Well, it’s official, now: Australia’s worst-kept secret is finally, legally, public. The “high profile Australian man” facing rape charges in Queensland is Bruce Lehrmann. Lehrmann was, famously, accused of rape by former fellow parliamentary staffer Brittany Higgins — a case which collapsed without a verdict ever being reached. The
Alexandra Sims University of Auckland Trish O’Sullivan Massey University theconversation.com There was a time when the family washing machine would last decades, with each breakdown fixed by the friendly local repair person. But those days are long gone. Today, it is often faster, easier and cheaper to replace
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com A Court of Appeal decision was released last week that will have a profound influence on the future of New Zealand. Poor drafting and a radical application of ‘tikanga’ by the judiciary has delivered the exact opposite outcome from what the public was promised. The
One BBC reporter got more truth than she expected when she interviewed international law expert, barrister Natasha Hausdorff. The answers didn’t quite fit the narrative the reporter wanted to portray. Discuss it on the BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads
Peter Jacobsen Peter Jacobsen is a Writing Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. fee.org It happened as I went to grab a new package of baby wipes from under the sink. I flipped on my bathroom light, and I noticed something strange – one of my three mirror light
Canada remains one of the only countries in the world that allows legal and regulated access to recreational marijuana. But five years after the drug’s legalisation, the country’s cannabis industry is struggling for survival. Wait, what? […] Take Aurora Cannabis, for example. The Alberta-based cannabis manufacturer – one of the
Amanda Reilly Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington theconversation.com When Wellington carpenter Samuel Parnell began the struggle for an eight-hour working day back in 1840, he could have never foreseen how modern work culture would evolve. But he would no doubt empathise with the challenges faced by today’
The big tough gang members are actually a bunch of crybabies: A prominent Mongrel Mob president claims National’s gang policies are devastating, a breach of their human rights, and will create a “psychological war”. Speaking exclusively to the Herald, Waikato Mongrel Mob Kingdom leader Sonny Fatupaito said after reading
Alexandra Sims University of Auckland theconversation.com The use of artificial intelligence (AI) by New Zealand police is putting the spotlight on policing tactics in the 21st century. A recent Official Information Act request by Radio New Zealand revealed the use of SearchX, an AI tool that can draw connections
As the only range in the Nelson Tasman district available for police training, it wasn’t just the club shutting down that concerned [Nelson Waimea Clay Target Club president Martin O’Connor]. “When the shit hits the fan, you ring the police, and if the police don’t have adequate
Right To Life News righttolife.org.uk Scottish Green Party MSP, Gillian Mackay, has published a bill that proposes introducing the most extreme abortion buffer zone laws in the world in Scotland, making it illegal to offer assistance to women seeking an abortion within 200m of an abortion clinic or
brownstone.org The ongoing war between the US Security State and the First Amendment is perhaps the most underreported development of the 21st century. Now, Missouri v Biden may bring it to the Supreme Court. Just two decades ago, the internet promised liberation as dictatorships would cave to the emerging
Joe Schaeffer Political Columnist at LibertyNation.com Joe Schaeffer is a veteran journalist with 20+ years’ experience. He spent 15 years with the Washington Times, including 8+ years as managing editor of the newspaper’s popular National Weekly Edition. Striving to be a natural health nut, he considers staring at
Peter Van Buren ronpaulinstitute.org In the developing world the party in power does away with its opponents one of three ways: a bullet to the head, throwing them in jail or kicking them off the ballot. Good to see America, Leader of the Free World, is already at work
righttolife.org.uk A lack of critical information about complications in cases of assisted suicide; an increase in the proportion of people who end their lives being concerned about being a burden; a reduction in the length of the doctor-patient relationship before an assisted suicide; and a collapse in psychiatric
Two months ago, the news broke of the arrest of a former childcare worker accused of possibly the worst career of serial child abuse ever discovered in Australia. The 45-year-old is accused of more than 1,600 offences, including rape, against nearly 100 children, over 15 years. His arrest was
