information, shortwave radio is still the surest way to make sure you have a variety of sources of information from around the world.