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‘Poor cousin’: New Zealand opposition leader insults Tasmania in off-script remarks

Judith Collins says she would not want New Zealand to emulate Tasmania economically and says it was ‘much nicer before the Green party took over’New Zealand opposition leader Judith Collins has taken aim at Tasmania, calling it Australia’s “poor cousin…

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Wagga Wagga severs ties with Chinese sister city over ‘death and destruction’ from coronavirus

NSW Nationals MP denounces council vote in Australian city as ‘nothing short of appalling’Follow the Australian coronavirus live blogSign up for Guardian Australia’s daily coronavirus emailDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news n…

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Tuvalu threatens to exit Australia’s seasonal worker program after deputy PM’s comments

PM Enele Sopoaga responds to Michael McCormack’s belief that Pacific islands will survive climate crisis because they ‘pick our fruit’The prime minister of Tuvalu is considering pulling his country out of Australia’s seasonal worker program, after comm…

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