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If politicians must pal around with thugs and crims, they should at least know how to behave.
The campaign is getting louder. The money isn't.
September was light on money and the election is heavy on work. If more of you don't start paying, I will cut content and services.
Dame Jacinda – An Empathic Leader
I’m not going to even try and make sense of this. Graham Norton, Mark Scott and all the rest of you simps can have her.
Quick Hit: ACT’s $22b In Four Lines
ACT’s manifesto puts $22 billion of savings on the table over four years, debt $12.4b lower by 2031, Super at 67 by 2035, and a three-year minimum wage freeze. One headline muddled that to $2b. Hipkins still has not priced his first week.