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What's not to like about having a dendrobium orchid which produces flowers with white petals and a flush of purple named after you?

Nicholas Reece, the deputy lord mayor of Melbourne, called for Victoria to break away from the Commonwealth of Australia, claiming the federal budget had ripped off the southern state.

The Coalition has sought to capitalise on comments by the Labor leader suggesting offshore immigration detention will not be needed.

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has sought to clarify comments he made about offshore detention after Defence Minister Peter Dutton described them as a “remarkable departure” from Labor’s policy on borders.

Australia has finally accepted New Zealand’s offer to settle some of the refugees from the offshore processing regime – about nine years after it

It’s time to end offshore processing.

Offshore processing is a failed policy that continues to haemorrhage cash, destroy lives and erode the international system for refugee protection.

Explainer - What is the Australia New Zealand refugee resettlement deal and why has it been agreed after nearly a decade? RNZ is here to clear it all up.

New Zealand is consistently ranked in the Heritage Index of Economic Freedom as one of the freest economies in the world, due to robust trade, light regulation, strong fiscal health, and a tourist magnet for the entire world. But since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have had dramatic lockdowns and their borders have largely been closed. In addition, their relationship with China continues to expand, while they build out a “security” presence throughout the Southern Pacific.

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