New Zealand’s Chris Hipkins vows to focus on inflation ‘pandemic’ and ‘fairer’ tax system

Incoming prime minister echoes Jacinda Ardern’s promise to cut back Labour’s agenda to focus on cost of living issuesNew Zealand’s next prime minister, Chris Hipkins, has promised to cut back government reforms to focus on the “global pandemic of infla…

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Queensland First Nations justice officer’s powers ‘concerning and inadequate’, advocates say

New role created to address over-incarceration of Indigenous people but critics say it lacks power and independenceSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityQueensland’s new First …

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