Alexandra Sims University of Auckland Trish O’Sullivan Massey University theconversation.com There was a time when the family washing machine would last decades, with each breakdown fixed by the friendly local repair person. But those days are long gone. Today, it is often faster, easier and cheaper to replace
Transcriber B Transcribing missed information for the historical record since 2021. Hat tip: phillipaltman.substack.com transcriberb.substack.com TRANSCRIPT TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE: Senator Ralph Babet (United Australia Party) represents Victoria in the Australian Senate. ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE: Senator Babet. SENATOR RALPH BABET: Thank you, Acting Deputy
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com A Court of Appeal decision was released last week that will have a profound influence on the future of New Zealand. Poor drafting and a radical application of ‘tikanga’ by the judiciary has delivered the exact opposite outcome from what the public was promised. The
Join us in standing with Israel at this critical time. An Israel support rally will be held at Aotea Square, Auckland, 3:30 pm, on Sunday 29 October 2023. Juliet Moses has written a powerful piece for The Post, setting the 7 October pogrom in its essential historical context. Dozens
Renaud Foucart Lancaster University theconversation.com Amazon’s latest plan to use drones to deliver packages in the UK by the end of 2024 is essentially a relaunch. It was ten years ago that the company’s founder Jeff Bezos first announced it would fly individual packages through the sky.
Jess Gill Jess Gill is a fellow with FEE’s Henry Hazlitt Project for Educational Journalism. A resident of Manchester in the United Kingdom, she is the host and director of Reasoned UK where she makes daily videos on British politics from a libertarian perspective. She is also the social
bobmccoskrie.com The leader of the Conservative party in Canada Pierre Poilievre (pull-ee-ev) gave a masterclass on how to handle left-wing journalists recently. The video went viral – for good reason. And he eats an apple while he’s doing it. If you ever have to deal with
Dr. Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior
Rosemary Abbott whakatakitimes.nz SNAIL MAIL The New Zealand Electoral Commission declared that from now on, the “Special Votes” will be officially known as “Annoyingly Slow Votes.” This announcement comes after years of complaints and confusion surrounding the time it takes to tally the “special votes” cast during the NZ
Peter Martin Crawford School of Public Policy Australian National University theconversation.com Want to keep working after you’ve reached pension age? The Australian government has just made it a little bit easier, increasing the amount you can earn per year from work before losing some of your pension by
Al Johnson nzcovidresponse.substack.com The $7 million MIQ system that’s quietly gone un-noticed A week ago Hipkins ruefully looked back after losing the election and observed “…it’s clear from the end of 2021, we saw our support numbers drop quite significantly…” MIQ was a shocking imposition
Annie Te One Victoria University of Wellington The 2023 election saw a changing of the guard in Maori political representation. Several parliamentary stalwarts lost their seats to members of the “kohanga reo generation” – Maori under the age of 45 whose school years coincided with the revitalisation of the te reo
Join us in standing with Israel at this critical time. An Israel support rally will be held at Aotea Square, Auckland, 3:30 pm, on Sunday 29 October 2023. Juliet Moses has written a powerful piece for The Post, setting the 7 October pogrom in its essential historical context. Dozens
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com On 4 October 2023, eight Members of the European Parliament sent a letter to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) requesting immediate and resolute actions be taken in relation to the covid 19 vaccine marketing authorisations. The 15-page letter is written
Join us in standing with Israel at this critical time. An Israel support rally will be held at Aotea Square, Auckland, 3:30 pm, on Sunday 29 October 2023. Juliet Moses has written a powerful piece for The Post, setting the 7 October pogrom in its essential historical context. Dozens
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com Episode 340 of The Highwire on 6 October 2023, The Fluoride Scandal included an interview with Michael Connett, Esq. A lawyer for Fluoride Action Network, Connett is Lead Attorney in a US lawsuit being brought against the Environmental Protection Agency, by
