Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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Australia Backs New Zealand after China Sanctions Four MPs Over Taiwan Visit
China has banned four New Zealand MPs from entering China and its territories for a year after they travelled to Taiwan.
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Meta Warns Labor’s New Media Tax Could Trigger US Trade Action
Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, argues news outlets are being protected from real market pressures.
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Officials Grilled On How Labor Plans to Find $10 Billion in Defence Savings
Senators repeatedly pushed Defence officials on transparency during a recent estimates hearing.
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Vice-Admiral Expects Used AUKUS Submarines to Have 20-year Lifespan
The Australian Submarine Agency has revealed that discussions about changes to the AUKUS programme began 18 months ago.
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Arming Police Does Not Lead to Increase in Shootings, Study Finds
The research by Monash University is likely to fuel ongoing debate over how training, tactics and police culture influence use-of-force outcomes.
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New Solomons PM Orders Review After Gaining Access to Secret China Security Deal
Matthew Wale hopes to turn around ties with Australia and to eventually sign a ‘comprehensive security’ deal.
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Bank Records Show Australians’ AI Subscriptions Up Nearly 13-Fold
The number of Westpac’s customers with AI subscriptions has grown from around 11,000 a month to more than 150,000 a month between 2023 and 2026.
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Defence Yet to Calculate Savings From Switch to 2nd-Hand AUKUS Submarines
On the weekend it was revealed Australia would now receive 2nd-hand Virginia-class submarines from the US.
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Footpaths Built Over Veterans’ Graves, Hundreds of Commemorations ‘Destroyed’: Inquiry
A lack of coordination between states and territories and the federal Office of War Graves means veterans’s graves are being overlooked.
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Australia Raises Minimum Wage to Over $1,000 Per Week
The lowest wage rate in the modern award system will be $1,004.90 per week or $26.44 per hour.
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