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“The issues that mobilised these communities are just simply not there.”
The Mystery of the DC Crash
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So ends the years-long obsession with gender identity politics.
NZ media’s survival plan: Regulation, collectivisation, or control?
“Be careful what you wish for.”
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NZ bureaucrats stay home while Trump cracks down on remote work
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CIA backs lab leak theory for COVID origins in shift from previous stance
It reflects a growing scepticism of China's transparency.