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National is promising to introduce random drug testing for those on the jobseeker benefit to ensure they're "ready for work".

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Most Democratic voters say that they favor a wealth tax, but a California ballot initiative has plenty of liberal opponents.

Barbara Edmonds has refused to say whether she will reverse any of the current Government’s benefit reforms, after her fiscal plan allocated no new money to social development.

The incumbent Te Pāti Māori MP holds a strong electorate lead.

Barbara Edmonds has refused to say whether she will reverse any of the current Government’s benefit reforms, after her fiscal plan allocated no new money to social development.

COMMENT: Labour is sticking so tightly to National’s spending plans that its promises start to seem heroic. It doesn’t need to.

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