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Australia's parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16s
Legislation for the world's first legal ban on children under 16 using social media has been introduced in Australia's ParliamentTech - ABC News - 6 hours ago -
How the European parliament reached a deal on the new commission
Also in this newsletter: Should EU countries still be issuing so many visas to Russians?World - Financial Times - 9 hours ago -
European parliament reaches deal on approving von der Leyen’s top team
European Commission should take office on 1 December after centre-right EPP and Socialists forge compromise. European parliament leaders have reached a deal to approve Ursula von der Leyen’s top ...World - The Guardian - 17 hours ago -
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Tens of thousands crowd New Zealand's Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights
As tens of thousands of marchers thronged the streets in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, the column of people, flags aloft, had the air of a festival or a parade rather than a protestWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Tens of thousands march on NZ parliament in protest against Māori treaty bill
Police say about 42,000 people gathered at parliament in the last stage of the nine-day protest in opposition to the Treaty of Waitangi bill. New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi explained in 30 ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Protesters storm Abkhazia parliament over Russian investment deal
Black Sea separatist region is backed by Moscow but recognised as part of Georgia by most of the world. Protesters have stormed the regional parliament in Abkhazia, forcing the government to halt ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill
Opposition lawmakers performed the haka during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.World - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Watch: New Zealand MP leads haka to disrupt parliament
The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to redefine the principles that have been used in support of Māori.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
Insults and a haka in New Zealand parliament as MPs debate Māori rights bill
Voting temporarily suspended amid disruptions including a Māori party MP ripping up a copy of the bill. New Zealand’s parliament has erupted into fiery debate, personal attacks and a haka over a ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
Moment MP leads haka to disrupt New Zealand parliament
Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke led the haka and ripped up a copy of a contentious bill being voted on.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
Man arrested over knife incident outside Parliament
A man wearing a red hooded top was seen handcuffed and surrounded by police outside Parliament.Top stories - BBC News - November 12 -
Russian parliament advances bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries
Russia’s lower house of parliament has passed final reading of a bill to ban adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legalWorld - ABC News - November 12 -
Japan's parliament reelects struggling leader Ishiba as prime minister
Japan’s parliament reelected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst election loss in more than a decade, paving the way for the struggling leader ...World - ABC News - November 11 -
British Parliament member charged with assault over an altercation in the street
A British Parliament member has been charged with assault after video showed him beating a man in the streetWorld - ABC News - November 7 -
Reeves hints UK will urge Trump not to raise tariffs as economists fear his policies will cut growth – UK politics live
Chancellor says UK’s trading relationship with US is ‘absolutely crucial’ and promises not to be a ‘passive actor’. Another Labour politician who has criticised Donald Trump strongly in the past ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Controversial bill to reinterpret New Zealand’s founding document reaches parliament
The widely criticised bill aims to redefine Treaty of Waitangi principles that guide relations between Māori and ruling authorities. New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi explained in 30 seconds A ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Pakistan's parliament amends law to extend the tenure of military chiefs from 3 to 5 years
Pakistan’s parliament has passed legislation to extend the tenures of military chiefs from three to five yearsWorld - ABC News - November 4 -
Iraq's Parliament elects a new speaker to end a nearly yearlong vacuum
After a nearly yearlong vacuum, Iraq’s Parliament has elected a new speaker, selecting a prominent Sunni lawmaker who has a close relationship with IranWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
‘If I don’t do it, who will?’: Greenlandic MP defends actions in Danish parliament
Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam, who was ordered to leave podium after refusing to translate speech, attacks ‘racist’ mindset. A Greenlandic MP has accused Copenhagen of “cognitive dissonance” after she was ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Dominant Kurdish parties in Iraq maintain their sway in regional parliament elections
Final results from this month’s vote for the regional parliament in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region show the two dominant Kurdish parties maintaining their hold while an opposition ...World - ABC News - October 30 -
State Department reacts to Israel's parliament vote to ban UNRWA
U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the Biden administration is concerned over a vote in Israel's parliament to ban UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for ...Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Canadian opposition party says it wants to topple Trudeau's government in Parliament
A Quebec nationalist party says it will work with other opposition parties in Canada’s Parliament to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority governmentWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
Israel’s Parliament Passes Bills Banning UNRWA, Agency That Aids Palestinians
Most of the provisions of the laws, which could threaten UNRWA’s work by barring its operations in the country, will not take effect for three months.World - The New York Times - October 29 -
Updates: Israel’s Parliament Passes Bill That Threatens Work of U.N. Agency for Palestinians
The Knesset opened its winter session and approved legislation that banned the agency known as UNRWA from operating in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his spy chief was back home ...World - The New York Times - October 29 -
Israeli parliament passes law banning UN Palestinian refugee agency
Western nations concerned over how UNRWA will operate in war-torn GazaBusiness - Financial Times - October 29 -
Middle East crisis live: world leaders express ‘grave concern’ at Israeli vote to ban Unrwa; deadly airstrikes reported in Lebanon
Israel passes bill dealing huge blow to humanitarian efforts in Gaza and the West Bank; at least 60 people killed in latest reported strikes . . The Israeli army told residents in parts of ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Israel's parliament votes to ban a U.N relief agency in Israel
Israel's parliament voted to ban a U.N. relief agency from operating in Israel, a move that could threaten aid work in Gaza as the war rages there. Iran's foreign ministry said Iran “will use all ...Top stories - NBC News - October 28 -
Israeli parliament votes to ban Unrwa from Israel within 90 days
Lawmakers also voted to declare UN relief agency a terror group, banning any direct interaction with Israeli state. Middle East crisis – latest updates Israel’s parliament has voted to ban the ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
Parties loyal to Uzbekistan's president win parliament seats in election devoid of real opposition
Parties loyal to Uzbekistan’s president have swept parliament seats in an election devoid of any real opposition in the tightly-controlled Central Asian countryWorld - ABC News - October 28 -
Why Georgia’s EU future is on the ballot in historic parliament vote
Also in this newsletter: Russian migrant-smuggling ring bustedWorld - Financial Times - October 25 -
Venezuelan opposition leaders win EU parliament’s top human rights honor
Sakharov prize goes to María Corina Machado and Edmundo González after contested presidential election. The European parliament has awarded its top human rights honor, the Sakharov prize for ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
A lawmaker from the far-right Freedom Party is elected as speaker of Austria's parliament
A lawmaker from the far-right Freedom Party has been elected as the new speaker of Austria’s parliament, weeks after the party won a national election for the first timeWorld - ABC News - October 24 -
Lawmakers: South Korea’s spy chief tells parliament that North Korea has sent another 1,500 troops to Russia
Lawmakers: South Korea’s spy chief tells parliament that North Korea has sent another 1,500 troops to RussiaWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
