Labour ends 18-year pledge to price agricultural emissions
Labour has confirmed it will not campaign on pricing agricultural emissions, ending an election commitment the party has carried in various forms since 2008.
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Living Wage group puts Labour pledge at $100m over four years
Labour has promised to extend the Living Wage across the state sector.
New Zealand already restricts some benefit spending as Florida goes further
Florida is moving to become the first US state to stop families using Temporary Cash Assistance for a broad list of non-essential purchases, including vaping products, tattoos, video games, theme-park admission and fortune-telling.
An Australian Test Cricket Record Almost as Old as the Game
Charles Bannerman only played three tests for Australia, but it’s he who still holds the record. Charles Bannerman passed away in 1930, at the age of 79.
We Argue Forever Because We Won’t Say What a Human Is For
We will not settle the arguments of our age until we are honest about the question beneath them: What is a human being? And what is a human being for?
Censorship Fears Over Plan to Fine Social Media Companies
Opposition communications spokesperson Sarah Henderson calls it a “serious threat to free speech”, while coalition leader Angus Taylor says he is “deeply skeptical” and that he fears it is going to be an attempt to “censor social media”.
Still Just Groundhog Marxism
The really bad ideas never go away. They simply reappear in new clothing – each time promising justice while delivering the same familiar results.
We Know How We Got Here: The Trick Is How We Get Out
The Long March left have all but won – how do we march back?
Vote For What You Don’t Want.
Personally, I am in no doubt that this is the method we should employ. It doesn’t really disadvantage National as they are the largest party in the parliament. What it does do – and this is important – is give ACT and NZ First more clout when it comes to post-election negotiations.
Quick Hit: Scrap Net Zero. Keep The Jobs.
Virtue targets don’t cool the planet. They cool the factory floor.
