Former Australian Prime Minister, climate change denier and budgie smuggler Tony Abbott is facing the end of his political career. And the challenge is coming from someone who understands what an existential threat climate change poses to us. From Nicole Hasham at the Sydney Morning…
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For very understandable reasons, concerns that a safe re-entry cannot be guaranteed, re-entry of the Pike River mine has been delayed. And this decision has the backing of the Pike River families. Television New Zealand has the details: The Government, Agency and families involved in…
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Wow. The President of the United States, the leader of the Western World has told the 10,000th whopper of his presidential career. From the Washington Post: It took President Trump 601 days to top 5,000 false and misleading claims in The Fact Checker’s database, an average of eight…
Yesterday was possibly the first time ever when the Government side moved to allow the opposition leader more time to speak in Parliament than he originally had. The context was the general debate, which is an hour of open debate where MPs get to talk…
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Press release from the NZCTU May 1 is International Workers Day on May 6 a number of significant employment law changes will come into effect making life better for working New Zealanders. "These changes are happening because people have come together, they have, in union,…
Jacinda Ardern is right. Climate change is this generation's nuclear free moment. And it is therefore this Government's nuclear free issue. After the mixed feelings caused by the response to the CGT proposal there is an imperative for the Government to make sure that its…
Another day and more leaks from within National's caucus. First up was news that John Key is favouring Judith Collins for the leadership position. From Tova O'Brien at Newshub: Newshub understands former Prime Minister Sir John Key has shown some support behind the scenes for…
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