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Auckland smokers face street ban
One of NZ's major employers is looking at refusing to hire smokers, and an Auckland city ban...
Govt to consider making pay public
The Government will consider a proposal to allow workers to know if they are getting paid less than their colleagues because of their gender, but has concerns about it. Under the bill, employers would record any pay differences between men
Building bridges across the gender pay gap
An Italian study backs up Alasdair Thompson's claim that women take more sick leave due to their periods, but experts say the reasons behind gender-related pay inequality go much deeper.
'King of Huntly' jibe has backers
Commentators back Rankin's call for Govt to stop calling Tuheitia Maori King.
Inquiries ordered in Australian Defence scandal
Yet another scandal has rocked the Australian military.
Criminal justice system changes criticised
The Human Rights Commission says saving money should not be the reason defendants lose their right to a trial by jury.
Australia a nation of intolerance: report
There is a current of anti-Muslim feeling in Australia that suggests an entrenched hostility often related to overseas events.
'Draconian' health test upsets applicants
Northland oyster workers who say they had to stand on one leg with eyes closed and arms outstretched for 10 seconds to get a job have laid a complaint with the Human Rights Commission.