Hey Australia, Can We Have Pauline Hanson?
The era of halo politics is over. The appetite now is for grit, clarity and leaders who are not afraid of being unpopular if it means being honest.
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Questioning ACOG After They Exit From Panel
Urato says restoring trust requires transparency, not a cover up. “One key step to restore public trust is to emphasise transparency – to let the public see what’s going on, to let the sun shine in,” he said. Removing the vaccine mandate statement does not strengthen ACOG’s credibility.
Shutting Out the Noise
Our task is to help the genuinely curious – not enable the haters.
And I Ran, Iran So Far Away
The world just got a little lighter, though I predict it may get a bit messy for a time. Let right be done.
The 92% Tax That Nobody Ever Paid
If they spent as much energy making it easier to build a business as they do dreaming up new ways to ‘soak the rich,’ the tax base would take care of itself.
The Real Story Is Empty Ballot Boxes
No culture, however proud its monuments and history, endures for long once the people who built it withdraw from defending it.
The Autopsy of a Canary
What the Bondi Beach Chanukah massacre reveals about antisemitism today.
Hey Australia, You Can Have Jacinda, We Don’t Want Her
We are told she represents the best of us. For a large and growing number of Kiwis, she represents a period they would rather never repeat.
Blobudsman Shows His True Colours
New Zealand’s Chief Ombudsman unlawfully sides with the forces of opaqueness and censorship.
What It Actually Costs To Live ‘Green’ Like Chris Hipkins
Forget ‘let them eat cake’, now it’s ‘let them have solar’.
This Is Inarguable: The Golden Dome
The secrecy is rational – the cost is manageable – and the imperative is inarguable.
Why Lionel Shriver Really Left Britain
The two pieces are an interesting example of how two people can present the same event quite differently.
The Time for Talk Is Over
It may take weeks of bombing, but America and Israel are setting about removing a diabolical and evil regime to allow the people of Iran to take over and start fresh.
France Pushes To Open the Door to Euthanasia
France’s debate will be a crucial one to follow. It highlights how rapidly a society can move from defending life to enabling death.