The Journalism, Media & Democracy 2016 Media Ownership Report
The live stream of the Journalism, Media & Democracy 2016 Media Ownership Report yielded an incredible insight to how precarious the current state of journalism really is.
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Political Caption Competition
Trump appoints new Supreme Court Judge
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Friday 2nd December 2016
5: Reproductive rights at risk – Trump’s choice for health secretary signals trouble for abortion and birth control access
4: Nigeria: 400,000 children at risk of famine
3: Public (School) Enemy No. 1: Billionaire Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Pick for Education Secretary
2: This is the most dangerous time for our planet – Stephen Hawking
1: Can Gen. James Mattis Teach a Draft-Dodging Tax Cheat About War? -
The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday 2nd December 2016
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Boy in Police cell for 6 nights but we have money for tax cuts?
Key’s ability to promote empty aspiration and vacant optimism while the social statistics groan under his draconian neoliberal welfare state reforms is truly one of the great political swindles of the 21st century.
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Cuban ambassador to join commemoration of Fidel Castro’s life in Auckland on Saturday
The Cuban ambassador Mario Alzugaray will be joining a group of Aucklanders on Saturday to celebrate the life of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro who died this week at age 90.
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Australia’s shame
We think of human rights abuses occurring in far off places. But 4000 km to the North is a country that has been taken over as a prison. There are 1200 people held against their will. They were sent there for six months to processing their applications for refugee status. Three years later, they are trapped on Nauru in despair.
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Solid Energy’s position an insult to Pike Families – Stand with Pike
Pike River families will continue to protest at the mine gates tomorrow morning following Solid Energy’s total refusal to discuss…
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Palm Oil: Global brands profiting from child and forced labour – Amnesty International
The world’s most popular food and household companies are selling food, cosmetics and other everyday staples containing palm oil tainted…
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Auckland Fringe Festival 2017
The Fringe Festival is the best season for culture in dear old Auckland. The explosion of brilliant performance art gives a beautiful kick to the start of the year and gets the creative juices flowing.