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Wartime love and hidden shame: old letters hold family secrets
Relationships

Wartime love and hidden shame: old letters hold family secrets

When they surface, we often see our dead parents in ways we never did before.

China’s penalty for bad debts: no fast trains or flash hotels

China’s penalty for bad debts: no fast trains or flash hotels

Crackdown on millions of delinquent debtors makes catching up on unpaid bills a slog.

Pension funds pulling US$325b from stocks
The Wall Street Journal

Pension funds pulling US$325b from stocks

Some turn to bonds or private markets after major indexes’ run to records.

Aukus pillar 2 a smokescreen for N-subs: ex-Oz foreign minister
Policy

Aukus pillar 2 a smokescreen for N-subs: ex-Oz foreign minister

Bob Carr says notion of tech role for New Zealand is “science fiction”.

Pattrick Smellie 18 Apr 2024