Modern Slavery Bill Advances After Labour Pressure
After years of delay, Labour has forced movement on modern slavery, dragging hidden exploitation in global supply chains into the light.
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Hidden Transfer Fees Bill Passes First Reading
Kiwis are paying $743 million a year in hidden transfer fees. Labour’s new Bill wants banks to finally show the real cost upfront.
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End Bottom Trawling: Swim4TheOcean Hits Parliament
After swimming 1,367km down the North Island, Jono Ridler’s fight to end bottom trawling now lands in Parliament with 73,647 signatures behind him.
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Chokepoints And Conflict: How The Hormuz Crisis Is Exposing Global Shipping Vulnerabilities – UN News
Since conflict began with the US-Israeli bombing of Iran in late February, up to 20,000 seafarers have been stranded on…
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Global Sumud Flotilla Officially Departs Italy With Over 50 Vessels – Global Sumud Flotilla
AUGUSTA, ITALY –The Global Sumud Flotilla confirms that 56 vessels have officially departed from Porto Xiphonio in Augusta this afternoon,…
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Global Military Spending Threatens Us All. Militarism Will Cost Us The Earth – Peace Movement Aotearoa
Despite the urgent need for cooperative international action to avert total climate catastrophe and other existential threats to humanity, global…
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340 Civil Society Groups Call For An End To Corporate Rights To Sue Governments Over Climate Action – AFTINET
More than 340 civil society organisations from over 50 countries, including a substantial number from Australia, have signed a global…
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UN Report Alleges War Crimes In Lebanon Conflict
The UN says Israeli attacks and Hezbollah rocket fire may amount to war crimes as over a million are displaced in Lebanon.
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Shane Jones ‘Butter Chicken Tsunami’ Slammed
Calling migrants a “butter chicken tsunami” isn’t banter, it’s racialised politics dressed up as a joke, and Multicultural New Zealand is calling it out.
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South Island High Country At Risk From New Law
The Government is opening the gate to development in the South Island High Country — and critics warn once it’s gone, it’s gone.
