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Councils will be able to charge developers new levies from 2029, compulsory from 2030. The formula will be set by the Commerce Commission, with law due in 2027 if the Government is re-elected.
Stephen Harper backs Mark Carney's withdrawal from U.S. trade talks, urges less reliance on the U.S., and pitches Canada as an energy supplier to investors.
Britain weighs joining Canada's DSRB defence bank as Carney and Burnham prepare for first meeting in Liverpool.
Stephen Harper endorsed Mark Carney's diversification push at the Toronto Investment Summit, where Carney claimed nearly $500-billion toward a $1-trillion goal.
National and Labour clash over nurse hiring claims, from the 2,100 nurses in 2023-2024 to the current 2,378-role recruitment drive.
National would split Foodstuffs to cut grocery prices, subject to Commerce Commission approval. The plan sits alongside rival supermarket policies from Labour, the Greens and NZ First.
Labour and National deputy leaders debated ED pressure, primary care funding, health targets and nurse numbers, setting up competing tests for the election year.
Labour pledges a ban on excessive prices for essentials, aimed at powerful firms. Scope, tests and coalition path explained.
Pocock tabled papers showing Labor weighing default AI access to creative work for datacentre investment, despite denials of weaker protection.
Former aides to Sen. John Fetterman threaten to release internal messages, widening his break with Pennsylvania Democrats after reports of isolation.
