The Daily Blog Open Mic – Wednesday 28th September 2016
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
Author: The Daily Blog
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Tasers Deployed at a Peaceful Protest by International Students
The international Indian students facing unfair deportations in New Zealand continue their fight for justice as they protest for the…
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AUSA statement on candidate fight
AUSA regrets the incident that occurred at the end of the Anti-Debate.
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Social Security Legislation Rewrite Bill – Carmel Sepuloni
From the get go, the process for considering the Social Security Legislation Rewrite Bill was flawed. This is a serious piece of legislation which is 454 pages long and therefore we expected that the maximum time available should have been given to the public to consider the detail and offer feedback. Instead the report back time was condensed to 4 months instead of the standard 6 months.
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Wellington Activist Sam Gribben says ‘Vote Chloe Swarbrick’
So it’s in the bag for Goff. And the whole thing could have been as boring as that. Until Chloe Swarbrick came along.
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Ummm, well a physical fight broke out between candidates on the floor of the debate and Chloe Swarbrick had to step in to break it up
After an hour of calm debate where those candidates the mainstream media ignore had an opportunity to explain their vision to University students, a physical altercation erupted between candidates Alezix Heneti and David Hay which Chloe Swarbrick had to jump in between to break it up.
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GUEST BLOG: Jeremy Roundill – Spencer Family Mansion – a History of rich pricks
The Spencers refuse to pay their fair share, and have no qualms about pissing on those who suffer as a result. That they’ve decided to build a mansion on a section, the likes of which the rest of us could never even dream, is just another slap in the face from our horrible, burgeoning upper class.
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The Daily Blog Monthly drinks @ IKA, 6pm tonight
Oh and there will be a magician as well.
I know. A magician.
So that’s drinks, nibbles, political gossip AND a magic show.
That’s not a bad Tuesday night.
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Political Caption Competition
Wait till I get my hands around your throat you war criminal cracker
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Tuesday 27th September 2016
5: Donald Trump Leads the War on Truth — but He Didn’t Start It
4: Lawyer for Gitmo Prisoners Released to Uruguay: They Haven’t Seen Their Families in 15 Years
3: Aleppo: Bodies litter floor at makeshift hospital
2: Canada First Nations chief won’t join UK royals for ’empty gesture’ ceremony
1: Indigenous Man’s Family Call for National Protests Following His Death in Police Custody