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Behind our compassionate Prime Minister's mean policies
OPINION: Ardern's compassion towards migrant workers sacrificed in favour of coalition cohesiveness and retention of power, writes Bernard Hickey.

Desert Rd remains case: Pair deny murdering Bao Chang Wang
Men deny killing Ricky Wang, whose body was found off Desert Rd three years after he went missing.

Designer Virgil Abloh addresses backlash over his looting comments and $50 donation
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has addressed the backlash surrounding his recent donations and comments about looters in light of George Floyd's death.

Lea Michele accused of making glee a 'living hell' for co-star Samantha Marie ware
After Samantha Ware spoke publicly about the microagressions she faced from Lea Michele on Glee, other former co-stars also spoke publicly about their experiences with Michele.

George Floyd: Jamie Foxx among celebrities in streets with activists for demonstrations
Actor among thousands in the streets after George Floyd's death, while other celebrities were hit with rubber bullets.

Beauden Barrett teases younger brother Jordie ahead of Super Rugby clash
"I used to make him cry" - rivalry well and truly alive for siblings showdown.

Mayor calls for cuts to council loan break fees to save ratepayers millions
City leader calls for cuts to loan break fees to allow growth councils to take advantage of low interest rates and save ratepayers money.

A massive first weekend for Nido, New Zealand's newest homewares retailer
Customers waited for an hour to step inside NZ's newest big-box retailer.

The 11 words that triggered war with Kate and William and Tatler magazine
COMMENT Photographer Cecil Beaton once infamously described the Queen Mother as "a marshmallow made on a welding machine" and last week, veteran journalist Anna Pasternak used the same expression in a profile piece about Kate Duchess...

Wanda Sykes calls on white people to 'step up' to stop racism
In a powerful video posted to Instagram on Monday, Wanda Sykes called on white people to "step up" and take on systematic racism

Muller says NZ Black Lives Matter protests made mockery of Covid-19 rules
National leader Todd Muller tees off on protesters, and the government's mixed messages.

National Party 'deeply suspicious' of refugee Behrouz Boochani's visa
Boochani has been in New Zealand since November, and he is believed to have applied for asylum.

Adele says racism is 'alive and well everywhere' after George Floyd's death
Adele stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement after a week of protests all over the world.

Justin Sylvester shares protest experience & discusses importance of Black Lives Matter with Nina Parker
The Daily Pop co-host Justin Sylvester opens up about his peaceful protest experience in Los Angeles and discusses Black Lives Matter with Nina Parker.

Jimmy Fallon apologises for using blackface in 20-year-old skit: 'I am not a racist'
Tonight Show host responds to scandal over old SNL skit where he impersonated fellow comic Chris Rock.

Plastic-free business booms despite Covid-19 lockdown a week after opening
Plastic-free wholefoods store pushes on despite lockdown hitting a week after opening day.

Escort reveals the surprising sign your partner may have cheated during lockdown
Samantha X has shared her tricks for how to tell if your partner is cheating � and there's one that might surprise you.The journalist and escort appeared on news.com.au's Not Here To Make Friends podcast and said, despite lockdown...

Zoom's revenue soars 169% as people flock to service during pandemic
The Zoom boom is real.

Entertainment leaders release Covid-19 production guidelines
Hollywood is inching closer to getting back to work, with the entertainment industry's guilds and unions signing off on a 22-page guideline document designed to establish safety protocols for producing movies and TV in the age of coronavirus.