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If we panic about these Chinese ships, Xi wins the propaganda war

The arrival of Chinese warships near our coast is not a crisis. Treating it as one – with over-the-top indignation – diminishes our capacity to tackle real crises as the region deteriorates.

  • Jennifer Parker

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People’s Liberation Army-Navy Renhai-class cruiser Zunyi, and Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu in the Tasman Sea.

China agrees to consider concerns about live-fire drills, NZ says

The drills prompted passenger flights between the two countries to divert mid-flight after Chinese naval vessels warned pilots they were flying above a live-fire exercise.

  • Ken Moritsugu
People’s Liberation Army-Navy Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang was spotted 150 nautical miles off the coast of Sydney.

China conducts second live fire drill in Tasman Sea

The second live-fire exercise comes just hours after Defence Minister Richard Marles called on China to explain its failure to provide sufficient notice on the first drill on Friday.

  • Mike Foley
The refreshed Holiday Inn and its bar.

I didn’t want to stay in this budget airport hotel, but I loved it

Get over your Holiday Inn preconceptions – this airport hotel is fun and funky, with surprising tropical-resort vibes.

  • Katrina Lobley
New research suggests Australian rents and house prices could fall if the country adopted less prescriptive planning laws.

Lessons on the housing crisis from across the ditch

New Zealand offers ideas on how to cut rents and make homes more affordable. But there are also warnings about following its super-for-housing policy.

  • Shane Wright
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‘Bali is more seamless’: The passport processing headache greeting Australian travellers

Long queues are forming at Australia’s airports thanks to a digital processing system that is riddled with faults.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
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Rachel Griffiths in Madam.

‘I don’t do things I don’t believe in’: Rachel Griffiths on sex, life and feminomics

The Australian actor stars in an ambitious new drama series set in an “ethical” brothel.

  • Michael Idato
As a digital nomad, the world is your office.

New Zealand courts digital nomads with new ‘relaxed’ tourist visa

“The ambition is that new visa rules will put New Zealand boldly on the map as a welcoming haven for the world’s talent,” says the finance minister.

  • Amelia Nierenberg
A productivity-enhancing reform agenda ought to be the focus in this year’s political campaigns.

Back to (or building) the future?

It is both ironic and appropriate that Peter Dutton has chosen to copy the New Zealand Nationals’ election slogan of “Back on track”.

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Orange is the new All Black

It’s the Emperor vs the emperors.

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