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Joanne Nova cfact.org A prize-winning science graduate in molecular biology. She has given keynotes about the medical revolution, gene technology and aging at conferences. She hosted a children’s TV series on Channel Nine, and has done over 200 radio interviews, many on the Australian ABC. She was
The old saying ‘Never judge a book by its cover’ came into play in Parliament this week. Not surprisingly it concerned the Prime Minister. It followed her answer to a question from David Seymour who, in my opinion, is the most eloquent questioner on the Opposition benches. He frames his
Alexander Gillespie Professor of Law University of Waikato Although it has yet to begin work, the first finding of the forthcoming royal commission into New Zealand’s COVID-19 response has probably just been written by Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier. The royal commission will likely agree with his finding: while
Branko Marcetic democracyproject.nz Branko Marcetic is co-host of the podcast 1 of 200 and a staff writer for Jacobin magazine The government’s Three Waters debacle is an unfortunate one. By trying to heavy-handedly push entrenchment through under urgency and without public debate, then backtracking, and the
I have met David Seymour. He is much smaller in real life than I expected. He is quiet, polite and amenable. He can be quite smart in the House, but let’s face it, he has a lot of material to work with. One thing he is not is an
Guy Hatchard PhD HatchardReport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior manager
The Worlds of Journalism Study, conducted by Massey University and released in October 2022 asked a number of interesting questions of NZ journalists. The aspect that most interested me was their self-professed political views. The results were: * Left of centre 81% * Right of centre 15% Of the 81% who
Hello, it’s “All things Political” with John Porter on Bay FM, and today I’m reading an e-mail I was sent recently. These are not my words but seemingly, they represent the feeling of a hell of lot of New Zealanders. Firstly, we have to start telling the
It’s notable and of a piece with their arrogance that those who shout the loudest about “religions forcing their beliefs on others” are the same ones who are most vindictive about forcing their beliefs on the religious. For them, it’s not about freedom of religion: it’s about
Jon Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune. Bylines: Newsweek, The Washington Times, MSN.com, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller,
One of the great things about American politics at the federal level is the US Constitution. There are several components which are vaguely known as “checks and balances” which prevent – and have prevented – extremism from breaking out, which history shows has occurred in other countries from time to time. Boiled
As a recent BFD post noted, Kiwis simply do not trust the media or politicians. Neither do Australians. In fact, Australians overwhelmingly view media and government as a dividing force in society. Which all in all makes Anthony Albanese’s “Trust us, we’re politicians” a weird strategy to win
Kurt Mahlburg mercatornet.com 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
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