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Hate Speech Bill Set To Be Scuttled
Free speech concerns have left the legislation in tatters.
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Albanese ‘Hate Speech’ Bill Loses Support
A bad bill which will only protect Islamic hate.
Have the Greens Lost Their Mojo?
They enter election year with their poll numbers trending down, their internal organisation in flux, and their strategic positioning unclear. Friendly observers could be forgiven for asking: have the Greens lost their way?
Nothing Left of the Left
When left and right start behaving in the same way, there’s nothing left of the left.
Oh Bless, They Think It’s Actually Working
The truth is the ban isn’t working – we all know it. And in any case it’s impossible to measure if it is.
This Hit Job Is Not About Child-Safety
X is simply the space the managerial class can’t control.
National’s Housing U-Turn: Bishop Gets Schooled by Auckland Reality
National’s path is clear: win Auckland or bust. Time to consult real Aucklanders for fixes, not Wellington’s debate-club graduates.
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Faces of the Day
The property has homes for each daughter, a successful dog boarding and daycare business for small breeds, and Claudia has her own floristry business.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… hibernaculum (noun) - : a shelter occupied during the winter by a dormant animal (such as an insect, snake, bat, or marmot) Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : If you’re afraid of snakes or bats, you probably won’t enjoy thinking about hibernacula, where hundreds, even thousands, of
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
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