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![Audrey Young: For Australia the bonds of love do not go that far](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Audrey Young: For Australia the bonds of love do not go that far
New Zealand was given a mafia option, one it couldn't refuse - agree to the restrictions or else.
![McCully blasts UN over Syria](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
McCully blasts UN over Syria
Foreign Minister Murray McCully has launched a broadside against Russia and the Security Council in New York this morning.
!['Where's Anzac spirit gone?'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Where's Anzac spirit gone?'
The Maori Party are appalled Kiwis are being treated as second-class citizens by so-called 'mates'.
![South Africans killed at rate of war](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
South Africans killed at rate of war
South Africa's murder rate has increased for the third year running, with opposition groups saying the figures mirror "a country at war".
![PM will use UN speech to push reforms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
PM will use UN speech to push reforms
PM John Key will use his address to the UN to again call for reform of the Security Council, in a week in which its failings have been on display.
![Key rules out peacekeeper boost](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Key rules out peacekeeper boost
Prime Minister John Key has ruled out promising more troops for UN peacekeeping missions but will not rule out specialist support such as intelligence.
![Lawyer rubbishes Queensland's anti-bikie laws](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Lawyer rubbishes Queensland's anti-bikie laws
A high-profile lawyer has rubbished Queensland's anti-bikie laws, saying they are totally useless and nothing more than a political stunt.
![David Cameron responds to pig claims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
David Cameron responds to pig claims
David Cameron has said lurid allegations about Oxford University initiation are "nonsense" and "completely untrue".
![Obama and hip-hop: a breakup song](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Obama and hip-hop: a breakup song
In 2008, Barack Obama flipped the script when he openly embraced hip-hop - as the 2016 election nears, however, this relationship is all but gone.
![Catalonia stands on brink](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Catalonia stands on brink
Catalans vote today on the de facto referendum for their independence from Spain.
![Hajj tragedy may fan political storm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Hajj tragedy may fan political storm
Saudi Arabia faces questions of accountability as it feels the pressures of war and falling oil prices.
![Robert Patman: Military force not enough to kill Isis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Robert Patman: Military force not enough to kill Isis
Nothing less than a multifaceted strategy is required to address both the political causes and the military symptoms of the rise of Isis, writes Robert Patman.
![Paul Thomas: Making a pig's ear of managing PM's sins](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Paul Thomas: Making a pig's ear of managing PM's sins
Imagine being David Cameron's public relations adviser, writes Paul Thomas. "How did this come about, according to the book? I mean, was it a dare? Did he trip?"
![Editorial: Corbyn likely to lead Labour to the margins](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Editorial: Corbyn likely to lead Labour to the margins
Political parties - especially those that position themselves to the left of centre - in countries like ours will watch with interest what happens to the British Labour Party's new leader.
![Turnbull rides wave of popularity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Turnbull rides wave of popularity
Australia's new Prime Minister has received a boost from a respected opinion poll, but the fallout lingers from a bitter party battle as the leader he ousted attacked the credibility of his new....
![US political parties chase huge donors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
US political parties chase huge donors
The American political parties are urging wealthy backers to give them 10 times more money than was allowed in the last presidential election.
![New captain of economic ship](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
New captain of economic ship
In promoting Scott Morrison to Treasurer new Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has put his faith in someone to turn around the nation's fortunes.
![Jack Tame: The trouble with Trump](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jack Tame: The trouble with Trump
Three months ago it was all just a big joke. Donald Trump? Get out! Surely The Apprentice can't be rating that badly?
![Andrew Stone: Aussie politics - it's a brutal business, mate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Andrew Stone: Aussie politics - it's a brutal business, mate
Turnbull's coup against Abbott this week proves that while modern prime ministers still survive or perish based on the support of their colleagues.
![Nick Cohen: Why I've finally given up on the left](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Nick Cohen: Why I've finally given up on the left
The election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader in Britain has exposed a fatal flaw in left-wing thinking.
![Electorates convulse - silliness is afoot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Electorates convulse - silliness is afoot
A narcissistic blowhard leads the Republican presidential race. Australia goes through PMs like a banana republic on fast-forward. What's going on?
![Donna Miles-Mojab: Refugees and the lottery of life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Donna Miles-Mojab: Refugees and the lottery of life
Today, for millions of people, the difference between living in war or peace, between prosperity and starvation, between self-determination and oppression, are determined purely by geography and borders.
![Bryan Gould: Corbyn's 'lurch' left an over-simplification](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Bryan Gould: Corbyn's 'lurch' left an over-simplification
"Leftwards" is often used to mean not only "extreme" and "unrealistic" but "backward-looking" as well, writes Bryan Gould.
![Toby Manhire: Okay Malco, here's Keyo's secret](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Toby Manhire: Okay Malco, here's Keyo's secret
Things have changed, and the Kiwi PM is showing the way. So just ask yourself, what would John Howard do?