Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: Discussing military exercise season in the Pacific
An indication of developing tensions in the Pacific is the notable increase in the size and scale of the region’s…
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Political analysis and commentary shaping the progressive debate in Aotearoa New Zealand, focused on power, policy, and accountability.
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BEN MORGAN: Why Ukraine matters to Europe, and should matter to the US
The Ukraine War may have dropped off the mainstream media’s radar, but it is still a vitally important conflict. The…
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Open Letter Calls For Halt To The Undemocratic Regulatory Standards Bill – Jane Kelsey
As some of the country’s senior lawyers and researchers in a range of disciplines (law, economics, Tiriti o Waitangi, public…
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MSD consultation : Empowering families: Increasing certainty and preventing debt in the Working for Families scheme. Yeah right.
As I wrote this submission, I felt my life force slowly ebbing away. I had promised I would never again…
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: Chinese aircraft carriers exercise near Japan – China’s force projection capability is increasing
On 30 June, the People’s Liberation Army – Navy confirmed two Chinese aircraft carriers; PLANS Shandong and Liaoning exercised together…
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US Police racism and brutality – Are New Zealand police also being trained by the Israeli police and military?
Last week the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa submitted an Official Information Act request to the New Zealand Police to find…
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BEN MORGAN: Disappointments for Ukraine, but more bad news for Russia
During the last couple of weeks Ukraine has dropped off the mainstream media’s radar, replaced by the Iran-Israel War. Regardless…
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BREAKING: Prime Minister Luxon, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters, Deputy PM Seymour & Defence Minister Judith Collins referral to the International Criminal Court
PSNA refers government to International Criminal Court The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has just filed a referral to the International…
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: Royal Navy busy in the Pacific, more NATO activity in the region
Currently, the Royal Navy is active in the Pacific. On 18 June, HMS Spey transited the Taiwan Strait on a…
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Helen Clark warns in new Pacific book renewed nuclear tensions pose ‘existential threat to humanity’
Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has warned the country needs to maintain its nuclear-free policy as a “fundamental tenet” of its independent foreign policy in the face of gathering global storm clouds.