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For all their blatherskite about “truth-telling”, the troughers of the Aboriginal industry persistently peddle one of the biggest, most damaging lies about Aboriginal culture. This is the lie that traditional Aboriginal culture was a peaceful, agrarian utopia. The appalling violence of contemporary Aboriginal society, when they even admit to
Maryanne Demasi Maryanne Demasi, 2023 Brownstone Fellow, is an investigative medical reporter with a PhD in rheumatology, who writes for online media and top tiered medical journals. For over a decade, she produced TV documentaries for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and has worked as a speechwriter and political advisor
One of the themes of the novel 1984 that is often overlooked is that not only does the regime abolish a vast number of words, but what the implications are of doing so. When there are no words for overthrowing them, and a generation or two is kept deliberately ignorant,
Priya Kurian University of Waikato theconversation.com The Green Party has run a strong campaign. With a 14.2% share in the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll, up by 1.9 percentage points since the previous poll, that is more than half the Labour Party’s 26.5%. The gain
Allow me to preface this contribution with the following statement: If I were asked to express a preference between a National/ACT coalition or a National/ACT/NZF coalition then it would be the former. This week Luxon declared his position, which was if Winston is needed he will pick
The Freedoms & Rights Coalition Today marks the conference of the UNA-NZ, hosted by Sir Ashley Bloomfield, where they will tackle how to Advance Agenda 2030. Originally planned as an in-person event in the Parliament Banquet Hall, it’s now moved online to avoid ‘disruption’ caused by our
David Seymour ACT Party Leader Landlords have been scapegoated and blamed by Labour for the housing crisis when the real cause is a lack of housing supply. ACT will end Labour’s war on landlords, including by immediately reinstating mortgage interest deductibility from April 2024. We will also protect the
The Climate Cult has New Zealand’s political class almost completely in its grip. You can vote for any colour, so long as it’s green. The spectrum of party policies ranges from wishy-washy mint to poisonous emerald. The sad truth is that the entire political class is so
Bryce Edwards Dr Bryce Edwards is the Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz As the National Party gets closer to government, lobbyists and business interests will be lining up for influence and to
1News has released the latest 1News/Verian Poll and it confirms the Newshub poll. The trend is the most important thing and the trend says National and Labour are slipping away, Act has stalled, and Winston Peters is on a surge, gaining 1 per cent a week. New Zealand First
When asked if comments such as “climate hysteria” would lead people to believe he is a climate change denialist, Jones said he ‘wasn’t going to be cancelled’, with Davidson interjecting that she thinks he is one. “This is the new religion, if you have a different approach to how
righttolife.org.uk West Midlands Police have issued an apology to the charity volunteer who was arrested twice over the past year for praying silently within the vicinity of an abortion clinic and have confirmed that they will not be bringing charges against her. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was originally arrested
As the weather warms up, it’s time for Australians and New Zealanders to gird themselves for the annual emergence of the Climate Cult from their long, winter semi-hibernation. By all accounts, this one is going to be a doozy. After a disappointing (for the Cultists) run of mediocre,
As I wrote yesterday, on the issue of nuclear power, the Coalition has found a clear point of difference and a popular bludgeon to belt the government with. If it has the balls to stand up against almost every elite vested interest group in Australia, it’s got another opportunity.
Ben Terangi Ben Terangi is a freelance journalist writing from Milwaukee. mercatornet.com Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump last weekend declared he will negotiate on abortion to “bring peace” between abortion advocates and pro-lifers. He also attacked his chief challenger Ron DeSantis for signing a six-week abortion ban
