As I reported for The BFD last year, Victorian premier Daniel Andrews’s attempt to whitewash away his hotel quarantine disaster with the Coate Inquiry was surely not going to be the end of investigations into the affair. In a supremely fitting irony, the very “industrial manslaughter” laws brought in
Under the so-called “Equality Act” that Speaker Nancy Pelosi just rammed through the U.S. House, doctors and nurses who REFUSE to commit an abortion that a patient wants could be charged with “discrimination on the basis of pregnancy!” The Equality Act would force employers to cover abortion, and
In a sleepy little town here in Northern Tasmania, tucked away in a quiet corner of a local park, is a grim reminder of a not-so-distant past: the village stocks. They’re now something for tourists to pose for happy snaps in, but once upon a time they
Noting the recent death of porn king Larry Flynt, one of my friends commented, “The guy might have been a creep, but, damn, he fought for our free speech rights when no one else would.” Sometimes you can’t pick and choose the heroes of freedom. Real heroes aren’t
Dear Editor With an absolute majority, a large Maori caucus, and those Labour MPs who hold Maori seats afraid of losing their seats to the extremist Maori Party unless they are seen to promote Maori interests above any others, this Government will be pushed to install as much Maori privilege
A Member’s Bill that would make New Zealand’s medicinal cannabis scheme more affordable and more accessible to those that need it has been voted down by the Labour Government. “National first announced this legislation in 2018 and encouraged the Government to pick up the enormous amount of work
Right to Life News righttolife.org.uk A New Zealand MP is seeking to introduce censorship zones of 150 metres surrounding abortion clinics in the country. Labour MP, Louisa Wall, has put forward legislation that is expected to be debated this week, which would prevent people from offering help and
The vaping regulations promoted by Ayesha Verrall will ban most vaping products and probably force vaping stores to close. This is not the Minister’s intent, it is due to a conflict between the legislation and the proposed regulations. The government is spending heavily on promoting vaping, while at the
Ok, this one is gonna hurt, but: Andrew Cuomo should not be brought down by accusations of sexual harassment aired through the media. Wait, what? That Andrew Cuomo? Yes, that Andrew Cuomo. I’m not going to hide the fact that I despise Andrew Cuomo – but that doesn’t matter.
The Australian left are in full Stalin mode, with a dash of Salem 1692. Australian politics is now being run by anonymous denunciations, show trials and witch-hunts. The rule of law and due process have been consigned to the dustbin of history as a screaming mob of left-wing
Following the latest in the ongoing, never-ending lockdown saga, the nominal leader of the opposition, Judith Collins declared by way of a press release that National not only would have held Auckland in lockdown 3.0 longer but that she was also very much in favour of making criminals
Ashley Church israelinstitute.nz In March 1947, US President Harry Truman enacted an Executive Order which required all federal employees to be screened for ‘loyalty’ as a way of rooting out those who would seek to ‘alter the form of Government of the United States by unconstitutional means’. The move
The next National Government will repeal the Maori wards legislation passed by Parliament tonight under urgency, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “Electoral law reform should not be rushed through Parliament under urgency like this. “Jacinda Ardern and Labour did not campaign on this issue at the last election
ACT Party ACT leader David Seymour “The Government’s Apartheid Bill will not begin to solve the fundamental economic and social issues our nation faces,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Labour’s Maori wards legislation is better described as the Apartheid Bill. The basic assumption underpinning it is that our
