Adrian Esterman University of South Australia Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that metropolitan Melbourne will move to “stage 4” restrictions from 6pm Sunday, as new cases of COVID-19 continue to rise. The state recorded another 671 cases and 7 deaths on Sunday. Andrews has declared a state of disaster
As the COVID-19 situation in Victoria continues to spiral out of control, Premier Daniel Andrews doggedly avoids shouldering the least responsibility. Andrews has blamed practically everyone in Victoria but himself. Yet, while there’s some truth in his argument that too many people are flouting restrictions and behaving poorly, by
Daphna Whitmore rdln.wordpress.com So far this year over 7.4 million people have died from preventable communicable diseases. There were 4.3 million children who died under the age of five. Nearly one million people have died of HIV/AIDS in the past six months. A similar number
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Green private school Chris Trotter: A Sorry Excuse For A Green Party Matthew Hooton (Herald): James Shaw dives straight into the Metiria Turei trap (paywalled) Malcolm Bell (Stuff): Green School should be celebrated and supported Jane Patterson (RNZ): James Shaw contradicts Chris Hipkins on implicit approval in leaked video Catherine
Jacinda Ardern is digging a COVID hole for herself, a hole that gets bigger with each passing day. The strategies she has put in place for eliminating the virus are not sustainable in the longer term. The reality is that at some point, she is going to have to face
Labour Party Jason Walls (Herald): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warns voters not to expect big Labour Party policies this election Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Labour’s hiding away this election Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Don’t expect large-scale policies from Labour this campaign Maori TV: Labour celebrates having more
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Dr Eric Crampton nzinitiative.org.nz Last week, the Government announced that the real price of entering New Zealand for many returning Kiwis, for loved ones trapped abroad, and for others who might wish safely to join this lifeboat, is infinite. No amount of money will get anyone else into
Government inquiry into Operation Burnham Thomas Manch (Stuff): An apology from the Defence Force, but redemption has just begun Stuff Editorial: A mix of shock and relief in the SAS report ODT Editorial: Operation Burnham Katie Scotcher (RNZ): Former Minister Wayne Mapp ‘forgot’ about civilian casualties RNZ: Call for NZ
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New Zealand has a strong anti-vaccine movement. There are those who refuse or may be reluctant to be vaccinated or have their children vaccinated. This week I heard of four kiwis who said they would not have a vaccine to protect them from any disease, let alone against COVID-19. It
