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Comment: In Defence of Golriz Ghahraman
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 1:04 pm, January 23rd, 2025
And the Editor doubled down.Comment: The difference between Christopher Luxon and Donald Trump *
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 2:16 pm, January 22nd, 2025
An excellent summation, MickySavage. I was just thinking this morning that someone needed to juxtapose the similarities in playbook, side by side, and here it is - brilliant. Thanks for the article.
In Defence of Golriz Ghahraman
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 2:11 pm, January 22nd, 2025
... a published excerpt from the Mountain Tui Substack
Categories: act, david seymour, Dirty Politics, greens, james shaw, marama davidson, Media, media abuse, police
Tags: Auror,Golriz Ghahraman,jordan williams,Police AbuseComment: America would never happen here!
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 2:07 pm, January 22nd, 2025
The point is being lost if we ignore the characteristics, and ignore the laws going in place that cement the same frameworks (restricting rights to work, amending OIA to sell NZ land and assets off, changing and seeking to change Treaty for corporate ...Comment: America would never happen here!
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 1:51 pm, January 22nd, 2025
It does indeed speak to the incoming fascism and the multiple warnings Trump and Musk made pre-inauguration to lock up and seek revenge on their political opponents.Comment: America would never happen here!
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 1:50 pm, January 22nd, 2025
In my opinion, we shouldn't be looking for the exact same out fit and it'd be a mistake to. If you look at what the government has done in its first 100 days - a list I compiled a while ago - you will see that they reversed most of Labour's work Same as ...
America would never happen here!
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 9:49 am, January 22nd, 2025
... can be found on the Mountain Tui Substack.
Categories: david seymour, Dirty Politics, Donald Trump, Environment, Mining, taxpayers union, workers' rights
Tags: Atlas Network,elon musk,Heritage Foundation,Nazi salute,Project 2025Comment: NZ: The Final Atlas Network Puzzle Piece Has Arrived
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 9:53 pm, January 19th, 2025
Hi francesca I don't think you're being unfair. I think a lot of people want more from the opposition. One reason they are as they are is probably they aren't as wealthy and cashed up as the right wing parties. Second is that they probably have to be ...Comment: NZ: The Final Atlas Network Puzzle Piece Has Arrived
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 8:58 pm, January 19th, 2025
Incognito I had not - thank you very much for bringing it to my attention! Cheers, TuiComment: Clearing the Decks: Government replaces half of the Waitangi Tribunal
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 8:57 pm, January 19th, 2025
Thank you so very much for bringing that, francesca. That is accurate to a tee, and we all owe Nicky Hager gratitude for his dedicated work and research.Comment: NZ: The Final Atlas Network Puzzle Piece Has Arrived
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 9:31 am, January 18th, 2025
I don't defend Labour - nor any party at all - but I will refrain where I can understand rationale. Does that make sense?Comment: Clearing the Decks: Government replaces half of the Waitangi Tribunal
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 9:07 am, January 18th, 2025
Do you have a link for that?Comment: NZ: The Final Atlas Network Puzzle Piece Has Arrived
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 9:07 am, January 18th, 2025
What I make clear is the Atlas Network playbook has characteristics. Those are made clear in the Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/06/rishi-sunak-javier-milei-donald-trump-atlas-network And this part - criminalizing ...
Clearing the Decks: Government replaces half of the Waitangi Tribunal
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 10:07 pm, January 17th, 2025
This is a repost of Mountain Tui's Substack article This Friday afternoon, Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka announced an overhaul of the Waitangi Tribunal. The government has effectively cleared house - appointing 8 new members - and combined with ...
