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In Whose Best Interests?

In Whose Best Interests?

Chris Trotter democracyproject.substack.com JACK TAME has tested another MP on his Sunday morning current affairs show, Q+A. Minister for Workplace Relations & Safety, Brooke van Velden, once boasted the only economics degree in New Zealand’s Parliament. Since the general election, however, this select fellowship of the

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Waiting for Hamas: Hostage Deal in the Balance

Waiting for Hamas: Hostage Deal in the Balance

BICOM BICOM provides accurate, timely and balanced information that is read by officials, experts, journalists and many others. What’s happened: Mixed reports are emerging from Cairo about the prospects of an agreement on a hostage release/prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas. * An unnamed Israeli official told Channel

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Christchurch City Leaders Speak out Over Cathedral’s Dire Finances

Christchurch City Leaders Speak out Over Cathedral’s Dire Finances

Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. chrislynchmedia.com City leaders have expressed disappointment over the Christchurch Cathedral’s dire financial troubles. The rebuild needs another $114 million and $30 million by August, otherwise

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Kiwis Urged to Buy Shares in Marsden Point Refinery Company

Kiwis Urged to Buy Shares in Marsden Point Refinery Company

Mark Freeman New Zealanders are being urged to buy shares in the company that owns the now-decommissioned Marsden Point Oil Refinery as part of a strategy to reopen the refinery. The refinery used to supply 65–70% of New Zealand’s refined fuel, but its owners, Refining New Zealand—now

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Israel Withdraws Most of Its Troops From the Gaza Strip

Israel Withdraws Most of Its Troops From the Gaza Strip

BICOM BICOM provides accurate, timely and balanced information that is read by officials, experts, journalists and many others. What’s happened: Coinciding with the six month anniversary since the October 7th Hamas massacre, the IDF has pulled most of its forces out of the southern Gaza Strip. * A single IDF

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New Zealand C-130J Hercules Completes First Test Flights

New Zealand C-130J Hercules Completes First Test Flights

Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. chrislynchmedia.com The first New Zealand C-130J Hercules to come off the production line in the United States has successfully completed its first test flights. Defence Minister

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J K Rowling’s Courageous Stand for Truth

J K Rowling’s Courageous Stand for Truth

Kurt Mahlburg Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young adult pastor.

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The BFD World News Quiz

The BFD World News Quiz

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Fact-Checker, Check Thyself

Fact-Checker, Check Thyself

Ramesh Thakur Ramesh Thakur, a Brownstone Institute Senior Scholar, is a former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, and emeritus professor in the Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University. brownstone.org In two articles on this site on November 13 and March 18, Andrew Lowenthal explained the intimate connections

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