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For the last 63 years Auckland's Tamaki electorate has been a true blue seat, a mere tap in for National. But the ACT Party believes that incumbent MP Simon O'Connor is on shaky politcal ground: He's a mere footnote on National's party list at 54, while his ultra-conservative views on abortion, same-sex marriage and euthenasia have some constituents looking elsewhere for their representative in Parliament. Enter Act Party deputy leader Brooke van Velden: young, female, socially liberal and with significant resources being poured into her campaign, she's seen as having a gen...
Australia stands at a crossroads in the global clean energy race. Will it soar or falter?
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says super funds could be tapped for defence, but funds would have to walk a narrow ethical path, critics say.
National has defended the contribution made by its likely outgoing Dunedin list MP Michael Woodhouse and his advocacy for the South. However, it...