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Surveillance Bill Passes in Secret Haste

Surveillance Bill Passes in Secret Haste

Last week, with little fanfare, and near-zero media commentary, Australia slid deeper into a surveillance state. The occasion was the passing of the The Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2021. The final bill was passed after just 24 hours. Major media outlets like the ABC ignored it.

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Good and Bad Poll News for Morrison

A week, as they say, is a long time in politics. Little more than a week ago the Australian federal government was at the mercy of state premiers. Now, PM Scott Morrison is seizing the initiative and demanding that premiers abide by Canberra’s roadmap to end lockdowns and restrictions.

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Birth Certificates – ‘Cancelling Biology’
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Birth Certificates – ‘Cancelling Biology’

Family First Bob McCoskrie National Director In yet another breathtaking act of ‘social engineering’ – while most of the country is rightly focused on more important issues such as COVID, the economy, health, education, drugs and family violence – the Government is prioritising a law change which will deem birth certificates meaningless,

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Open Letter: To the PM & the Minister for Climate Change

Open Letter: To the PM & the Minister for Climate Change

Peter J. Morgan B.E. (Mech.), Dip Teaching Honorary Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Environomics (NZ) Trust OPEN LETTER to The Prime Minister, the Minister for Climate Change, Mr McCormack, Ms Freshwater, Prof. McKenzie, Prof. de la Rey, Prof. Guilford, Prof. Hayne, Prof. Thomas, Prof. Quigley and Mr John Morgan,

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Pub Quiz Prize for Government’s Vaccine Rollout

New Zealand’s vaccine rollout is, in fact a ‘winner’ – having just pipped Mexico to be the second slowest in the developed world, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. “Based on their own data, Jacinda Ardern and Chris Hipkins told the House yesterday we were no longer the slowest

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Lockdown Poll results

Lockdown Poll results

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The Need for Experts with Wider Vision

The Need for Experts with Wider Vision

Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments Whenever some unexpected global affliction hits mankind a set of instant “experts” rear up and give us their

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Maori Party Praises ACT and National

Maori Party Praises ACT and National

Information Satire Te Paati Maori Explainer Editor: In a rare show of support Te Paati Maori (the Maori Party) has congratulated ACT and National for forcing the reopening of Parliament and allowing recreational shore fishing under level 4. Co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said they were thrilled

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Reflections on the Skegg Report PT.2

covidplanb.co.nz Dr Martin Lally Director, Capital Financial Consultants Ltd In an earlier comment on the Skegg Report, I noted that the authors did not provide any empirical analysis in support of their conclusion that the elimination strategy should continue to be pursued in New Zealand.  However, in para

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It’s Not the Theory but the Practice
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It’s Not the Theory but the Practice

There have been some writings in recent days about Critical Race Theory (CRT) and how it might affect New Zealand under the spectre of the current government’s stealthy plot to saddle our country with the divisive co-governance system laid out in the He Puapua Plan. What is Critical

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