Biden and Newsom’s Energy Foolishness
Mandating EVs and electricity generation from wind turbines and solar panels is mandating MORE USAGE of crude oil.
Economy
CFMEU Should NOT Exist in the First Place
The CFMEU scandal is just another recent prime example of how unions can become corrupt and self-serving.
Aussies about to Be Zapped Even Harder
If we think power prices are crazy now, wait for offshore wind to strike.
Simon Upton Talks All Things Green
How refreshing, heartening even, to read this speech from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment of all people. It’s full of commonsense and realism.
Degrowth Is Antihuman and Its Advocates Are Fine With That
Economic growth is slowing in Western countries to the chagrin of societies, so serious politicians must outline a road map for growth instead of entertaining the inanities of delusional activists.
The Pandemic Response Was the Turning Point
Where does this leave us? It means that accountability is highly unlikely.
The Economic Folly of a Carbon Tax
Placing high costs on consumers based on unsettled science and unpredictable economic impacts is not a prudent policy approach.
The Govt Wants to Give Local Bodies More Power
Jonathan Barrett, Victoria University of Wellington Where should real political power and authority reside in New Zealand? Since last year’s election, that’s been the central question behind a number of significant policy reversals. Water infrastructure, health, tertiary education and tax have all been affected by the political and
PM Is Jeopardizing New Zealand
Don Brash and Rt Hon Helen Clark Bassett, Brash & Hide “Just one month after the New Zealand Government hosted the Chinese Premier in New Zealand, and with no hint of a major change in New Zealand foreign policy in the National Party’s election campaign last year, the Prime
The Cost of Eating Healthy
Puneet Vatsa, Lincoln University, New Zealand and Alan Renwick, Lincoln University, New Zealand The rising price of food has been making headlines for the past decade. But prices have not been rising consistently across all food groups – and this has major health implications for New Zealanders. Last week Stats NZ
They’re Old and They Want It All
My readers know me only too well. As an astute BFD reader commented on my recent piece about the generationally divided, two-speed economy: I just said to my wife yesterday that it was about time for Lushy’s annual boomer baiting. Annual? I can and must do better than
NATO Calls China an Enabler
Dave Patterson Liberty Nation (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) A seminal outcome of the 2024 NATO Summit was the acknowledgment that the Alliance must confront China. It was a shot across Beijing’s bow, and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) did not miss it. Until this year’
China’s message to New Zealand
Geoffrey Miller Geoffrey Miller is the Democracy Project’s geopolitical analyst and writes on current New Zealand foreign policy and related geopolitical issues. He has lived in Germany and the Middle East and is a learner of Arabic and Russian. He is currently working on a PhD at the University
I Would Scrap Many of Wellington’s Cycleways
Gary Moller Gary Moller is a Health Practitioner who is focused on addressing the root causes of ill health or poor performance by making use of a key forensic tool – Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis – and administering healthy, natural and sustainable therapies. Having ridden Wellington’s streets almost daily for 50
It’s Time to Split Foodstuffs – Not Make It Stronger
Lisa Asher, University of Sydney and Catherine Sutton-Brady, University of Sydney The proposed merger of Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island raises the prospect of even less choice for New Zealanders in what is an already heavily concentrated market. But will regulators prevent it from happening? New Zealand