Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: South Korea chases Canadian defence contracts
Traditionally, Canada and the US have close defence relationships, including the US supplying most of Canada’s military equipment. However, President…
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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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Comrades – Free Speech Hypocrisy, My post-Working Group thoughts and a new podcast announcement
Comrades, I’ve had a week to digest the reality that the Political Right have cancelled gold award winning political podcast,…
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BEN MORGAN: Trump’s ‘handbrake turn’ towards Ukraine – What does it mean?
Ukraine’s situation changed last week, a result of the White House’s new position regarding support. The rare minerals deal was…
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Request for independent review of TVNZ’s reporting on Palestine/Israel
Letter presented to TVNZ on Saturday 3 May 2025 Alastair Carruthers Board Chair Television New Zealand Victoria Street Auckland CBD…
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Attack on life-saving aid boat proves the reach of Israel’s out-of-control genocide through starvation is now global
Israel’s drone attack on the Freedom Flotilla boat ‘Conscience’ shows Israel’s genocide strategy has now gone global, according to PSNA….
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On Trump’s ‘Victory Day’ Revisions
This is … a bold set of claims. And not least because I would have assumed VJ Day in August…
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: ADV Reliant a study of ‘soft power’ projection in the Pacific
At first glance, the Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Reliant may not look like a tool for power projection. But this…
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Follow-up: The Decline of NZ’s Primary Education (And Why We Keep Going in Circles)
I really appreciated the comments on my last piece (“Demonisation of NZ’s Public Education is a Scam“), especially two that…
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PSNA complaint about TVNZ reporting upheld by the Broadcasting Standards Authority
It was good to see this PSNA complaint against TVNZ reporting upheld by the Broadcasting Standards Authority. TVNZ showed film…
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Comrades – it is with deep sadness that I announce The Working Group has been cancelled by the Political Right
Comrades it is with deep sadness that I announce The Working Group, NZs Gold Award Winning Political Podcast 2024, has…