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UK Chancellor says he must stop billionaires leaving but signals capital gains tax rise

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UK Chancellor John Healey said he wants to stem the exodus of billionaires from the UK, but has signalled a capital gains tax rise...

Trump weighs diesel export ban as negotiations drag out

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US President Donald Trump has floated a potential 90-day diesel export ban as US midterms approach and polling shows a majority of Americans are...

OIA reveals plan to share Kiwis’ criminal records with foreign agencies shelved

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Documents released under the Official Information Act have revealed New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the UK and US have explored expanding their existing biometric-sharing arrangements...

Tax takes centre stage as election campaign heats up

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The election campaign is shifting up a gear, with tax emerging as a key battleground as the various parties hit the campaign trail. Labour leader...

Global thought police push continues as UK targets online information

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The UK is the latest country to ramp up efforts to control online information. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a National Centre for Information...

NZ First pledges to abolish Waitangi Tribunal

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NZ First will introduce legislation within 100 days of the election to abolish the Waitangi Tribunal and replace it with a Treaty of Waitangi...

John Key asks National voters not to split their vote at campaign launch

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Former Prime Minister Sir John Key asked National supporters at the party’s campaign launch not to give their party vote to a minor party. Sir...

NZ First health policy is ‘a great place to start’, doctor says

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Stuff has described NZ First's health policy as largely a "copy and paste" of proposals from Make New Zealand Healthy, but Dr Glen Davies,...

US court clears warrantless phone searches at border

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US border agents now have powers to search travellers' phones without a warrant or even reasonable suspicion. A US court ruled Customs and Border Protection...

Swiss football captain admits using fake Covid certificate over vaccine ‘mistrust’

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Switzerland’s football captain Granit Xhaka has admitted obtaining a fake Covid vaccination certificate in 2022 and has pulled out of the national team’s next...

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