Govt majority on TPPA committee shows hearings are a farce – Jane Kelsey
National’s majority on the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade committee has refused to extend the deadline for submissions on the…
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TDB Political Caption Competition
TDB Political Caption Competition
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TheDailyBlog.nz Top 5 News Headlines Monday 7th March 2016
5: NEW TEFLON TOXIN CAUSES CANCER IN LAB ANIMALS
4: At least 60 killed in Iraq suicide bombing
3: Detroit: Hundreds Protest 11th GOP Presidential Debate
2: EU referendum: British exit would be ‘poison’, says German finance minister
1: Bernie Sanders vows to stay in the race up until Democratic convention -
The Daily Blog Open Mic – Monday 7th March 2016
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Sunday 6th March 2016
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Israel – censured yet never restrained
With less than nine months left to make a difference at the Security Council, New Zealand’s leaders must be persuaded to act. Confront their consciences. Allow them no excuses and make the Security Council live up to its name.
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TheDailyBlog.nz Top 5 News Headlines Saturday 5th March 2016
5: Japan: PM Abe to Halt Construction of U.S. Military Base on Okinawa
4: Donald Trump reverses position on torture, saying he would abide by law
3: Turkish police fire teargas during raid on top-selling newspaper
2: Meat Is Murder — On the Climate, Anyway
1:Trump’s Policies Are Not Anathema to U.S. Mainstream, but an Uncomfortable Reflection of It -
Malcolm Evans – the new gang
Malcolm Evans – the new gang
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Need to raise goal in minimum wage fight
Current CTU policy is for a minimum wage of two-thirds of the average wage and for that level to be indexed in law. The law protects National Superannuation payments which are indexed so that the couple rate is at least 66% of the net average wage. There is no reason economically why the minimum wage could not be returned to that two-thirds of the average wage level.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Saturday 5th March 2016
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