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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Friday 28th April 2017
5: A Week in the Life of a Marine Le Pen Campaigner
4: “A Land Grab by the Ruling Elites”: Trump’s Tax Plan Derided for Benefiting the Rich
3: ‘Israeli strikes’ hit arms depot in Damascus
2: FORMERLY IMPRISONED JOURNALIST BARRETT BROWN TAKEN BACK INTO CUSTODY BEFORE PBS INTERVIEW
1: ‘We are a target’: South Korean village wakes up on frontline with North -
The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday 27th April 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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5 Star Comedy Preview
The 5 Star Comedy preview is easily the best comedy preview show in the coemedyfest line up. It has the 10 best international talents which means you are guaranteed an excellent night out with none of the awkward moments of locals stumbling and struggling on stage. While that’s fun, that’s a more Monday night at open mic sadism, this was held on a Wednesday night and I’m wanting bang for my buck midweek.
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And almost on cue, NZ First does exactly what TDB suggested it would do
With this rhetoric, Winston is after National Party voters in the provinces, the challenge is how to decry Winston’s tactics without ruling out working with him after the heat and bluster of the campaign.
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GUEST BLOG: Lois Griffiths – HUNGER FOR JUSTICE
April 17 was the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian Prisoners. Some 1500 detained Palestinians began a hunger strike on that day, with the aim of calling the world’s attention to Israel’s illegal system of mass arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment of Palestinian prisoners.
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GUEST BLOG: Willie Jackson – Anzac Day is a time to remember the ongoing impact of war on Maori
I find it difficult to not be frustrated, disappointed and a little angry every year when ANZAC Day comes along.
It’s not just the anguish of losing tens of thousands of our best and brightest in historic conflicts or the pain of the families they left behind or the damage these wars caused our communities and wider society.
It’s the way our Government treated so many Maori when they returned from war that still makes me angry all these many years later.
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Health and Safety in New Zealand – a snapshot
Nobody goes to work expecting to get hurt, sick, or killed. But in New Zealand, far too many people do. Every year 50-60 people are killed in a work incident and 600-900 more die early deaths as a result of work-related ill-health.
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Workers Memorial Day Friday 28th
Workers Memorial Day is Friday 28th, a day we remember those who have been killed at work.
Here is a list of at least some of the events planned for around the country.
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UN-funded report another reason to stop locking New Zealand children in police cells
Children’s Commissioner Andrew Becroft says a new United Nations-funded report is more compelling evidence why New Zealand should stop locking…