Birsen Filip mises.org Birsen Filip holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and master’s degrees in economics and philosophy. She has published numerous articles and chapters on a range of topics, including political philosophy, geo-politics, and the history of economic thought, with a focus on the Austrian School
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In a bizarre move, The Rarotongan Resort General Manager Tata Crocombe has deemed all unvaccinated persons to be unclean and banned them from his various premises! You might think that, for a small island nation that relies almost exclusively on tourism for their livelihood, banning a large chunk of your
It is great to be back in level 3 and enjoying some freedom at last. Parliament was back in session albeit in a much reduced and Orwellian way, with only 10 Members including 3 from National allowed in the Chamber, required to wear masks when not speaking and sitting miles
Business owners in Queensland are ropeable that football players and their families are allowed to travel across borders when no one else is. I have a friend who has been trying for weeks to bring their partner to Tasmania. They’ve been stymied by red tape, every step of the
No wonder Victorian premier Dan Andrews was so keen to sign up to Xi Xinping’s notorious BRI: he is clearly bent on reinventing the state as a cheap knock-off of the Chinese communist state. Complete with feral media bootlickers, ever-ready to denounce counter-revolutionaries. Mental health campaigner
A lack of planning by the Government for a Delta outbreak has meant as of 1 pm yesterday 78 Covid-19 positive people were isolating at home, having not yet been moved into quarantine, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins revealed
John Quiggin The University of Queensland John Quiggin is an Australian economist, a Professor at the University of Queensland, and a fomer member of the Climate Change Authority of the Australian Government. You may have already downloaded to your phone a digital certificate proving you have received one or two
The suggestion by the Minister of Police that media should use the Official Information Act to find out if the officers who arrested the MIQ escapee were vaccinated against Covid-19 is astounding, says National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown. Asked by NewstalkZB Christchurch host John MacDonald this morning whether
The Government must explain why the health system was so unprepared for a Delta outbreak and why no new ICU bed spaces were provisioned over the five months since Delta first appeared in our MIQ facilities, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “What’s worse is that the
The Government needs to explain exactly why the South Island should not immediately drop to alert level 2, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. “There hasn’t been a positive case of Covid in the South Island for almost a year. None have been reported from the latest Delta
The Immigration Minister must urgently reopen the frozen Skilled Migrant Category visa EOI pool and prioritise processing of residence applications for critical healthcare workers to keep them in New Zealand as we battle the Covid-19 outbreak, says National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford. “National is also calling on the
