If we can’t test claims, challenge data, or ask uncomfortable questions without fear of retribution, then we no longer have science – we have marketing. The weaponisation of science ends only when truth becomes more valuable than profit.
Flawed and fake papers continue to be published. It can take years for journals to retract junk science articles after they have been flagged as suspicious, and by then it’s often too late.
The six states that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – are now collectively New Zealand’s sixth-biggest export market.
In a land of milk and honey, no one should need to bid for butter.
Gratitude is the first principle of prosperity. Demanding something for nothing misunderstands both economics and human nature.
Horncastle said he has been approached for informal discussions about future political involvement but remains focused on business. “But if in 10 years’ time New Zealand is still heading in the wrong direction, I’ll have a crack at running. And if I run, I run to win.”
The best interests of the child should remain central to all decisions about banning or regulating surrogacy, as well as to the creation of laws that protect the child’s fundamental rights.
Ghostwritten manuscripts, selective reporting and buried suicide data: shaping the evidence base for antidepressants.
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Oatly’s crisis is self-inflicted. But it’s also a warning to every other boardroom chasing the next ESG headline. The age of climate preaching is over. The only sustainable strategy left is common sense.
The only reason they choose to be in the CBD is because that’s where the money is. It’s like Trump said: when you see a dirty door in front of a restaurant you know not to go in.
Australia needs a leaner, fairer tax system that doesn’t penalise success, ambition or everyday life.
New Zealand is poised to capitalise on renewed international demand for gold and minerals, with the government granting a major mining permit for one of the country’s most significant gold discoveries in decades.
This ‘pay the money and you can have your cultural assessment…’ goes against all that is fair and democratic. It actually diminishes their own mana!
