Wellington, May 28 (IANS) The New Zealand government on Thursday delivered a restrained 2026 budget focused on fiscal discipline, increased health spending and gradual deficit reduction, while avoiding pre-election giveaways. Delivering the last budget to parliament ahead of the November general election, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said the budget aims to return the government to surplus by 2028-29, a year earlier than previously forecast, driven by tighter spending and rising tax revenue.Ne…
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Canberra, Jan 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday that hate speech laws passed by the federal parliament in response to the Bondi Beach terror attack will make Australians safer.Albanese told reporters on Wednesday morning that the hate speech laws, which were passed by the parliament on Tuesday night, are the strongest that have ever been in place in Australia.”We have prioritised national unity and national healing,” he said.”We want to make sure that light triumphs ove…
Canberra, Dec 23 (IANS) A vast majority of Australians say they support stricter gun ownership laws in the wake of the fatal mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, two separate polls have found.The first poll, which was conducted by YouGov over the seven days to Monday, found that 92 per cent of Australians believe gun ownership should be made illegal or that gun ownership laws should be tightened in the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack.Among poll respondents who identified as supporters…