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The Podium of Truth Is Wobbling
The truth would emerge eventually, and media is finally asking questions. And those who deceived us must be held accountable.
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Australia Is Run by Utter Loons
We’re one of the most resource-rich nations in the world – so why aren’t we living like it?
This Is ‘Brown Optimism’
I don’t think I am ever going to behold this ‘monument’ with any sense of sympathy or warmth.
Alcohol Reforms Pass, but More Coming
Licence holders have been held hostage by miserable anti-alcohol activists who can object to any licence application in the country, whether they are actually impacted or not.
It Seems the BSA Is Ideologically Compromised
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) decision to include online broadcasting under its jurisdiction is an overreach, ideological, but also part of a global push to control speech.
Luxon’s Half-Hearted Slap at Bishop Changes Nothing
National needs to lift its game fast if it wants to avoid becoming a one-term government. So far the signs are not encouraging. The Easter poll will tell us more, but voters have seen enough half-arsed fixes to be sceptical.
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Face of the Day
Luxon seemed surprised that his ditching Bishop for Simeon Brown as campaign chair would be a talking point.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… valuable (adjective, noun) - adjective 1a: having monetary value b: worth a good price 2a: having desirable or esteemed characteristics or qualities b: of great use or service noun : a usually personal possession (such as jewelry) of relatively great monetary value — usually used in plural
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
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Laura McClure Calls For The BSA To Be Abolished
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