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Emergency Wall
President Trump is preparing the ground to use the State of the Union address to declare that the Congress delaying funding of the wall on the Mexican-U.S. boundary is a national emergency.
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Too many jobs being created
The latest unemployment data showing the jobless rate falling to under 4% follows the equally bad 1.0% economic growth in the September quarter and a budget surplus of $5.5b, confirming the economy is going down like Donald Trump, as predicted by the ANZ Bank’s business confidence survey
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Petrol, Zero Carbon, and 15,000 Submissions
australian politics, climate change, Conservation, energy, Environment, global warming, greens, jacinda ardern, james shaw, sustainabilityGet ready, according to the AA, for petrol at $3 a liter for Christmas.
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RIP Penny Bright
Abuse of power, accountability, activism, auckland supercity, local body elections, local government, Politics, supercityVeteran Auckland political activist Penny Bright has died.
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US Mid Terms; Obama Enters the Ring
capitalism, class war, Deep stuff, democratic participation, discrimination, Donald Trump, elections, Ethics, International, Politics, racism, uk politicsAmerica gets ready to rumble in the November mid terms, as Barack Obama enters the ring. At stake is control of both houses and the fate of the Trump presidency.
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Litigation and equal pay – a history of the 1950’s equal pay campaign
activism, australian politics, campaigning, discrimination, equality, feminism, gender, history, human rights, labour, national, patriarchy, Politics, public services, same old national, sexism, uk politics, Unions, wagesForward In 2016 I wrote the below dissertation as part of my History Honours degree at Victoria University. This dissertation explores the 1950s […]
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The future of blogging in Aotearoa New Zealand
Morgan Godfery of the excellent Maui Street blog has relaunched his blogsite and made it subscriber based. Is this the future of blogging in Aotearoa New Zealand?
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The week of Limogate
articles, Media, national, same old national, Simon Bridges, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, trevor mallard, you couldn't make this shit upTracy Watkins and Tova O’Brien have both written articles criticising Simon Bridges’ handling of Limogate.
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National is jamming cannabis law reform
crime, death with dignity, Deep stuff, drugs, greens, labour, national, same old national, the praiseworthy and the pitifulSo National be getting pretty liberal with the Marijuana stuff.
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Miners having a whale of a time
Ironsands Offshore Mining Ltd allowed to drill and extract bulk samples from the West Coast North Island Marine Mammal Sanctuary
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The extent of the right to free speech
Abuse of power, blogs, clickbait, internet, law, law and "order", Media, Politics, racism, scoundrels, sexism, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, twitterLauren Southern’s cancelled lecture has caused some debate about what freedom of speech is, is it absolute, and if not where is the line to be drawn?
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Russell McVeagh
Dame Margaret Beazley has concluded in her report into Russell McVeagh, New Zealand’s Goldman Sachs, that it has serious problems including instances of excessive drinking and in some instances crude, drunken, and sexually inappropriate behaviour, a failure of governance and pockets of bullying.
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Bridges believes in trickle down
Keynes, national, same old national, Simon Bridges, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, uncategorized, wages, workers' rights, you couldn't make this shit upSimon Bridges has committed the twin political sins of not only believing in trickle down but in publicly confirming his belief.
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Professional identity-Why it matters or Why we are being screwed by the Government
A personal perspective on the repercussions of the government’s current approach to Social Work and Social Workers.
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What did we want from Marama Davidson?
While there has been some informed commentary on Marama Davidson’s ascension as co-leader of the Green Party, some of the more right-wing outfits have failed to understand the dynamics within the party right now. What did Marama promise, and what were Greens expecting of her?
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Hallelujah Parliament to pass law allowing for wiping of convictions for engaging in homosexual behaviour
It is predicted that today Parliament will pass a law allowing for the expunging of convictions of adults for engaging in homosexual behaviour.
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Doofus of the week Easter 2018 edition
This week the award goes to a Fairfax reporter for writing as fawning a review of a political career as you can imagine.
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Justice for the family carer claimants
National’s constitutionally outrageous attempt to stifle the claims of family carers for compensation for discrimination should be repealed and a just settlement reached with the caregivers.
