POLITICS & POLICY

Nuclear Weapons Ban: Secret Documents Reveal Australia Blocking New Zealand-Led Campaign

A child walks past a geiger counter, measuring a radiation level of 0.162 microsievert per hour, at a square in front of Koriyama Station in Koriyama, west of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Fukushima prefecture March 1, 2014.
The Australian government was reportedly leading secret attempts to block New Zealand's push for nuclear disarmament based on the released documents under the freedom of information laws. The documents contained declassified information on ministerial communications, cables and emails from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and revealed the efforts of Australian diplomats working in secret. The documents said that the Australian government relies on U.S. nuclear forces to prevent a n...
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Ukrainians Given Leeway To Aussie Visas

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New Zealand Labour Policy Leak Came from David Cunliffe's Computer

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Australian Dollar Outlook - 3 March 2014

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has opened slightly firmer this morning, despite offshore concerns about escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia.

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