It looks like the Assad regime which has ruled Syria since 1971 may be about to crumble. The Civil War started 13 years ago but was thought to be at a stalemate, but suddenly two major cities have ...
MPs have taken a historic step toward legalising assisted dying in Englandand Wales by backing a bill that would give some terminally ill people the right to end their own lives. Campaigners in favour ...
Sky News has revealed the Albanese government will dump its misinformation and disinformation bill in response to overwhelming opposition in the Senate. Political Editor Andrew Clennell broke the news ...
This ad has been widely mocked by, well, everyone. It fails to mention or show the product even once. This ad had a huge spend behind it - which only happens if polling ands focus group data shows it ...
In 2005 I went on a pilgrimage with a group of Americans to Gettysburg, site of the pivotal battle of the American Civil War. At the climax of our visit, I was the only person willing to attempt ...
There was a lot of media coverage of the release by the CCPI that NZ had dropped from 34th to 41st place. But many may be unaware that the ratings are highly subjective - basically the views of the ...
An interesting OIA response which details how many RMOs (junior hospital doctors) who left the NZ health system every year: 18/19: 55 19/20: 85 20/21: 76 21/22: 121 22/23: 266 This is part of the ...
Portia is a Kiwi journalist who has worked on some of NZ’s most challenging investigative news stories. Portia and her family enthusiastically embraced the many freedoms of a democratic society when ...
Among the areas it identified for improvement was a rule that said any discussion of assisted dying had to be initiated by the patient. The rule was made out of concern a patient might feel pressured ...
The Spinoff has an article by Zeni Gibson which details eight years of harassment by a man called Greg. Her suffering has been appalling, and hey tormenter has made a mockery of the law that should be ...
As I covered in March, DOC had been keeping Cathedral Cove closed for over a year, despite it being very simple to safely access it. The previous Labour Ministers did nothing to get it reopened. They ...
The TEU recently had a conference on academic freedom. I found this amusing as one of the biggest enemies of academic freedom is the TEU. There have been numerous stories of academics who have faced ...