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Hannah Cox fee.org Hannah Cox is the Content Manager and Brand Ambassador for the Foundation for Economic Education. I recently relocated to Atlanta for work, and I’ve spent the last few months trying to put my life together again. When you move, a great deal of time goes
When I was a teenager, we used to joke about “Queensland: the Police State”. This was, after all, the era when, as the Fitzgerald Inquiry showed, Queensland police and politicians were neck-deep in vice and corruption. The Bjelke-Petersen state government banned public assemblies without permits and police mounted
Graham Adams democracyproject.nz Graham Adams is a journalist, columnist and reviewer who has written for many of the country’s media outlets including Metro, North & South, Noted, The Spinoff and Newsroom During 2017’s election campaign, Prime Minister, Bill English, predicted the “stardust” that surrounded the newly minted
Bob McCoskrie National Director Family First In a shocking display of disrespect towards the democratic process, the Labour MPs on the select committee considering the ‘conversion therapy’ bill have gone against normal protocol regarding public submissions (usually 6 weeks – at least!) and have set a deadline date of less than
Dr Samuel Dennis grounded.nz You may have noticed the recent headlines regarding the Overseer model (used by regional councils to determine farmer compliance with environmental regulation) being severely criticised in a recent independent review. “Major tool for managing farm pollution gets a fail from reviewers”, “Report finds shortcomings in
Rodney Hide bassettbrashandhide.com Rodney Hide is former ACT Party leader, and Minister in the National-ACT Government from 2008 to 2011 This piece first appeared in the NBR in 2017. I have concluded our new Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is clever stupid. She’s quick, has good analytical skills
13th August 2021 In a surprising move, the USA disclosed that their UN ambassador has held discussions with a well-known pro-bono medical expert in Myanmar. The funding will be supplied to NGOs to disburse in the Thai-Myanmar border areas. This is a clever move, as it will
Someone suggested last week that my lack of medical degrees or appropriate academic credentials invalidates my opinion on Covid-19, ranking me behind the experts. An interesting observation. It is true that I am medically and scientifically unqualified to comment on Covid-19 but equally, I am entitled to hold
Dr James McDowall ACT Immigration spokesperson The 38 Afghan civilians who assisted New Zealand when we served in Afghanistan deserve our loyalty and support. The lives of these people who gave so much to help New Zealand are now at risk and we can’t turn our back on them
ACT Party This week we uncover more wasteful Government spending, this time on artwork, the Olympics have finished but Jacinda Ardern’s Government is still breaking records, and the Government announces its COVID roadmap… even though ACT already announced it five months ago. In the News Skegg Report The Government
Helen Houghton New Conservative Spokeswoman for Education and Family When will we put the needs of our children first and provide the support parents need? Who is representing our families in Parliament? They refuse to consider that every decision, every bill they pass affects our families. Children have a fundamental
Eddie Clark of Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington claims that the Ardern government’s Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill will not land parents in jail if they object to their children “transitioning” their gender or advise them against dangerous medical treatments like puberty blockers. Put simply, this is
Blind panic has set in as it becomes apparent that commuters aren’t as stupid as Jacinda Ardern thinks they are and refuse doggedly to be stuck on a slow train to Papakura when it takes less than an hour to drive the same distance. The Hamilton to Auckland passenger
Jacinda Ardern was on Seven Sharp on Thursday night extolling the virtues of rolling out ankle bracelets for returning Kiwis in order to monitor their compliance with MIQ policies: She repeated this assertion on The Project as well: A trial will be held later this year. Ardern said it will
Why do our children want to self-harm, commit suicide and need the help-lines? Most of the problem for our youngsters is the ill-informed parent, the garbage constantly being announced from the government, irresponsible news broadcasters, a woke education department and the misinformation flow of lies and false
