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John Mendoza on the Productivity Commission mental health review
The federal government has announced the Productivity Commission will review mental health in Australia and advise the best ways to support and improve national mental wellbeing.
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China to roll out controversial 'social credit' system
Ever wondered why it's important to recognise the Chinese totalitarian system for what it is? This story explains why.
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Winston Peters defends NZ's right to "speak plainly to our friends", after China expresses displeasure over South China Sea comments
New Zealand's recently released Strategic Defence Policy Statement has some frank language about China's actions in the South China Sea and its wider ambitions, and Beijing isn't happy about it.
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Social media companies need more mature, respectful data policies: Alastair MacGibbon
Chances are you or your partner, kids or friends have a Facebook account. So how safe is your information, following the recent revelations about Cambridge Analytica?
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'Four pillars' banking policy is 'ad hoc, redundant' Productivity Commission warns
The Productivity Commission has questioned the effectiveness of the decades-old 'four pillars' banking policy, describing it as 'ad hoc' and 'redundant'. A draft report into competition in the financial system also says the banking regulator APRA's recent 'blunt intervention' in reining in the hot investor...