The finance minister has defended her approach of cutting government spending, but the Opposition says that kind of `austerity-type politics` is only making a bad situation worse. Read...

Children in West Bengal are being maimed and killed by bombs, used for decades in the state`s violent politics. Read...

One councillor called it a waste of time and ratepayers` money, saying the council should keep out of `central government barn politics`. Read...

Could Reform UK really win the next election? Read...

With French politics in turmoil, Macron hopes to benefit from the reopening of the cathedral. Read...

A wizard with a history of dabbling in local politics has had an epiphany - Invercargill doesn`t deserve him. Read...

`This tragic accident is bigger than politics and Tamatha Paul should be ashamed of herself`, Children`s Minister Karen Chhour said. Read...

The House: Parliament is conducting its annual week of performance reviews of government entities (and their ministers), sometimes all but blindfolded. Read...

The executive director of a climate lobby group says she fears the government`s methane review will be used to present politics as scientific fact, bypassing the Climate Change Commission because it was not giving the answers the government wanted. Read...

The coalition government insists there are jobs out there for beneficiaries. Read...