Categories: act, Maori Issues, national, national/act government, paul goldsmith
Tags: Maori Land Claims,philip crump,richard prebble,Tama Potaka,Thomas Cranmer,Treaty Principles Bill,waitangi tribunalComment: Latest opinion poll – Labour overtakes National
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 3:36 pm, January 17th, 2025
Curia is a discredited polling organisation - last year they were the only polling group that had National up and able to form government. Looks like this is a quick pivot and helps them build their brand, rather than a poll that matters.Comment: NZ: The Final Atlas Network Puzzle Piece Has Arrived
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 3:12 pm, January 17th, 2025
A few more analyses of it -- Submission - Legal Partner - Submission to Parliament on the Crimes (Countering Foreign Interference) Amendment Bill to Amend the Crimes Act 1961 No Right Turn - Analysis: "National's tyrannical "foreign interference" law" ...Comment: NZ: The Final Atlas Network Puzzle Piece Has Arrived
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 3:12 pm, January 17th, 2025
Here is a list of some of the context for your comment i.e. "mean" things you say people say about Muslim people that leads to arrest - it add important context that you may have excluded: Let's take Tommy Robinson for example - a well known figure ...
NZ: The Final Atlas Network Puzzle Piece Has Arrived
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 6:41 pm, January 16th, 2025
... Action Wellington Statement Repost from Mountain Tui Substack; Thanks to Dr Bex ...
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Festive Cheer, Hear Hear !
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 8:41 am, December 21st, 2024
Happy Christmas, folks. Here's an end of year round up of political speeches going into 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs1OgwhnCps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLXTu5o6YvU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCP5fQhEofo Thanks to one and all, ...
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This govt. legislation will change our country like never before – learn about it like your country depends on it – because it does
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 8:34 am, December 21st, 2024
In August, I wrote an article about David Seymour with a video of his testimony, to warn that there were grave dangers to his Ministry of Regulation: David Seymour's Ministry of Slush Hides Far Greater Risks Why Seymour's exorbitant waste of taxpayers' ...
Categories: Abuse of power, accountability, act, capitalism, david seymour, Dirty Politics, national/act government
Tags: neoliberalism,Regulatory Standards Bill,RSB,Treaty Principles Bill,trickle downComment: Is Luxon on a roll?
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 3:01 pm, December 19th, 2024
My prediction is Luxon will get rolled regardless.
Luxon & Willis Double Down on Ferries Debacle
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 6:46 am, December 13th, 2024
The day before today, Nicola Willis told the House that they would have to wait until the ferries announcement for the details about ferries cost etc. It was the same promise Luxon has been making in Parliament over the last weeks and months: the details ...
Categories: Christopher Luxon, Dirty Politics, infrastructure, nicola willis, winston peters
Tags: Cook Strait ferries,i-Rex,Interislander,KiwirailComment: Open mike 11/12/2024
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 10:01 am, December 11th, 2024
Did someone say "stupid?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3uqmR8ti_o [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3uqmR8ti_o]
Atlas Network in New Zealand
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 8:57 am, December 11th, 2024
... article: Guardian Post republished from Mountain Tui Substack.
Categories: act, David Farrar, national/act government, spin, taxpayers union
Tags: Atlas Network,jordan williams,New Zealand Initiative,Project 2025
Are Lester Levy and Shane Reti “cooking the books?”
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 11:51 am, December 7th, 2024
Related Article: Mickey Savage: Creative Accounting In July, after most Health NZ Board members had already resigned - many without notice, Shane Reti and Christopher Luxon held an extraordinary press conference to announce they were sacking the Health NZ ...
Categories: debt / deficit, health, Privatisation, Public Private Partnerships, Shane Reti
Tags: cooking the books,Creative Accounting,Health NZ Deficit,Lester Levy,shane reti
Luxon Takes A Beating
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 10:14 am, December 4th, 2024
Partial excerpt from Mountain Tui Substack post: Luxon Takes A ...
Categories: act, Christopher Luxon, david seymour, Economy, health, jobs, maori party, national/act government, polls
Tags: Curia Market Research,Louise UptonComment: Reti secretly wants to privatise Health
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 5:37 pm, November 30th, 2024
On the contrary, it's not utter nonsense at all. It is the practical definition of privatisation. According to Shane Reti, less than 10% are now performed in private - what privatisation essentially is an increase in that as they systematically strip out $ ...
