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The US Supreme Court Is About To Step In
Home-based prayer and Bible study meetings under fire.
Winning: Green Hydrogen Is a Dirty Word
Angus Taylor said taxpayers’ were forking out for an “empty room” in Fiji when power bills were up by a record 40 per cent and a record number of households were on hardship plans.
Split Income To Reduce Welfare Churn
Australia’s tax system effectively punishes couples who choose to do their own childcare by treating the individual income earner, and not the family, as the unit of taxation.
The Gold Standard Shake-up
What was the NZ Govt's contribution to Gavi during Covid and what role does NZ ex Prime Minister Helen Clark play in Gavi now?
Labour’s Capital Gains Tax Is Actually a Tax on Inflation
Labour governments tend to boost inflation. Chris Hipkins now wants to tax inflation as well.
An Attack on the Open Society
When a prime minister treats the defence of female private space as planetary eccentricity, the open society is already yielding ground. The cost is paid by the very girls and women the liberal order was supposed to protect.
Luxon apologises to businesses but keeps Peters’ reprimand private
“My conversation will stay between Winston and me.”
ACT puts classroom order back on the agenda
The necessary powers may technically exist, but powers that teachers do not understand, trust or feel supported to exercise are of little practical value.
Registered charity behind mock beheading of Peters raises double-standard questions
Political satire must be protected, including ugly satire. But its acceptability cannot depend on whether the target sits on the political left or right.
Opportunity considers extending youth justice to ‘around 20’ after quietly dropping age 25 policy
“We believe in more rehabilitative, restorative justice approaches.”
‘Station for the nation’ bid rejected as DoC picks Ngāi Tahu for Molesworth
“I’m absolutely gutted. My wife and I put 24 years into Molesworth plus this last year.”
New Zealand is not replacing itself
“A country that cannot replace itself has no long-term sovereignty.”
Government keeps $50 fuel payment despite price trigger being met
“Given increases in the international oil price..."
