Two Paths to Herd Immunity
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A Crack Appears in Daniel Andrews’s Great Wall of Denial
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews is clearly besotted with the Chinese communist party. Not only does he happily trouser their filthy lucre, he’s copied their response to the Wuhan virus slavishly. Lies, cover-ups, evasions, political cronyism, police-state authoritarianism, locking people up in their apartment blocks. So far, no
Daily News Roundup – 17 July 2020
National Party Henry Cooke (Stuff): Judith Collins looks to stabilise chaotic party in first reshuffle Richard Harman (Politik): Collins browns National Audrey Young (Herald): Impressive reshuffle by new National leader Judith Collins (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Stuff): The end of the triangle and National’s road ahead Jane Clifton (BusinessDesk): The
Daily News Roundup – 16 July 2020
Nikki Kaye and Amy Adams retire from politics Audrey Young (Herald): Live: Revolt – National Party MPs Nikki Kaye, Amy Adams quit politics RNZ: Nikki Kaye announces she is quitting politics Audrey Young (Herald): Exclusive: National Party MP Nikki Kaye quits politics Jamie Ensor (Newshub): Nikki Kaye to ‘make announcement about
The Strange Case of the Virus That Wasn’t There
Is it any wonder that conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and its possible vaccine are spreading faster than new infections in downtown New York? Or that fed-up Melbournians are treating restrictions with contempt? Good governance requires the consent of the governed – and that consent must be informed. When governments
Daily News Roundup – 15 July 2020
Judith Collins elected leader of the National Party Richard Harman (Politik): Why National finally called on Collins Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Judith Collins should have been elected as National leader two years ago Audrey Young (Herald): Judith Collins’ first priority (paywalled) Josh Van Veen (Democracy Project): Don’t give me
Chinese Virologist Fled Country after COVID Cover-Up, Now She’s Telling the World What She Saw
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Chinese Virologist Escapes to Tell the Truth
“Never start an enquiry unless you know what its findings will be”, Yes, Minister’s Sir Humphrey Appleby advised. There are as-yet-undiscovered tribes living in the remotest valleys of the Amazon who know what the findings of the WHO’s investigation into the origins of and response to
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Please Jacinda… Say It Ain’t So
We closed the borders in March. We have all but eliminated the virus. We now control everyone at the border, putting them into forced isolation and subjecting them to testing before they are freed. We express disdain at those who deliberately break out of quarantine, calling them selfish as they
Daily News Roundup – 14 July 2020
Todd Muller resigns as National Party leader 1News: Todd Muller resigns as leader of Opposition, National Party in shock announcement Herald: Todd Muller quits as National Party leader for health reasons Jamie Ensor (Newshub): Todd Muller resigns as National Party leader RNZ: Todd Muller resigns as National Party leader Thomas
Daily News Roundup – 13 July 2020
National Party Andrea Vance (Stuff): Dirty Politics: Can National stop the rot? Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Only two things can rescue Muller and the National Party now Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Muller’s bid for election shaken by unfortunate first impression that will be difficult to shake Audrey Young (Herald): The case
Another Day, Another COVID Runner
Newshub reports on the latest covid escapee. A third person has escaped managed isolation. The man in his 50s escaped from the Distinction Hotel in Hamilton on Thursday. Shock, horror /sarc. On Friday afternoon Minister of Health Chris Hipkins confirmed the man climbed down a fire escape and cut through