President Trump makes a new Middle East Possible

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Date published: 6:04 pm, January 5th, 2025 - 12 comments
Categories: Donald Trump, International, israel, Palestine, Peace, uncategorized, war
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U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump makes more things possible in the Middle East than the Biden administration.

Open mike 06/01/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, January 6th, 2025 - 15 comments

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Costello hands out free vapes

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Date published: 5:43 pm, January 5th, 2025 - 9 comments

The Government has announced that it will be supplying vaping starter kits to stop smoking services. It is not known who will be the suppliers of these kits or on what terms.

Open mike 05/01/2025

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Open mike 04/01/2025

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Open mike 03/01/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, January 3rd, 2025 - 32 comments

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Open mike 02/01/2025

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Open mike 01/01/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, January 1st, 2025 - 16 comments

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2024 in review

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Date published: 11:01 am, December 31st, 2024 - 25 comments

It is that time of year when during the brief hiatus of civilisation known as the holidays we get the time to reflect on what has happened over the past 12 months.

Open mike 31/12/2024

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Wage theft – now that is a real crime

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Date published: 5:38 pm, December 30th, 2024 - 17 comments

In Australia, the Fair Work Act is enhanced to provide for jail time and large fines for individuals and companies who deliberately indulged in wage theft. It is a Federal act with investigative powers. Our members ‘Theft by Employers’ bill looks pathetic by comparison. But worth passing in its 3rd reading. It would be a “real tough on crime” act – not weak like Mark Mitchell’s tee-shirt snatch.

Open mike 30/12/2024

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The absurdity of National’s Gang Patch ban

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Date published: 12:19 pm, December 29th, 2024 - 61 comments

It did not take long for the first example of the absurdity of the Government’s gang patch ban to appear.

Open mike 29/12/2024

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Open mike 28/12/2024

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Open mike 27/12/2024

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Open mike 26/12/2024

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The Pogues wrote the best Christmas song ever

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Date published: 9:21 am, December 25th, 2024 - 16 comments

It is Christmas time and the eternal debate about who wrote the best Christmas song ever is being debated yet again. For me there is only one possible contender.

Open mike 25/12/2024

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On the tenth day of Christmas Chris Luxon took from me …

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Date published: 9:13 am, December 24th, 2024 - 24 comments

A lot actually.

Open mike 24/12/2024

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Government sabotages its Emissions Reduction Plan

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Date published: 7:10 am, December 23rd, 2024 - 7 comments

Under its latest Emissions Reduction Plan the Government is placing major reliance on processing of orgnic waste and landfill gas capture. But it has quietly recently cut funding for the Waste Minimisation Fund by $177 million over 4 years.

Open mike 23/12/2024

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Open mike 22/12/2024

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Much ado about nothing

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Date published: 8:51 am, December 21st, 2024 - 18 comments

There has been recent controversy because a District Court Judge and a renowned surgeon in a private setting chose to criticise NZ First policies.

Festive Cheer, Hear Hear !

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Date published: 8:41 am, December 21st, 2024 - 7 comments

Some end of year politics videos – 2024. Happy Christmas, folks.

This govt. legislation will change our country like never before – learn about it like your country depends on it – because it does

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Date published: 8:34 am, December 21st, 2024 - 12 comments

Just after Christmas, submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill will close. But a far more sinister Bill underlles it all… and Seymour is hoping you might not notice

Open mike 21/12/2024

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Daily review 20/12/2024

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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 20th, 2024 - 9 comments

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Open mike 20/12/2024

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Daily review 19/12/2024

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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 19th, 2024 - 7 comments

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