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In China, North Korea and Russia they have state-controlled media which, as a result, are obliged to report only what is sanctioned by the State. New Zealand once had an independent media which would investigate events and report their findings without State intervention or censorship. Tragically, no longer. Our
Daily News Roundup – 15 February 2021
Covid: New community outbreak Audrey Young (Herald): The best place to judge Ardern’s lockdown is from a rear view mirror (paywalled) Josh Van Veen (Democracy Project): Ardern’s Year of Reckoning? Richard Harman: The advisors behind today’s lockdown decision Hannah Kronast (Newshub): Police set up Auckland checkpoints to
Govt Must Learn from Latest Outbreak
ACT Party “We must hope that the Government’s testing and tracing can isolate this outbreak before a damaging extended lockdown harms livelihoods,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “ACT’s primary concern is for all those businesses, workers and households who now face the uncertainty of a further lockdown, and
Lockdown Another Blow to Kiwis’ Hard Work
National Party Judith Collins The latest lockdown will be a devastating blow to New Zealanders who have sacrificed so much to keep this country COVID-free, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “I feel for the people who have already sacrificed their livelihoods, their jobs and their businesses to
Face of the Day
Former President Donald Trump made a statement after the Senate voted to acquit him in his second impeachment trial with a vote of 57-43. His full statement is reproduced below. I want to first thank my team of dedicated lawyers and others for their tireless work upholding justice and
Facebook Tyrants Are Out of Control
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Trump’s Attorney Calls Out Swalwell’s Usage of ‘Cavalry’ Not ‘Calvary,’ Says He Altered Evidence
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Renewables Troughing Pushing Energy Grid to the Brink
If the Greens and the ALP were to be believed, Australia is just one solar panel away from banishing those nasty fossils fuels for ever. Electricity will come free from the sun, there’ll be no more bushfires and we’ll all hold hands and skip into the glorious green
Biden’s Intersectional Policies Are Incoherent
Margaret Hickey mercatornet.com Margaret Hickey writes on faith and social issues and has been published in The Irish Examiner, Human Life Review(US), Position Papers, The Furrow, The Iona Blog and The Irish Times. Under the Biden Administration, we are going to be hearing a lot about “intersectionality” as
Troop Deployments in Washington Are a Disaster Waiting to Happen
James Bovard mises.org James Bovard is the author of ten books, including 2012’s Public Policy Hooligan, and 2006’s Attention Deficit Democracy. He has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Playboy, Washington Post, and many other publications. “Tyranny in form is the first step towards
No Christian Terror – So Why Are Sermons Being Vetted?
In the last decade or so, there have been at least 11 Islamic terror attacks or thwarted plots in Denmark. There have been no Christian terror attacks. So which religion is the Danish government persecuting? Christian churches in Denmark will be required to translate and submit all sermons to the
Govt Threatens Christians with Huge Penalties
Eliora The incumbent Premier of Victoria, Australia, Daniel Andrews wants a law that will make it hard for religious organisations to maintain their religious identity and culture. A Victoria government plan to crack down on Churches using prayer to change LGBI people has been branded as the biggest threat to
Hypocrite of the Day
Today’s hypocrite of the day, Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi made a massive fuss about being forced to wear what he derogatorily referred to as a “Colonial noose”. Yet he happily wore it during the election campaign long before he was in parliament where high standards of dress
Another Labor Pollie Calls BS on “Net Zero”
First, it was former union chief and MP Jennie George warning the Labor party to wake up to itself over its “zero emissions” delusions. Now, serving backbencher Joel Fitzgibbon is telling his colleagues to get a grip, ditch the watermelon fantasies, and avoid electoral oblivion. I was, I should admit,