A ‘Clean Energy Race’ With China? Only if You Ignore the Coal.
China uses more coal than any country in the world and is increasing production fast. The “renewables race” is fear-driven fantasy.
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Why Is Citizenship So Easy Here?
Australian citizenship should be a privilege, not a handout.
Provisional Consent: No Safety or Efficacy Needed
The amendment removed the words “on a restricted basis for the treatment of a limited number of patients”.
National Just Sold Us Down the River
New Zealanders deserve real leadership, not preformative climate virtue-signalling at the expense of our prosperity.
The Door Is That Way, Karen
What part of ‘You’re fired’ doesn’t this trougher understand?
The Media Are Blindly Marching On
The now-habitual intrusion of personal opinion into ‘news’ coverage isn’t just a breach of traditional journalism rules. On a purely pragmatic level it’s crazy because it accelerates public distrust of an already failing media industry.
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DeepSeek Is So 1984
Perhaps the most important thing to remember that everything that comes out of China has a hidden, secondary and nefarious purpose.
Minto’s PSNA Hotline
In response to the “genocide hotline” initiative, Zionist Federation of New Zealand president Rob Berg said the PSNA call was not about free speech “but a call for vigilantism and to incite violence against Israelis”.
Having a Chat Over Coffee
The SUP would rather keep control of the losing side, than lose control of the winning side. Labour’s exactly the same.
Does Anybody Care What Happens to New Zealand?
Our leadership is clearly out of its depth and wallowing in racial discord, in fear of doing anything lest there is criticism.
Helen Clark Declares Musk a Nazi
If you are taking your news from the legacy media, you are being misled. X is the media now.
Entitled Road Maggot Invades Old Lady’s Privacy and Intimidates Her
That should have been the headline but the agenda-driven legacy media take the side of the road maggot.
News Briefing: 3 February 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards Kia ora everyone I established the Democracy Project five years ago as a vehicle for putting out news and analysis about New Zealand politics and society. Over that time, I’ve become increasingly concerned with the state of democracy in New Zealand (and elsewhere)