17 June 2021
When Rosie Ayliffe heard the controversial farm work requirement for UK backpackers had been dropped, it felt like the payoff of years of work. But farmers say this will mean further labour shortages.
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17 Jun: An important Group A match between Italy and Switzerland is the main event, after Russia beat Finland and Wales got over the top of Turkey. Keep up to date with the action in our live ScoreCentre.... more
16 Jun: There's been many a theory about where COVID-19 came from — and one particular one about the virus escaping a laboratory in Wuhan doesn't seem to have fallen off the radar. Here's what we know about why that is.... more
16 Jun: New travel exemptions allow adults to join unaccompanied minors on flights back home from India, where dozens of children are stuck without their parents.... more
16 Jun: Israel says it has attacked Hamas targets in Gaza, after incendiary balloons were launched from the Palestinian territory in response to a march by right-wing Jewish protesters through East Jerusalem.... more
16 Jun: The Queen had attended an opening dinner for G7 leaders in Cornwall on Friday night, and questioned Mr Morrison as to why he was not in attendance.... more
16 Jun: The 286 organisations chosen in the most recent donations included "equity-oriented" non-profits working in neglected areas and were selected from a rigorous process of research and analysis, Ms Scott said.... more
16 Jun: Several large publicly listed companies, including Telstra, ANZ and AGL, are asking some of their staff to use money out of their own pockets in order to fund the upcoming 0.5 per cent increase in superannuation payments.... more
16 Jun: It looked like the best match of the group stages on paper, and France vs Germany lived up to expectations with the French scoring a deserved 1-0 win in an enthralling game.... more
RUGBY The Maori All Blacks remain unaffected by Wellington's shift to alert level two More...
BUSINESS The group representing the country's dairy farmers is reassured to see additional funding delivered for flood-affected farmers in Canterbury More...
