Asia Pacific: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 3, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: Booker Hosts Veterans Town Hall Alongside Passaic County Board of County Commissioners, Spotlights Trump Administration’s Cuts to Vital Veteran Services
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Jersey Cory Booker WAYNE, N.J. – This afternoon, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) hosted a town hall with over 150 veterans in partnership with the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners. Veterans spoke to Booker about the impacts the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans are having on vital […]
MIL-Evening Report: Homes are more than walls and a roof, especially for Indigenous people. It’s time housing policy reflects that
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giles Gunesekera, PhD Researcher, University of Technology Sydney Australia is experiencing a housing crisis. But for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the challenge runs deeper than high rents and limited supply. A major problem is that housing in Australia is rarely designed with Indigenous communities […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Preparing for a new generation of ‘underbirds’ on Rakiura
Source: NZ Department of Conservation This winter, with introduced predators hungry and lurking, critical action is being taken to help one of the world’s most endangered birds produce a new generation of chicks on Rakiura/Stewart Island. Pukunui/Southern New Zealand dotterel are critically threatened shore birds that nests on mountain tops. Photo by Bradley Shields. You […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Consumers warned about ‘ghost stores’ imitating Australian businesses
Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development The ACCC is warning consumers about the operators of four websites allegedly misrepresenting themselves as local businesses, also known as ‘ghost stores’. It is alleged these four ghost store operators are harming consumers by making false representations that they are local Australian businesses, imminently closing down, and selling high-quality […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Interview – The Today Show with Karl Stefanovic and Jayne Azzopardi
Source: Murray Darling Basin Authority KARL STEFANOVIC: Well, the crisis gripping Australia’s child care sector is deepening, with a second man charged in connection to an abuse investigation that led to the arrest of a Melbourne worker. JAYNE AZZOPARDI: The Victorian Government has announced a major crackdown which will include a phone ban inside centres. […]
MIL-OSI China: Beijing launches cities alliance to boost global digital economy ties
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, July 2 — A global alliance of over 40 cities was launched in Beijing on Wednesday as part of efforts to enhance multilateral cooperation on the digital economy. The Global Digital Economy Cities Alliance was initiated by Beijing — alongside partner cities in Europe, North […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Fatal crash, Wairoa Gorge Road, Wairoa Valley (Tasman District)
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a truck crash in Wairoa Valley, Tasman District, this morning. Police were notified at 9.40am that a logging truck had crashed on Wairoa Gorge Road. The driver was unresponsive when emergency services arrived and sadly was unable to be revived. The road is closed while the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Fossicking rules broken as gold fever strikes
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 03 July 2025 At the fossicking site at Slab Hut Creek Campsite, south of Reefton on the West Coast of the South Island, there have been problems with fossickers mining into the creek bank. DOC staff say if left unaddressed, the fossicking will ultimately result in the creek eroding into […]
MIL-Evening Report: Trump is not like other presidents – but can he beat the ‘second term curse’ that haunts the White House?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Garritt C. Van Dyk, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato Getty Images While he likes to provoke opponents with the possibility of serving a third term, Donald Trump faces a more immediate historical burden that has plagued so many presidents: the “second term curse”. Twenty-one US […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Economy – Interim Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the eleven months ended 31 May 2025
Source: The Treasury The Interim Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the eleven months ended 31 May 2025 were released by the Treasury today. The May results are reported against forecasts based on the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2025 (BEFU 2025), published on 22 May 2025, and the results for the […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Interview – Sunrise with Natalie Barr
Source: Murray Darling Basin Authority NATALIE BARR: Australia has been dealt a horrific wake up call this morning that the rules and the regulations we thought were protecting our children are just not good enough. It follows revelations of horrific alleged crimes against children across several childcare centres in Victoria. More than 2,000 families have […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Economic snapshot: March 2025 quarter – Stats NZ media release
Economic snapshot: March 2025 quarter – media release 3 July 2025 Our economic snapshot summarises important economic statistics for the March 2025 quarter. It uses statistics drawn from key Stats NZ datasets to provide insights into New Zealand’s overall economic performance. The economy grew in the March 2025 quarter, but contracted over the year. New Zealand’s […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Household saving decreases in the March 2025 quarter – Stats NZ media and information release: National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): March 2025 quarter
Household saving decreases in the March 2025 quarter – media release 3 July 2025 New Zealand household saving dropped $392 million to -$1.6 billion in the March 2025 quarter, as household spending increased more than disposable income, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. Negative saving means households spent more than their disposable income. […]
Pakistan doesn’t impinge on India-US ties: EAM Jaishankar
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday dismissed suggestions that Pakistan has any bearing on India’s ties with the United States, asserting that the relationship stands on its own merit and is not defined by third countries. Addressing a press conference in Washington, Jaishankar said, “I […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Freemans Bay homicide: Charge laid as enquiries continue
Source: New Zealand Police A woman will appear in court in connection with an investigation underway into the discovery of human remains in Freemans Bay on Tuesday. Police have been investigating since officers located the body of a newborn baby in a wheelie bin outside an address on Renall Street. Detective Inspector Scott Beard, of […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Focusing on maintaining and building roads
Source: New Zealand Government The Government’s focus on improving roads across the country is well on its way, with the successful completion of one of the largest state highway road renewal programmes in New Zealand history, Transport Minister Chris Bishop confirmed today. “We are focused on ensuring government agencies are better at looking after the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Water resilience boost for rural Canterbury
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is investing more than $56 million into water resilience projects in rural Canterbury to help protect against changing weather patterns and increase productivity through higher value land use, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and Associate Regional Development Minister Mark Patterson say.“Ease of access to water is a top priority […]
Pakistan doesn’t impinge on India-US ties: Jaishankar
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday dismissed suggestions that Pakistan has any bearing on India’s ties with the United States, asserting that the relationship stands on its own merit and is not defined by third countries. Addressing a press conference in Washington, Jaishankar said, “I […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Georgia expelled over 40 foreign citizens for violating migration laws
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Tbilisi, July 2 (Xinhua) — As a result of joint measures carried out by the Migration Department and other units of the Georgian Interior Ministry, 41 foreign […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Beijing launches city alliance to strengthen global digital economy ties
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) — A global alliance involving more than 40 cities was formally launched in Beijing on Wednesday as part of efforts to expand multilateral […]