Economy Nose Dives
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 6:42 pm, November 28th, 2024
... except from Economy Nose Dives: Mountain Tui
Categories: benefits, Christopher Luxon, Economy, economy, nicola willis, treasury, winston peters
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Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 7:39 pm, November 26th, 2024
It's definitely a Tory UK run. I suspect the second Trump term will be more like a dictatorship Here in NZ - "While we are less mature on the continuum towards right wing characterisistc of the US / UK, it doesn’t mean we are not moving there – and as ...Comment: END GAME
Written By: Mountain Tui - Date published: 7:37 pm, November 26th, 2024
Hi Kay - my longer piece has some suggestions at the end, but in terms of reaching folks, the best thing to do is to start with something concrete and real. i.e. the "think tank" line is not a great opener.
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- Can you please share your ideas and suggestions with me, Brain Trust?
2 weeks ago - The Kākā’s weekly roundup on politics and economics to Feb 3
Here’s the key news, commentary, reports and debate around Aotearoa’s political economy on politics and in the week to Feb 3:PM Christopher Luxon began 2025’s first day of Parliament last Tuesday by carrying on where left off in 2024, letting National’s junior coalition partner set the political agenda and dragging ...2 weeks ago - Monday 3 February
The PSA have released a survey of 4000 public service workers showing that budget cuts are taking a toll on the wellbeing of public servants and risking the delivery of essential services to New Zealanders. Economists predict that figures released this week will show continued increases in unemployment, potentially reaching ...2 weeks ago
- Going for growth…..perhaps
The Prime Minister’s speech 10 days or so ago kicked off a flurry of commentary. No one much anywhere near the mainstream (ie excluding Greens supporters) questioned the rhetoric. New Zealand has done woefully poorly on productivity for a long time and we really need better outcomes, and the sorts ...2 weeks ago - How Donald Trump’s tariff shock will change our political economy
President Trump on the day he announced tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China, unleashing a shock to supply chains globally that is expected to slow economic growth and increase inflation for most large economies. Photo: Getty ImagesLong stories short, the top six things in our political economy around housing, climate ...2 weeks ago - The Kākā’s diary for the week to Feb 9 & beyond
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on UnsplashHere’s what we’re watching in the week to February 9 and beyond in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty:Monday, February 3Politics: New Zealand Government cabinet meeting usually held early afternoon with post-cabinet news conference possible at 4 pm, although they have not been ...2 weeks ago - Gordon Campbell On Trump’s Tariff Wars
Trump being Trump, it won’t come as a shock to find that he regards a strong US currency (bolstered by high tariffs on everything made by foreigners) as a sign of America’s virility, and its ability to kick sand in the face of the world. Reality is a tad more ...2 weeks ago
- 2025 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #05
A listing of 24 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, January 26, 2025 thru Sat, February 1, 2025. This week's roundup is again published soleley by category. We are still interested in feedback to hone the categorization, so if ...2 weeks ago
- The politics of cruelty.
What seems to be the common theme in the US, NZ, Argentina and places like Italy under their respective rightwing governments is what I think of as “the politics of cruelty.” Hate-mongering, callous indifference in social policy-making, corporate toadying, political bullying, intimidation and punching down on the most vulnerable with ...3 weeks ago
- Standing for Auckland
If you are confused, check with the sunCarry a compass to help you alongYour feet are going to be on the groundYour head is there to move you aroundSo, stand in the place where you liveSongwriters: Bill Berry / Michael Mills / Michael Stipe / Peter Buck.Hot in the CityYesterday, ...3 weeks ago - A little good news
Shane Jones announced today he would be contracting out his thinking to a smarter younger person.Reclining on his chaise longue with a mouth full of oysters and Kina he told reporters:Clearly I have become a has-been, a palimpsest, an epigone, a bloviating fossil. I find myself saying such things as: ...3 weeks ago - Tim Jago is part of a bigger ACT Party issue
Warning: This post contains references to sexual assaultOn Saturday, I spent far too long editing a video on Tim Jago, the ACT Party President and criminal, who has given up his fight for name suppression after 2 years. He voluntarily gave up just in time for what will be a ...3 weeks ago - Fact brief – Is global warming promoting biodiversity?
