NZ Budget 2025: funding growth at the expense of pay equity for women could cost National in the long run
Pay equity protest outside parliament on budget day, May 22 2025. Getty Images In 1936, when the National Party was […]
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Australia is forecast to fall 262,000 homes short of its housing target. We need bold action
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NZ Budget 2025 at a glance: follow the money here
Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivers her budget address in parliament. Getty Images Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivered a pragmatic budget
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NZ Budget 2025: science investment must increase as a proportion of GDP for NZ to innovate and compete
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The public service has a much smaller gender pay gap than the private sector. It’s a big achievement
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‘Outdated and irrelevant’: what do young Australians think of their schooling?
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Victorian budget has cash to splash on health, transport but new levies, job cuts, rising debt signal pain ahead
There was not a lot of cheer in the media reporting ahead of the 2025/6 Victorian budget released on Tuesday.