Alas, those glossy numbers have since faded, particularly after Covid, and since the war in Ukraine began. By raiding the pension funds to repay the country’s debt, Orban has left many older ...

Initially, the under 16s ban promoted a false sense of security. As a consequence, Masnick argues, it has reduced the political pressure to enact measures that might actually improve teens’ social ...

Over the course of the past three years, our standard of living has gotten worse. At some point, the Luxon government has to stop blaming external forces – Labour, Trump, Māori, climate change etc – ...

Footnote: That said, Chris Bishop is at risk of developing a reputation for tanking in the Big Match moments. Reportedly, Nicola Willis and Bishop were the key movers in ending Simon Bridges tenure as ...

The Chinese Embassy is right. The recent joint statement by Australia and New Zealand condemning China’s actions in the South China Sea reads like a relic from a bygone colonial era. A weirdly ...

As the last stop on the global supply chain for oil and diesel, New Zealand should be the first country taking pre-emptive steps to conserve energy use. Arguably, we could also be test-flying a ...

Two big calls this week by the two real decision makers in this government. First, David Seymour all but sank the government’s plan to make retailers (not banks) suck up the entire cost of scrapping ...

So hard to pick and choose but the $2.9 billion tax break for landlords still stands out as the coalition government’s most abject surrender to […] Gordon Campbell On The Iran War’s Impact On The ...

When it comes to its public messaging on the Iran war, the Luxon government is talking optimistically, while trying to ease the public gradually into a sense of crisis. Yes, current fuel supplies are ...

So hard to pick and choose but the $2.9 billion tax break for landlords still stands out as the coalition government’s most abject surrender to corporate interests. That indefensible handout should ...