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March 8 2018: the TPPA and our nuclear free moment
As Labour picks up the pen to sign the TPPA, environmental critics argue that the new agreement has done nothing to allay fears of New Zealand being sued by corporations to prevent the government from taking action on climate change.
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Our Reserve Bank
There is a case for the Reserve Bank to be eradicated, or at least major changes made to its structure.
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Global Sharemarkets
business, capitalism, economy, Economy, Financial markets, International, monetary policy, tech industryRecent volatility in the U.S. stockmarkets has attracted calls that capitalism is facing a crisis. But the reality appears to be different.
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Obstructionist losers
Despite controlling all three branches of the Government the Republicans have failed to get a funding bill passed and the US Government is facing shut down.
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Racist dog whistling
We may think that we now live in more enlightened times where the scourge of racism is finally being dealt to and is no longer considered acceptable but recent events in Australia and the United States suggests that this is not the case.
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What will 2018 bring for National?
act, bill english, election 2017, Gerry Brownlee, greens, jacinda ardern, labour, national, nick smith, Nikki Kaye, nz first, paula bennett, Politics, same old national, Steven JoyceWhat are National’s prospects this year? Will Bill English survive as leader? Will there be resignations and a clean out of the front bench? Stay tuned …
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We have an obligation to act on Manus Island
Jacinda Ardern faces a test of her claim she can handle Australia better than the last two Prime Ministers. How will she react?
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Welfare reform 15 point plan
With the ongoing revelations, stories and court cases showing the terrible state of welfare services in NZ, Lawyer and journalist Catriona MacLennan has written a list of what needs to change.
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Spare a thought for Steven Joyce
Abuse of power, Dirty Politics, national, Politics, same old national, Steven Joyce, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upSteven Joyce had a bad day yesterday. His claim that National’s use of one of Eminem’s song was “pretty legal” was shown to be anything but. And he stuck to his claim that there was a $11 billion dollar hole in Labour’s budget, casting doubt either on his honesty or on his competence.
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The mess that the new government inherits
accountability, climate change, Dirty Politics, Economy, economy, education, Environment, global warming, health, housing, labour, national, poverty, useless, waterThis post is too long to read. Its purpose is to serve as reference material, a “one stop” snapshot of where we are as a country. The mess that the new government inherits. The consequences of the nine long wasted years of National. The magnitude of the challenge ahead of us.
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Good work if you can get it
climate change, economy, Economy, Environment, ETS, farming, national, nz first, same old national, sustainability, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, water, winston peters, you couldn't make this shit upDuring the election campaign elements of the farming community protested the possibility of a water tax and of farming being in the ETS on the basis the sector could not afford it. In awkward news it has since come to light that the Chief Executive of Fonterra and senior executives are being paid huge salaries.
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Metiria Turei’s legacy
What she did wasn’t a mistake.
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Federated Farmers need to cut the crap
Federated Farmers continued their fear campaign today in a Herald editorial. Their anonymous demand is that “Farmers should know they are still appreciated”. It is hard to have respect looking at bills that urban dwellers and businesses pay tofix their environment, while Federated Farmers bullshit about the environmental impacts of farming and how they don’t like paying to fix them.
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The actual implications of a Capital Gains Tax
Matthew Whitehead looks at what the Greens, Labour and National really mean when they talk about a CGT.
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National’s 18 new taxes
A dose of reality on National and taxes, and wise words on the media circus surrounding tax.
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National plays the lauranorda card
Abuse of power, bill english, crime, democracy under attack, drugs, election 2017, making shit up, national, paula bennett, police, Politics, same old national, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upNational is panicking and Paula Bennett has gone full dog whistle in claiming that gang members should have less rights than others.
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Jacindamania – international edition
It can’t be many tiny countries that have a leader of the opposition make positive international headlines, but Jacinda Ardern has managed it.
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National’s Record On The Environment – Abysmal
In the style of how John Key’s contribution to the truth was discussed, lets take a wee look at National’s record on the environment
