WELLINGTON – New Zealand will hold a national election on Nov. 7, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced Wednesday.

The new laws grant powers for the government to list so-called hate groups, more easily deport or cancel the visas of individuals associated with hate groups and create new aggravated penalties for ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Parliament on Tuesday passed anti-hate speech and gun laws proposed after two ...

Three senior Nationals senators resigned from the Coalition’s shadow cabinet this afternoon after defying its agreed position ...

Labor teams up with The Greens to pass gun control measures before clinching support for a watered-down suite of hate speech ...

The PM said the laws would also have included a racial vilification provision if the antisemitism envoy’s full ...

As we enter the final weeks of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Placer County District Attorney's Office is launching a new campaign aimed at educating parents on the warning signs of ...

The Rotunda is delivering thousands more babies than other hospitals, as plans for its redevelopment have stalled. Meanwhile, ...

Labour leader Chris Hipkins says his party wants to win Auckland back after a dismal 2023 election result that included ...

Rockhampton residents are on alert with the Fitzroy river expected to peak tomorrow morning, as Queensland floodwaters slowly move downstream.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has taken aim at the Albanese government over its new hate speech laws, claiming it was ...

The UK plans to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while leasing a military base there - Trump says the ...