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. This fact brief was written by Sue Bin Park from the Gigafact team in collaboration with members from our team. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline. Is global warming ...3 weeks ago
- Greens stand with Coromandel locals against Luxon’s destructive mining policy
Green Party MP Steve Abel this morning joined Coromandel locals in Waihi to condemn new mining plans announced by Shane Jones in the pit of the town’s Australian-owned Gold mine. ...3 weeks ago - Where’s the “culture of yes” on climate ambition?
The Green Party is calling on the Government to strengthen its just-announced 2030-2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement and address its woeful lack of commitment to climate security. ...3 weeks ago
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- Review: Two weeks of being actively involved in my local community
Gilmore Girls, Schitt’s Creek, even The Vampire Diaries – they’re all set in tight-knit neighbourhoods where everyone knows everyone. So what is it like to actually know your neighbours? My favourite television shows are set in tight-knit neighbourhoods where everyone knows everyone. Characters attend town meetings where they debate local ...22 hours ago - Ne Zha 2: the ancient philosophies behind China’s record-breaking new animated film
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yanyan Hong, PhD Candidate in Communication and Media Studies, University of Adelaide IMDB On the surface, Ne Zha 2: The Sea’s Fury (2025), the sequel to the 2019 Chinese blockbuster Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child, is a high-octane, action-packed and ...23 hours ago - Boiling on the bus: Dodgy aircon is putting passengers off and drivers at risk
Wellington travellers say their buses are so hot they’re often forced to get off early and walk. Shanti Mathias explores the impact of non-functioning air conditioning on public transport. When Bella, a young professional living in Wellington, thinks about taking the bus, her first thought is “Ugh”. The bus might ...23 hours ago
- Manurewa Marae inquiry: Waipareira Trust targeted for being Māori – Tamihere
John Tamihere is defending the use of data at Manurewa Marae, saying there's no evidence of any wrong doing. ...23 hours ago - How to protect more Australian homes from the growing risks of floods, fires and other climate disas...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annette Kroen, Research Fellow Planning and Transport, RMIT University The cleanup is underway in northern Queensland following the latest flooding catastrophe to hit the state. More than 7,000 insurance claims have already been lodged, most of them for inundated homes and other ...23 hours ago
- Australian women will soon be eligible for a menopause health check. Here’s what to expect
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Davis, Chair of Women’s Health, Monash University SpeedKingz/Shutterstock The federal government has recently pledged to create a new Medicare rebate for menopause health assessments. It’s due to be available from July 1. The announcement featured in the government’s response to ...23 hours ago
- More than half of Australia’s homes were built before fire standards came in. Here are 5 ways to r...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Subha Parida, Lecturer in Property, University of South Australia Carl Oberg/Shutterstock Houses and fire do not mix. The firestorm which hit Los Angeles in January destroyed nearly 2,000 buildings and forced 130,000 people to evacuate. The 2019–20 Australian megafires destroyed ...23 hours ago
- More dry lightning in Tasmania is sparking bushfires – challenging fire fighters and land managers
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania Tasmania has been burning for more than two weeks, with no end in sight. Almost 100,000 hectares of bushland in the northwest has burned to date. This includes the Tarkine rainforest ...23 hours ago
- Here’s why increasing productivity in housing construction is such a tricky problem to solve
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Loosemore, Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney This week, the Productivity Commission released its much-awaited report into productivity growth in Australia’s housing construction sector. It wasn’t a glowing appraisal. The commission found physical productivity – the total number ...24 hours ago
- Economic ‘green shoots’ and lower interest rates disguise worrying trends in NZ’s job market
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cristóbal Castro Barrientos, PhD candidate, NZ Policy Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology Max Dallocco/Shutterstock Despite Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s reassurance that “some green shoots” are starting to show in the economy, including a 50 point cut in the official cash ...24 hours ago
- Loss of forests brought new birds to NZ during the last Ice Age – we’re witnessing a similar pro...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pascale Lubbe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Molecular Ecology, University of Otago Royal spoonbills are among several new species that have crossed the Tasman and naturalised in New Zealand. JJ Harrison/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA When people arrived on the shores of Aotearoa ...1 day ago
- Manurewa Marae inquiry claims its first scalp
Stats NZ’s head is stepping down over the agency’s failure to safeguard census data, and more officials may soon be in the firing line, writes Catherine McGregor in today’s extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. An ‘absolutely unacceptable’ failure Stats NZ chief ...1 day ago
- New Health NZ unit to ‘drive greater accountability’ – minister
Health NZ is under greater government scrutiny, with the new health minister setting up a unit he says will "drive greater accountability and performance". ...1 day ago
- Callaghan Innovation shutdown: ‘Trying to build a plane as we’re falling off a cliffR...
