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What Is Hanukkah and How Is It Celebrated?
As we grieve for the victims of the Bondi shooting, Hanukkah calls on us to insist on light nonetheless – and, in doing so, to ensure Jewish life is never extinguished.
Digital ID, Free Speech and Our Children
Today, we are wrapping our children up in digital cotton wool! What are the implications? I ask you.
Hanukkah: The Light in the Darkness
The kindling of light is a kind of quiet defiance in itself.
Heroic Muslims Are Not the ‘Antidote’
I know Ahmed is a genuine hero. But please, let’s not treat him as one, at least not in the way Albanese and McEvoy are: the ultimate cost will just be too great. I know this column makes me sound like a heartless piece of shit. But empathy has got us absolutely nowhere.
An Open Letter to Simeon Brown
Is not the real problem, who, if truth be told, is actually neglecting Māori?
Terrorism in the Age of Shrugs
The blob forces you, compels you, to enjoy the plastic toys, the bouncing blondes and hamburger #4. Eat, consume, sleep. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. That is the story. That is our narrative.
Why the Quiet on This?
Despite the overlap, no New Zealand utility companies have publicly announced asbestos investigations in their wind farms. The findings and safety responses remained confined to Australia. In New Zealand, regulators and utilities have made no statements and mainstream media has not raised the issue.
Are They Bad or Just Bonkers?
The Bondi Barbarians. The role of bad ideas in abominable behaviour.
Finally, Some Commonsense in Election Laws: No More Freebies and Last-Minute Shenanigans
These reforms were necessary because some outfits have been abusing the system. Now the playing field is a tad fairer. Good on the coalition for sorting it out.
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