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Safe Schools’ Bullying Failure

The justification for the Orwellian “Safe Schools” program is that it is supposedly an ‘anti-bullying’ program. Which is odd, because, as critics pointed out from the start, it is entirely focused on sexuality and Marxist gender theory – even though gay and ‘trans’ students represent a minority of kids who are

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Wisdom

Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them. Charles de Montesquieu This piece of wisdom was brought to you by The Whale Meat Company.

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Shut Up, If You’re Going to Take Our Money

Shut Up, If You’re Going to Take Our Money

I live smack in the middle of dairy country in Tasmania. While my personal experience of the dairy industry is limited to occasional stints as a farmhand, I talk to farmers a lot. These folk aren’t the knuckle-dragging yokels city-based greens seem to think they are. Many of the

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California dreaming

The history of the California coast is synonymous with alternative culture, redolent of hippies, drugs and surf culture but that was then – now it reeks of liberal politics and hypocrisy. California led the way by being the first state to legalise medicinal cannabis in 1996, setting a trend that spread

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Freedom to Speak

Freedom to Speak

ACT party Freedom of expression is the basis of all freedoms. It has an inherent value. We each experience life in a unique way and should be free to share that experience with others. It also has a practical value. Feminists or anti-Springbok tour protestors alike would not have been

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Brian Tamaki Is Actually Correct

Brian Tamaki Is Actually Correct

I’m not fond of Brian Tamaki but rate bullies lower still, especially hypocritical bullies, and even more especially sneering, pseudo-intellectual, hypocritical bullies. Thus I was a little piqued over the caterwauling and the disingenuous ‘complaints’ about Tamaki’s now-notorious Facebook ad citing his disdain for all things Islam-ish. Good

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Read the top five posts from yesterday

This post is to provide you with the links to the top five most read posts as the vast majority of our readership do not comment and the post with the most comments is not always the most popular post. Our What’s Hot post and Must Read posts up

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Countdown to the ballot box

Countdown to the ballot box

So, what’s on my grocery list today? Broccoli, toothpaste, mayonnaise, casting my vote… Yes, that’s right. From 2020, you will be able to vote at your local school, library, at the supermarket and in public toilets. It seems that ballot boxes will be set up everywhere, in an

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Word of the day

The word for today is… malapert (adj) – Impudently bold in speech or manner; saucy. (noun) – An impudent, saucy person. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Malapert debuted in English in the 15th century, was a favorite of Shakespeare, and is still used sporadically today. The prefix mal-, meaning “bad” or “badly”

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Today in history

Today in history

Content by F T.Bear Good morning! Rise and shine! Today in history is a place for you early risers to exercise your brains as you wait for the day to begin. Please, by all means, bring your own bits of history to the comments section and add your memories

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Daily Proverb

Proverbs 22 10 Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too.    Quarrels and insults will disappear.

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Freedom to Build

ACT party For decades, councils have tied new housing developments up in red tape and underinvested in infrastructure. ACT believes New Zealanders must be free to build, and councils should be encouraged to invest in infrastructure, if we are to solve the housing crisis and achieve housing affordability. ACT will:

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