The mood at Callaghan Innovation is grim, scientists say, as they scramble to secure themselves new jobs, or head overseas. ...1 day ago
- Manurewa Marae election inquiry ‘served as a wake-up call’
Manurewa Marae acknowledges should have done better at handling completed census forms, following an inquiry into steps government agencies took to protect data. ...1 day ago
- Police training and procedures for protests need an overhaul – IPCA
Police failed to protect people from protesters at a high-profile rally and made unlawful arrests at another, the Independent Police Conduct Authority says. ...1 day ago
- Crypto exchange-traded funds are no fleeting trend
Comment: Crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are making it easier for people to invest in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum without having to handle digital wallets or private keys. These allow investors to buy and sell cryptocurrency through their regular brokerage accounts.This has opened the door for billions of dollars ...1 day ago - ‘A massive wake-up call’: The key findings of the data misuse inquiries
Two long-awaited reports into alleged personal data misuse, centred on census collection and Covid-19 vaccination efforts at Manurewa Marae, were released yesterday. Here’s what you need to know. “Very sobering reading” was how public service commissioner Sir Brian Roche described his organisation’s long-awaited report into the alleged misuse of census ...1 day ago
- Echo Chamber: Can someone please teach these MPs to use Google?
Backbench MPs reached new levels of patsy questions in an extraordinarily dull question time on Tuesday. Echo Chamber is The Spinoff’s dispatch from the press gallery, recapping sessions in the House. Columns are written by politics reporter Lyric Waiwiri-Smith and Wellington editor Joel MacManus. “MPs ask questions to explore key issues ...1 day ago
- NZ concerns remain as Cook Islands-China plan released
The New Zealand Government says the Cook Islands must share more information about the deals it has signed with China, following the release of an ‘action plan’ in the face of protests in the Pacific nation’s capital.The Cook Islands government has also revealed plans to spend $3 million on a ...1 day ago
- Daily crossword, Wednesday 19 February
The post Daily crossword, Wednesday 19 February appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 day ago
- Compass awarded multimillion-dollar lunch deal despite controversial history
Seymour says his new lunch regime is stabilising, but critics don’t think the final product is worth the $130m savings The post Compass awarded multimillion-dollar lunch deal despite controversial history appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 day ago
- Electoral Commission’s preparedness in doubt after IT staff exodus
Twelve staff from the commission’s IT team voluntarily leave around the time of a restructure The post Electoral Commission’s preparedness in doubt after IT staff exodus appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 day ago
- Regeneration framework critical for special area of Chch
Comment: The post Regeneration framework critical for special area of Chch appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 day ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Wednesday 19 February
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- Officials warn of ‘unacceptable risks’ in planned Whakapapa sale
The sale of the Whakapapa ski field exposes the Government to risk, but not going ahead could cost the region significantly more The post Officials warn of ‘unacceptable risks’ in planned Whakapapa sale appeared first on Newsroom. ...1 day ago
- Destiny Church appeasement doesn’t work – time to bring them to heel
Comment: The recent attack by Destiny Church front groups on a Drag science show at Te Atatū library crossed a line. This wasn’t the first time that Brian Tamaki, the multimillionaire self-appointed ‘apostle’, has ordered acts of aggression against the queer community. Last year, Drag Story Time events were targeted, ...1 day ago
- Martina eyes her encore from netball’s ‘moment of the year’
Martina Salmon is well versed in the fast-paced action on a netball court, but even she was caught by surprise with the speed at which her career changed tack last year.Staying in the fast lane is only part of her drive this season.Fresh off a nine-day camp in Sydney with ...1 day ago
