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Peter Mellow
March 12, 2013 1:00 AM
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Why do we fret so much over what Australians think of us? Especially when we share so many things in common with them - except language, of course.
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Peter Mellow
February 22, 2013 11:41 PM
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FIFO is a new phenomenon in the work environment that raises many questions. Press perception can direct public opinion. This Scoop examines positive vs. negative stories. Filter the articles for + or - .
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Peter Mellow
February 11, 2013 9:20 PM
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It's a deal that doesn't make sense, or none that John Key is willing to own up to. Our deal-making PM may, in the long term, get full value for his agreement to take 150 of Australia's
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Peter Mellow
February 10, 2013 4:51 PM
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As political summits go, the one between cobbers and mates in Queenstown at the weekend was one of the better ones, and not just because of the beautiful setting and weather.
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Peter Mellow
February 8, 2013 8:13 PM
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Young New Zealanders who have lived in Australia for most of their lives are fully integrated members of society with emotional, cultural and psychological connections that bind them
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Peter Mellow
February 4, 2013 8:36 PM
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Prime Minister John Key is warning anyone considering crossing the ditch to live in Australia to be aware that their rights there may be limited.
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Peter Mellow
February 3, 2013 5:44 PM
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HIGH immigration is harming the job prospects of young Australians, says a Monash University study.
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Peter Mellow
January 24, 2013 11:21 PM
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Young New Zealanders and Pacific Islanders in Australia are turning to crime as they become trapped in a cycle of poverty and despair, their only ways out blocked by exclusion from
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Peter Mellow
January 21, 2013 4:10 PM
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Many New Zealanders living in Australia change their Kiwi accents because they are sick of getting picked on, a University of Canterbury researcher says.
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Peter Mellow
January 20, 2013 4:41 PM
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NEW Zealanders and Britons seeking Australian citizenship know less about what it means to be an Aussie than applicants from many other countries, including every major European nation.
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Peter Mellow
January 15, 2013 3:44 PM
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Some parents tell their high-achieving children to not even consider university because there was no way they can afford to attend.
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Peter Mellow
January 15, 2013 3:43 PM
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Bushfires and droughts have failed to shake Australians' belief that they inhabit the lucky country. For many New Zealanders, too, it is a land of opportunity, the answer to their
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Peter Mellow
January 14, 2013 8:50 PM
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Across Australia, the young and talented children of expatriate Kiwis find their careers stunted when they leave school, cut off from higher education and government apprenticeships
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Peter Mellow
March 5, 2013 5:46 PM
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Young New Zealanders are at a huge disadvantage to Australian and European students because so few are learning a second or third language, a former chief adviser to the Prime Minister
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Peter Mellow
February 22, 2013 11:41 PM
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New Zealanders are being charged up to 88c more for local artists' work on iTunes than people in the United States.
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Peter Mellow
February 10, 2013 6:13 PM
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Australia will look at ways of collecting student debt from Kiwis in Australia, doing New Zealand a huge favour by tracking down the large numbers of expats.
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Peter Mellow
February 10, 2013 4:50 PM
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Former immigration minister Anthony 'Aussie' Malcolm says New Zealand's reputation abroad will be damaged by accepting refugees from Australia's asylum centres.
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Peter Mellow
February 5, 2013 7:39 PM
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A group of about 20 out-of-work boilermakers are protesting against the use of migrant labour at a $40 million, state government-owned construction site in Melbourne's west.
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Peter Mellow
February 3, 2013 10:56 PM
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As former Spring Creek miners search for jobs after the mine closure, hopes of finding work in the Australian mines are quickly evaporating.
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Peter Mellow
January 29, 2013 9:17 PM
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The Australian Defence Force, struggling to attract personnel because of competition with the mining industry, has turned its sights overseas and is seeking to recruit from New Zealand
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Peter Mellow
January 23, 2013 12:09 AM
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New Zealanders are changing their accents in Australia after having been told they sound like a posh Englishman, having orders for seafood misunderstood, and being sick of sheep jokes.
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Peter Mellow
January 20, 2013 7:51 PM
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Kiwis hoping to become Aussies don't appear to know our neighbours' country well, with New Zealanders among the worst performers in the Australian citizenship test.
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Peter Mellow
January 19, 2013 2:25 AM
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A new year is upon us. Is 2013 going to be another one where we continue to go down the same paths we have in the past and wake up to the same headaches in 2014? Or is this the opportunity
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Peter Mellow
January 15, 2013 3:44 PM
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Job vacancies in Australia may be dwindling but the economic situation there doesn't appear to be stopping New Zealanders from taking their chances in search of a better life.
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Peter Mellow
January 14, 2013 8:55 PM
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An ever-increasing number of Kiwis are eyeing a move to Australia despite the lack of access to safety nets.
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I've been in Australia for two years now. A lot of New Zealand has a chip on its shoulder about Australia, but for the most part, Australia just ignore NZ. I find most Australians extremely relaxed and friendly (especially in Perth!), but even here in Melbourne, the people are very friendly. I get the occasionaly kiwi joke, but not very often.