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Gillard losing support amid rumours
Speculation over Prime Minister Julia Gillard's leadership has reached a new pitch after a sudden shift among MPs dismayed at the state of the Government and the looming defeat of a key media reform package.
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Critics of Iraq war still push for an inquiry
A decade after Australia joined the invasion of Iraq, demands are still being made for an inquiry into the decision to go to war amid fears the nation could again be dragged into a future conflict in Asia or the Gulf.
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Bryan Gould: Cyprus outrage not too far from home
"Who should bear which liabilities in the event of a banking collapse?" asks Bryan Gould. "The NZ proposal is an astonishing assault both on the property rights of depositors and on confidence in the banking system."
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West ignored evidence Saddam had no WMDs
Two senior Iraqi politicians told Western intelligence that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction on the eve of the 2003 invasion.
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Fast-track plan weighs down Gillard
Another week, another disaster. Prime Minister Julia Gillard, again crashing in the polls after a brief respite last week, is now staring at the almost certain defeat of a major reform package.
![Michelle Grattan: Media assault sees Canberra crumple](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Michelle Grattan: Media assault sees Canberra crumple
After an immensely long labour, Australian Communication Minister Stephen Conroy has produced a media policy mouse with a modest roar.
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Brazil's Iron Lady surprises Key
Prime Minister John Key has wrapped up his tour of Latin America with a meeting with Brazil's "Iron Lady".
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Parliament condemns Fiji brutality
Parliament has condemned the torture of Fijian detainees and urged the Fijian Government to find those responsible.
![Actor in trouble over 'rape' gaffe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Actor in trouble over 'rape' gaffe
Movie hardman Ray Winstone has come under fire for likening rising taxes to rape, with a British politician branding the actor's remarks "very upsetting and hurtful".
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Holy war from friends' row
Christian communities across Pakistan have launched angry protests after a Muslim mob set fire to a Christian neighbourhood in Lahore.
![Bob Jones: Historic apologies just pointless gestures](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bob Jones: Historic apologies just pointless gestures
In India recently, British Prime Minister David Cameron rightly refused to apologise for the 1919 Amritsar massacre.
![Coaches on crusade to teach sevens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Coaches on crusade to teach sevens
When the Crusaders coaches arrived in Brazil to coach rugby, they found one problem with the fitness approach of the players: Brazil is hot and young men like to look good when their shirts are off.
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Energy giant back on PM's agenda
Prime Minister John Key says he will raise the possibility of Brazilian energy company Petrobras returning to New Zealand when he meets the country's President.
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Cardinals denied access to report
It is known throughout the Vatican as the Relatio (Narration). It is contained in two stiff, unmarked red folders and runs to around 300 pages.
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Regrets for man who laid Saddam low
Kadom al-Jabouri became the face of the fall of Baghdad but the "sledgehammer man" furiously regrets the symbolism of what he was involved in 10 years ago.
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Kenyatta declared winner, but rival won't concede
International criminal court indictee Uhuru Kenyatta was officially declared the winner of Kenya's presidential election yesterday.
![Irfan Yusuf: Pakistan could tear itself apart](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Irfan Yusuf: Pakistan could tear itself apart
Pakistan is ripping itself apart, one minority at a time, says Irfan Yusuf.
![New Zealand Dairy farming techniques famous in Latin America](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New Zealand Dairy farming techniques famous in Latin America
A Chilean farmer has given those on the Prime Minister's tour of Latin America an entertaining insight into farming in the country.
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Ground-breaking visit aims to build links with Bogota
Prime Minister John Key begins the second leg of his Latin American tour today, stopping off in Bogota for a historic visit - the first by a New Zealand leader to Colombia.
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Key pushes NZ's case to Mexicans
When taxi driver Ricardo is asked about Mexico's new president, he provides an amused theory on how Enrique Pena Nieto won the election last July.