- Taihape, Tūrangi and the Highlands of Scotland
Last night I may as well have been in Taihape. Or, closer to home, for me at least, somewhere in the Wairarapa. Or Tūrangi, even – which is near where we used to spend the summer when I was a child. For there was that same gorgeous small town feeling ...1 day ago
- Auckland’s trash is another town’s treasure
Having Auckland’s food scraps dumped onto your rural backyard sounds scandalous, but in the North Island town of Reporoa there’s no fuss about the thousands of tonnes carted here every week.From the same site as one truck drops the waste, another truck picks up fertiliser to spread on local sheep ...1 day ago
- Freshwater was off table in Treaty settlement – Ngāi Tahu leader
Negotiating rights over freshwater in Treaty settlement negotiations could have extended negotiations a decade, a Ngāi Tahu leader says.Tribal leaders, and its umbrella body, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, have taken the Attorney-General to court in a bid to have the Crown recognise its rangatiratanga (chiefly authority) over wai māori ...1 day ago
- Manurewa Marae inquiry reveals an even more troubling failure
Analysis: Poor safeguarding of New Zealanders’ data could be a widespread practice within the public service and certainly within the health system, according to the findings of an independent inquiry into allegations of misused census and Covid-19 vaccination information.The Public Service Commission’s review, led by consultant Pania Gray and former ...1 day ago
- Having dense breasts is linked to cancer. But advice about breast density can depend on where you li...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Stone, Principal Research Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock Having dense breasts is a clear risk factor for breast cancer. It can also make cancers hard to spot on mammograms. Yet you ...1 day ago
- NACC belatedly to investigate whether six Robodebt referrals engaged in ‘corrupt conduct’
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The National Anti-Corruption Commission will finally investigate whether six people referred to it by the royal commission into Robodebt engaged in corrupt conduct. This follows an independent reconsideration by former High Court judge Geoffrey ...2 days ago
- Trump’s view of the world is becoming clear: America’s interests matter more than any set of rul...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Blaxland, Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University Last week in Europe, the United States sent some very strong messages it is prepared to upend the established global order. US Vice President JD Vance warned a stunned Munich ...2 days ago
- View from the Hill: will Albanese opt for an April election now a rate cut has him breathing more ea...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Reserve Bank has delivered the expected modest rate cut of a quarter of a percentage point, and we’re set for the predictable frenzy of speculation about an April election. The cut is unlikely to ...2 days ago
- The Reserve Bank has cut rates for the first time in four years. But it is cautious about future cut...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra The Reserve Bank cut official interest rates on Tuesday, the first decrease in four years, saying inflationary pressures are easing “a little more quickly than expected”. However, the ...2 days ago
- View from the Hill: will Albanese opt for an April election now that a rates cut has him breathing m...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Reserve Bank has delivered the expected modest rate cut of a quarter of a percentage point, and we’re set for the predictable frenzy of speculation about an April election. The cut is unlikely to ...2 days ago
- What is divestiture and how would it stop insurance companies ‘ripping off’ customers?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allan Fels, Professor Allan Fels, Professor of Law, Economics and Business at the University of Melbourne and Monash University., The University of Melbourne Australia is creeping towards adding a divestiture power to its Competition and Consumer Act. Under such a law, ...2 days ago
- Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown to stand for re-election
Wayne Brown's campaign manager has confirmed the 78-year-old will put his hand up again. ...2 days ago
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