A mammoth federal election campaign has resulted in political stalemate in Australia and is likely to effect the markets.

Australians heading to the polls today can draw important lessons from last week's referendum by British voters to exit the European Union.

The NZ dollar is heading for a 1.4 per cent weekly gain on a trade-weighted basis.

COMMENT: Snubbing EU stifles flow of young immigrants needed as UK ages.

WATCH: New Zealand's migration gain per capita is currently running nearly three times as high as the UK.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully has offered Britain any help New Zealand can give to assist its post-Brexit negotiations.

Winter is here and years of bargaining lie ahead.

Britain must pursue a Norway-style agreement with the EU if it is to avoid a recession, according to Morgan Stanley.

Money paid to owners of Volkswagen cars that fooled emissions tests is not a victory for clean air.

Defence leaders from both sides of the Atlantic scrambled this week to play down the impact of Britain's decision to leave the European Union.

At least 36 killed and 140 wounded after three suicide bombers attack Istanbul airport with explosive vests and AK-47s.

First there was shock. Now comes the anger.

The PM says an apology from UKIP leader Nigel Farage for London turning its back on New Zealand when it joined the Common Market is unnecessary.

4chan trolls claimed responsibility -- but that's only half the story.

It is the largest consumer-auto payout and environmental-auto payout in US history.

UKIP leader says Britain should never have turned its back on New Zealand when it joined the Common Market.

Economists expect the victorious "leave" outcome to chop a cumulative 2.75 per cent off UK GDP.

New Zealand's sheepmeat exports and tourists from the UK may be the hardest hit from the Brexit.

No matter what Britain decides, leaders say ambitions to build a united continent may be on hold after the bitter campaign exposed deeper troubles.

If the polls are to be believed, the vote could be very close. Here's why that is such a worrying prospect.

The UK has voted to leave the European Union by a majority 52 per cent.

This year is turning out to be one of the deadliest for asylum-seekers who try to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.

Markets in London are bracing for what could be a wild ride.

British voters head to the polls to decide if the country should stay in the European Union or leave it.

The rush for foreign cash suggests holidaymakers are locking in exchange rates ahead of the Brexit vote.

Sitting in the heart of a major geological basin, Budapest claims to be the only capital city in the world with healing thermal springs.

COMMENT: Debate over Brexit, which began a year ago, has been fierce with no political punches being pulled, writes Barry Soper.

Here's how a Brexit could effect markets and world economies.

The incident was in the same area as an avalanche in July 2012, which claimed nine lives.