Canberra is a special kind of place. “Special”, in the sense of the sort of “very special” people the Hallmark channel makes teary melodramas about. In the sense that we don’t let Canberrans play with the sharp scissors. Of course, as they never tire of telling you, Canberra has
As Australian comedian Celeste Barber found out the hard way, when people donate to a specific cause, the money has to go to that cause alone. Redirecting the funds elsewhere is called “fraud”. Which, as it happens, is a crime. Crowdfunding platform GoFundMe likes to make up its own rules
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Guy Hatchard PhD hatchardreport.com Guy Hatchard PhD was formerly a senior manager at Genetic ID a global food testing and certification company (now known as FoodChain ID) Information Opinion Where Do Ardern’s Policies Originate? Ardern’s Covid policies have enjoyed the uncritical support of NZ legacy media. Large
At a local school recently I saw the honours board for the student demonstrating the most “Sportsmanship and Resilience”. The wording is relevant in the time of a prime minister who continues to refer to us as a team. She has, it seems, little comprehension or understanding of team or
Guy Hatchard PhD hatchardreport.com Guy Hatchard PhD was formerly a senior manager at Genetic ID a global food testing and certification company (now known as FoodChain ID) Information Opinion Our island nation has a remarkable history of both tolerance and morality. We are far away from most of the
Lewis Andrew sojournal.co.nz On Sunday I took my family to one of the motorway overbridges to take a look at the Convoy protestors passing by. I was pleased to see other happy Kiwis and their kids flying New Zealand flags, holding anti mandate and pro-freedom signs, laughing and
People fall prey to scams all the time. We all know someone dudded in some form of scam, whether it is Nigerian ‘419’ style scams, catfishing of sad and lonely older folks or Ponzi schemes. It is astonishing just how many people fall for these scams. What I am about
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Hannah Cox fee.org Hannah Cox is the Content Manager and Brand Ambassador for the Foundation for Economic Education. I arrived in Washington, DC early this week to provide testimony before the US Senate. Over two years into the pandemic, the city still feels muted. There’s fewer people, less
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Information Satire A few days ago, I, your intrepid eyewitness, was proceeding on my postprandial stroll, picking my way cautiously through the deadly Omicron’s victims’ corpses, which lay scattered around the footpaths, right in place where they had been struck down by the virulent virus. As I strolled I
Lewis Andrew sojournal.co.nz The failure of the New Zealand church through the pandemic ought to be clear to all except the most blinded by now. I suspect that when we eventually get back to normal, the church won’t look like it did in 2020. Many individual churches
