Thursday, 29 April 2021, 8:40 am
The government is right to resist attempts to turn the
Five Eyes Intelligence sharing agreement into a wider
political alliance. However, given the growing disposition
of some its partners, it is going to become increasingly
difficult for it to continue to do so.
The United
States, Britain and their ever-trusty pet Australia are
becoming more and more focused on what a rapidly developing
China is likely to mean for future Pacific and ultimately
global security. More benign Five Eyes partners like New
Zealand and Canada are being pressured to join their
increasingly activist stance against the resurgent China,
Audrey Young: Lifting the lid on how the parliamentary Press Gallery works
26 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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The 2020 official Press Gallery photo with Speaker Trevor Mallard. Photo / Mark Coote
Audrey Young is political editor for the New Zealand Heraldaudrey.young@nzherald.co.nz@audreyNZH
The Parliamentary Press Gallery is marking its 150th anniversary this week – a year late because of Covid-19. Audrey Young hasn t been there quite that long but as one of the most experienced members of the Press Gallery, she explains the work of the gallery, whether anything is really off the record and how close journalists get to politicians.
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