Reproduced with permission
The Watchdog Comes Last
A press that is trusted less than the government cannot hold the government to account. It can only lecture. People who have already decided you are not straight with them do not take your word on the prime minister.
The Council Cannot Escape the Blame
Councillors chose to hold the plant at arm’s length. They then behaved as though that put the politics of it out of their reach too, which was never true.
Answers to Stuff You Wanted to Know
MP accommodation, ACC’s investments, Māori tax, child poverty, public servants, overhangs, and the small matter of several billion dollars for the Paris Agreement...
Edith Sampson vs the Illusions of Communism
As socialist and communist sympathizers threaten to take over the Democratic Party, it would be a good thing if its leadership could muster some of the common sense and courage of one of their own, Edith Sampson.
No, How Dare You Doom Pixie Greta
The world is changing, at least in many states and countries. It’s about time. But there is still much left to be done – beginning with electing American, European, Asian, and African leaders who understand and champion these realities.
Deloitte Pays a Pittance for Hiring Practices
A $21.5 million slap on the wrist for a multinational powerhouse with $70.5 billion in revenue.
Gippsland Has Had Enough and the Major Parties Know It
Victorians are not abandoning the political establishment because they have stopped caring about government. They are abandoning it because government stopped caring about them.
The RMA Update Has a Hidden Trap
We urge the government to amend the legislation so that any future attempt to expand IPA powers, create co-governance arrangements, or alter councils’ rights must be approved by parliament rather than implemented by regulation behind closed doors.