As the trial of Bruce Lehrmann, accused of raping Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019, remains on hold, the social media left are in full flight. Higgins has been “unavailable to take the stand”, mid-testimony, all week. That hasn’t stopped her supporters screeching day and night. How dare
dailytelegraph.co.nz The European Union prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into the bloc’s procurement of billions of Covid-19 vaccine doses, amid allegations of corruption and secret backroom dealings from several members of the EU parliament. EU officials announced the probe in a brief statement on Friday,
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura Below is Stuart Smith’s response. The story about Juliana Herrera is tragic and a situation that should never have happened. No matter where you choose to live, you can’t choose your neighbours. Devastatingly, Ms Herrera was the victim of a brutal murder by
Information Opinion US President Joe Biden has issued a blanket pardon for those federally convicted of possessing small amounts of cannabis. Although this will only affect a relatively small number of people, its significance cannot be overstated. US cannabis policy has been thrust to the fore after President Joe Biden
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Toni Severin ACT Correction spokesperson The horrific case of a repeat child sex offender cutting off his ankle bracelet and sexually assaulting a toddler shows the urgent need for a review of electronic monitoring. A review of ankle bracelets was one of the policies ACT released in August in our
Ann Farmer mercatornet.com Ann Farmer, mother of three, grandmother of five and permanently disabled, is based in Woodford Green, Essex. She is a poet, illustrator, writer and pro-life feminist devoted to defending the natural family and the weakest in society from abortion and euthanasia. She has published a number
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Politicians rarely get the signals about when their electoral currency is ebbing. Usually, the first time they realise they are stuffed politically is when the vote goes against them. Take Efeso Collins, for example. He and his enablers in the Labour party thought they were heading for a resounding victory
Well, well, well: Brittany Higgins was “unavailable to take the stand” yesterday. The first week certainly did not go at all well for the former public servant who claims she was raped by a colleague at Parliament House in 2019. The case became a cause celebre for the left and
Darroch Ball Sensible Sentencing Trust Sensible Sentencing Trust has been working hard over the past few months on an important piece of work that will be released within the next couple of months. We are working on a law-and-order manifesto where we not only have the policy stances for real
James Bovard mises.org James Bovard is the author of 10 books, including 2012’s Public Policy Hooligan and 2006’s Attention Deficit Democracy. He has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Playboy, Washington Post and many other publications. On Saturday, protests supporting Julian Assange will occur
You know, this whole “world’s oldest living culture” thing strikes me as a pretty weird flex. Firstly, it isn’t even really true: not one Aboriginal Australian alive today lives a wholly traditional, pre-1788 lifestyle. Even the Pintupi Nine — the celebrated last group to make contact with the outside
Debra Wilson University of Canterbury Debra Wilson has an LLB, LLM and BA (Hons) from University of Canterbury. She researches and publishes in Criminal Law and Medical Law New Zealanders reacted with anger, confusion and disbelief at the sentencing in recent weeks of 18-year-old Jayden Meyer to home detention after
The Police seem to have developed a systemic proclivity for breaking the law. The latest episode has seen them busted for illegally pretending to be window washers so they can give tickets to people at intersections for using cell phones. And they wonder why we don’t trust them: Police
Darroch Ball Leader Sensible Sentencing Trust We need to stop making excuses for these idiot teen criminals. We have created this environment for this sort of behaviour to fester – but our government, system, and media continue to give them every reason to continue to do what they’re doing and,
