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Politicians aren’t doing their jobs properly and will keep doing so as long as we keep letting them off the hook.
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NZ – Mathematics – And Singapore
If we are to adapt curriculum practices from a nation, like Singapore, we need to massively support children who do not come from the family norms here.
The Sun Kings of the Canberra Bubble
The astonishingly lavish taxpayer-funded lifestyles of Australia’s public servants.
China Confirms Drills in Taiwan Strait
China has not revealed any details about the exercise so far. Instead, Lin criticized Washington for continued arms shipments to Taiwan by saying it violates the One-China principle and endangers security in the region.
It Is Mine, All Mine!
My favourite Boomer retort to all of this is, “But I worked hard for my money!” Yeah, you and millions of others. You also benefitted from cheap housing and the fact that you could walk from one job to another without even needing a CV.
The NZ Initiative’s Exec Director Knows Better
So can the PM now come clean and tell the media how often he’s talked with the Initiative?
Change of Government Won’t Bring Government of Change
If you view the election as an opportunity for a change of direction, you’ll be incredibly disappointed, because both major parties are committed to continuing the big tax, spend and borrow policies that they’ve always done.
The World Was Once a Better Place
I try not to bemoan the loss of ‘how things were’, and, rather, focus on how things are and sometimes wonder who thought it was ever a good idea to do things in a particular way.
Thoughts After the Bibas Funeral
There are moments in human history so vile, so utterly dehumanising, that they lodge in your soul like shrapnel never to be extracted.
Pharmacy Council Is Forcing Cultural Competency Rules
Pharmacists deserve the right to uphold scientific integrity without being forced to adopt ideological practices.
News Briefing: 28 February 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FOUR-YEAR PARLIAMENTARY TERM PROPOSAL Andrew Geddis (Spinoff): The strings attached to the four-year parliamentary term proposal, explained Jenna Lynch (Stuff): Four-year term of government: how would it work? Luke Malpass (Post): Four-year terms, but what’s the catch? (paywalled) Justin
Cut like Your Political Future Depends on It, Because It Does
If this government doesn’t get all DOGE on government expenditure, then they are probably toast. Managing the economic decline, albeit slightly better than Labour, isn’t a solution.
We’re Sparking a the Conversation
The Rainbow Mafia is real. They doxx, threaten and get people fired for their beliefs.