This week on Neighbourhood Watch with Nicole Wedding from Radio Adelaide:
Seven federal politicians including Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, will be handed down a decision today regarding their suitability for politics whilst holding dual citizenship.
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash is in Labor's crosshairs after she admitted one of her staffers gave advance notice to journalists about a police raid on the Australian Workers' Union.
Canberra beats out Sydney, Melbourne to be named third-best city in the world for tourists by Lonely Planet.
With a brand new term and a brand new intro to boot, it's only our weekly chat with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Whether sugar, petrol, standardised testing or other going concerns, no topic's off limits for our newly minted leader.
The Solomon Islands have been through a political whirlwind as of late, with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare vacating his role following a non confidence vote. Producer Leonard Powell spoke to AUT Media Centres Kendall Hutt to learn more about the situation, and to discuss what the future of politics will look like in the Solomons.
For the second time in two weeks, This Day in History takes us back to 1989, this time to South Africa, and an announcement by Prime Minister de Klerk that the Seperate Amenities Act, part of the Apartheid system, would be scrapped.
This came after decades of political segregation, which had become the focus of anti-Apartheid campaigners across the world.
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The situation on Manus Island is worsening by the week. The detainees have locked themselves in the center and are refusing to leave, while food and medicine are being denied to them by authorities. Many are calling the situation a humanitarian crisis, with the UN and other international NGOs, shocked at the treatment of the detainees by the Australian Government. The New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is offering to take 150 of the detainees, however, the Australian Government has turned down the offer. Sam Smith spoke to commentator Tracey Barnett about the situation as it stands.
Someone left Sarah with the keys to the phone today and your poor Prime Minister had to deal with it. As if she didn't already have enough on her plate. Sheesh.
On today's segment: Kate is joined, among the hustle and bustle of 95bFM Breakfast Club madness, by Auckland Fringe Festival Director Lydia Zanetti. With the Fringe programme launching later today, Lydia gives us an exclusive sneak peek of what's in store for lucky punters. Also a noted producer, Lydia shares a little goss about the recent Zanetti Productions produced Auckland Theatre Awards. ...Who did _what_ to Prime Minister Ardern?!?
We farewell the year with a Prime Minister that may not have ever guessed they'd be the bearer of that particular title come 2017's end. What should we be proud of as New Zealanders this year? And what should we work on harder in the next?
This week we continue our weekly chat with National Party MP, Jami-Lee Ross. Kelly asks him to explain the error Treasury made in relation to the numbers of children forecast to be lifted out of poverty. They also discussed the transport projects National would like to see the government commit to in the coming year. And finally, Jami-Lee goves his congrats to Prime Minister Ardern after her pregnancy announcement!
Nicole Wedding from Radio Adelaide chats to Kelly about Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce's personal matters being publicly discussed. They also talk about the effects the ABC secret files have had on the former politicians currently under scrutiny.
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