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Gee, I’m angry. I can’t tell you how angry I am. The OCR hit a 14-year high today, with banks advising that approximately 60% of fixed mortgages will be coming up for renewal in the next 9 months – many of those over the summer. Thankfully, I don’
Yesterday the Reserve Bank Governor, Adrian Orr, shattered Kiwis’ Christmas dreams delivering a massive 75 basis point jump in the OCR, to 4.25 per cent. That is the highest rate since 2008. The news is bleak: The Reserve Bank has delivered a jumbo-sized interest rate rise of 75
What a disgrace. This vile government has no shame and is determined to ram through its wildly unpopular bills under urgency. Democracy be damned, welcome to Mahutocracy where the Tyranny of the Majority is replaced by the Tyranny of Tainui. Up to her gills in obfuscating about the new better-
Two more polls not going Ardern’s way. No wonder she looks grumpy. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more enjoyable click here to browse our Membership options.If you enjoyed this article please share it using
How do societies slide into totalitarianism? One step at a time. You don’t go to bed one night in an open, free country and wake up the next morning to find yourself under constant surveillance with jackbooted thugs banging on your door and all your civil liberties stripped away.
righttolife.org.uk This afternoon the Maltese Government introduced a Bill to the Maltese Parliament that will introduce de facto abortion on demand, for any reason, up to birth in Malta. The Maltese Government earlier indicated that it would introduce a change to legislation that would have been limited to
Rebekah Barnett brownstone.org Rebekah Barnett writes for Dystopian Down Under. She holds a BA (Hons First Class) in Communications. After 963 days in a State of Emergency (SoE), Western Australia is finally returned to some semblance of normalcy on the 4th of November with the SoE finally expiring. However,
Predicting election outcomes is nearly always a surefire way to make a fool of yourself. Remember the absolute confidence of Clinton supporters in 2016? Or the hubris of Trump supporters four years later? So, allow me to make a fool of myself by tentatively suggesting that this weekend’s Victorian
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Bryce Edwards Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Sixteen-year-olds aren’t about to get the right to vote anytime soon. Despite yesterday’s Supreme
As I have said numerous times I am a country boy. I grew up in the country near Mosgiel (where I still live), and also spent several years in rural Southland. I prefer the company of rural landowners and other rich country folk who have a similar view of the
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
Chris Hipkins is going to be in the proverbial dog box after he was recorded agreeing with Christopher Luxon, while his leader was busily disagreeing with Christopher Luxon. Education Minister Chris Hipkins says it is an “absolutely legitimate message” to tell parents to prioritise getting their kids to school. It
What is interesting about this NZ Herald article is the elephant in the room that they determinedly tip-toe around, averting their eyes and pretending it doesn’t exist. Little said […] the government was taking several measures to increase the workforce. […] solutions, such as increasing the workforce and a new
Patrick Carroll fee.org Patrick Carroll has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and is an Editorial Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. Americans have long been concerned about government surveillance, and rightly so. Being watched by the government is incredibly disconcerting, especially when government
