Labour's Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Chris Carter is urging the Government to get behind an Australian proposal to finally phase out whaling, which will be considered at a special meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Florida tomorrow.

Australians are reaping the benefits of their Government having a clear plan to weather the recession with their unemployment level falling for the fourth consecutive month, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today.

National's election promise to close the gap in economic performance with Australia is in tatters as latest employment figures in that country show the gap is widening, says Labour Leader Phil Goff.

Wellington, Jan 7 NZPA - The five New Zealanders and the Dutchman on the New Zealand protest boat rammed by a Japanese whaling ship on Wednesday were operating "at the very limit and edge of the law", says an international expert

Over the last few weeks of my stay here in Australia, I have been able to assess the political temperature on the ground here. This year will see a federal (national) election and several state elections.

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Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has just given a very public serve to Westpac for an email the bank sent to mortgage customers featuring a cartoon video about selling bananas to justify a big hike in its mortgage rates.

This week all air routes will be leading to Copenhagen. World leaders  (including John Key) will be heading there to the biggest environmental summit since that held at Rio De Janeiro in 1992.

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Hon Heather Roy presentation to the Ministerial Council of Consumer Affairs (MCCA); Perth, Australia; Friday, December 4 2009.

Labour today welcomed Prime Minister John Key's belated decision to show the world that New Zealand cares about climate change by joining global leaders in Copenhagen.

Don Brash's 2025 Taskforce Report is purely retro New Right. I can't see how we are going to catch up to Australia in per capita income terms with the policy mix that Brash and his taskforce allies are suggesting.

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