Why has Kris Faafoi gone to ground? He was given an open invitation to discuss the proposed hate speech changes by Radio New Zealand but apparently doesn’t have 10 free minutes to talk with them. If he is proposing taking away New Zealander’s freedom of speech, he should
The awkward conversation in the hate speech debate is the one about antisemitism. Similar to Brenton Tarrant’s activity on the dark web, antisemitism is usually invisible until it erupts into irrefutable antisemitic violence. “New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday that New York state authorities will be investigating the
Karin Wahl-Jorgensen Cardiff University Karin Wahl-Jorgensen is the author of three books, Disasters and the Media (Peter Lang, 2012; co-authored with Mervi Pantti and Simon Cottle), Journalists and the Public (Hampton Press, 2007) and Citizens or Consumers? (Open University Press, 2005; co-authored with Justin Lewis and Sanna Inthorn), and is
In Orwell’s 1984, the telescreen is a device which not only blasts non-stop propaganda, it allows the Party to monitor its members, all day, every day. For instance, when Winston Smith fails to join in the prescribed exercises properly, the instructor’s voice blares from the screen: “6079 Smith
More than any other prime minister, Robert Menzies was responsible for putting Australia on the higher education map. Under Menzies, Australia’s universities tripled, and enrolments skyrocketed. True to Menzies’ word that “a university education is not, and certainly should not be, the perquisite of a privileged few,” and “finance
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The luvvy left set just love to congratulate themselves for their “dangerous ideas”. They even have a “festival” for it: you know, those tiresome wine-and-cheese beanos where bien pensant lefties trouser five-figure “appearance fees” just to tell a marquee full of bien pensant lefties exactly what they all already agree
Jacinda Ardern might want to bring the wedding day forward, stat. New Zealand’s fairy princess is in dire threat of her media white horses turning into rats. After years of fawning adulation, even the bought-and-paid-for New Zealand media are starting to whisper that Cinderella’s ball gown is looking
Today’s face of the day has been de-platformed in New Zealand in the past and is hoping that this year he will be allowed to enjoy freedom of speech. The philosopher, who has been recognised as the Australian Humanist of the Year and also labelled the most dangerous person
Dave Pellowe goodsauce.news A third of the nation is under house arrest and Western Australia bans political dissent from public venues. 1. The WA govt is censoring dissenting political opinions, with Hon Nick Goiran, MLC, W.A. Shadow Attorney General (Lib) 2. Albo claims no aged care nurses have
James Parker mercatornet.com James Parker was a gay rights’ activist. He now facilitates True Identity, an informal network that supports those struggling with sexuality & gender identity issues. In Western Australia, citizens are watching basic freedoms of speech, assembly, conscience, political belief, religious practice, and opinion unravel before their
Stephen Berry AIM spokesperson All Individuals Matter “Rainbow Youth has responded to the petition started by All Individuals Matter and I am disappointed to see they have chosen to support Shaneel Lal remaining on their board following his refusal to retract racist comments toward the pioneers of Homosexual Law Reform,
