This week on The War on News, Martyn Bradbury slices through the cruelty, corruption, and climate denial buried under this government’s press releases and performance stunts.
🧨 Luxon’s “Tough Love” is Just Teen Bashing: Poll numbers drop? Cue the National Party classic: bash the dirty, filthy bennies. Chris Luxon wants to force 18- and 19-year-olds off welfare — while presiding over 26,000 job losses in construction, retail, and hospitality. He says there are jobs. Businesses say: no, there aren’t. But sure, let’s punish teenagers to look tough.
🛢️ Shane Jones’ $200M Oil Fantasy: The oil and gas industry walked away from Aotearoa years ago — Petrobras, OMV, Chevron all gave up. But Matua Shane Jones is throwing $200 million in subsidies at them anyway. Forget solar panels on state houses, marae, and schools — he’s chasing moa through empty oil fields. Spoiler: he’ll find neither.
🧾 Carbon Offsets = Climate Lies: New research shows carbon offsets have failed to reduce global emissions. The entire concept is built on systemic failure, not a few bad apples. Turns out bringing your own bags won’t save the planet after all. The petro-industrial complex lied. And we let them. Another week of empty gestures, cruel distractions, and accelerating collapse. It’s not news. It’s the War on News.