Show Notes
Over in New Zealand, voting is already underway for the country’s next election, which is set for 7 November. And it could be a close one - New Zealand’s public broadcaster says it’s the most unpredictable election since it changed its voting system in 1996. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll take a look at how New Zealand’s elections work compared with ours, who’s in the running and what it all means for Australia.
Squiz Recommends:
Perusing: RNZ’s Election Policy Guide for the 2026 New Zealand election, which groups each party’s policies by issue so you can keep track of who’s promising what.
Reading: This ABC article on why the Australia Labor Party doesn’t have a u in the spelling, which is more long-winded than you might expect.
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Coffee is a bit of an Aussie obsession - and it's no secret that we think we do it pretty well. Each year, 6 billion cups of it are consumed here, we’re the home of the flat white, and this weekend Australia will be defending its crown at the World Barista Championships in Panama. So we thought we’d have a look at how the competition works, why and how Australian coffee got so good, and why it can be so hard to find a decent cup overseas.