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As I’ve written several times, Australians are simultaneously blessed and cursed with two Scott Morrisons. On the blessed side, Morrison, more than ably backed by Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton, has shown the sort of steel against China that Australians have long been crying out
Marjorie Hershey Indiana University Professor Hershey’s research and teaching interests focus on political parties, campaigns, and elections. Her research examines the characteristics of party activists, media coverage of political campaigns, and the commonalities among lobbying, framing, persuasion, and the creation of organizational histories by advocacy groups. Former President Donald
There’s a number of rules-of-thumb one should employ when dealing with the mainstream media. I’ve covered some of them before as “Lushy’s Laws”: * Never believe a headline; * When an article claims, “science says…” or “new study shows…”, assume that it doesn’t until proven otherwise;
Gladys Berejiklian is generally regarded as one of Australia’s more sensible politicians. Apart from a notable lack of judgement in turning a studiously blind eye to a former boyfriend’s corrupt land dealings, the NSW premier mostly seems to live up to her image: a bit boring, but competent
A mere 339 saliva tests have been carried out in New Zealand’s MIQ facilities since they began in January, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The Government’s slowness to move on saliva testing for our border workers is staggering. “There could be up to 20,
James Davidson In today’s setting around the West, there is only one conception of freedom: “do what you want, as long as it doesn’t infringe on anyone else’s rights”. This definition sounds compelling, in fact, it sounds liberating. Under it one can do, be or say anything
The upcoming Budget is an opportunity for the Government to show it does prioritise mothers and their new-borns by increasing the support available to them, National’s Social Investment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “If this Government is truly serious about improving the wellbeing of every child in New Zealand,
I’m struggling to find any sympathy for state sector employees who have just been shafted by the Government they voted for: Tens of thousands of public sector workers first found out about their pay being frozen in the media, rather than from their own organisations. Public sector employees told
Hon Judith Collins judithcollins.national.org.nz Transparent Government is paramount for Democracy My National caucus and I want to know what Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern really thinks about the report called He Puapua that Labour commissioned in 2019. He Puapua in its un-redacted format sets out a roadmap
Another day, another implementation blunder from a government fast developing a habit of being a government that is only good at announcing things: Less than half of the Government’s ‘’shovel-ready’’ infrastructure projects have begun by its first self-imposed deadline, with just 44 per cent of the 150
Pete North CEO New Conservative I came here as an immigrant 44 years ago, and long ago became a New Zealand citizen. I was part of a generation of Kiwis that spoke out against the ethnic separatism taking place in South Africa in the ’70s and ’80s. Never in my
There’s claptrap, and there’s piffle, waffle, nonsense too, the absurd and the bizarre, all seen in the wild frequently, especially accompanying anything this hopeless mob in power can offer. It’s a rare thing indeed to see them all clumped together, the parry and thrust of earnest inanity
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rt.com An account sharing posts from former US President Donald Trump’s ‘desk’ page – and operated by his PAC – was banned by Twitter after angry Democrats flooded the platform with demands to “#RemoveTrumpJack”. The hashtag, aimed at Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, had over 20,000 tweets on Wednesday, hours
