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Dan Can’t Make the Trains Run on Time – or Keep Them Clean

Dan Can’t Make the Trains Run on Time – or Keep Them Clean

Despite the wave of convenient amnesia sweeping Victoria’s government and bureaucracy, some key facts have emerged about that state’s disastrously botched hotel quarantine scheme. Most damning of all was the decision to award the security contract on the basis of ‘diversity and inclusion’ rather than capability. Then there’

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Things That Make Me Go Hmm

Once upon a time, all customers expected from Yellow was their advertising expertise. A bemused ex Yellow customer sent us this screenshot from Yellow’s latest newsletter to their customers. If you enjoyed this BFD article please share it.

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Farmers Need Clarity on Freshwater Rules
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Farmers Need Clarity on Freshwater Rules

ACT Party “The Government must immediately provide clarity to farmers about the enforcement of its new freshwater rules,” says ACT’s Primary Industries Spokesperson Mark Cameron. “The new rules require all paddocks to be resown by 1 October or 1 November in Otago and Southland. “That’s completely unrealistic given

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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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March to More Lunacy

March to More Lunacy

Every time the Greens bring in new MPs, they are scarier than the last lot. For the last three years, we have been ruing the fact that the Green party saw fit to bring in an anti-Christian, anti-Semitic communist by the name of Golriz Ghahmaran. But Golriz seems

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Time to Abolish Human Rights Commission

Time to Abolish Human Rights Commission

ACT Party “The Human Rights Commission’s left-wing manifesto is clear evidence that the organisation must be abolished,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Commission is a hard-left organisation masquerading as a government department. “Its new manifesto calls for a new hate speech law, a living wage, raising

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Daily News Roundup – 30 October 2020

Daily News Roundup – 30 October 2020

New Labour Government Thomas Manch (Stuff): A Cabinet to fill: Who will take the top jobs in the new Labour Government? Matthew Hooton (Herald): Jacinda Ardern’s line on the Greens – and the Cabinet Minister she must remove (paywalled) Maori TV: Maori-Labour caucus will get top cabinet jobs – political

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National’s Review Heading for a Whitewash?

National’s Review Heading for a Whitewash?

The National Party’s board of directors have launched a review of the party’s dismal 2020 election campaign. This review could well become a whitewash if rumours floating around about how it is being conducted are true. National’s much-depleted caucus of MPs are having to travel to

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