Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update
Australia and Indonesia negotiating defence agreement Australia and Indonesia are rapidly negotiating a defence arrangement, with the first drafts of…
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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 – Putin’s nuclear threats, NATO support and Ukraine destroys another Russian AWACs plane
Last week’s big news was an escalation in rhetoric, President Macron floating the possibility of European forces deploying into Ukraine…
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New Zealand is wrong to designate Hamas a terrorist group
Today’s announcement by the government to designate Hamas a “terrorist” organisation is cowardly and wrong. The United Nations and most…
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Marijuana Media’s monthly roll-up
A roll-up of all the cannabis news discussed over recent weeks on 95bFM’s Marijuana Media with Chris Fowlie from NORML…
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update
Australia announces plan to double size of its navy Last week, Australia’s Minister of Defence, Richard Marles announced plans to…
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New Zealand should NOT designate Hamas a terrorist group
The government is shortly to announce whether it will designate Hamas a “terrorist” group in response to the October 7th…
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Is Child Poverty really too hard to cure?
In the NZH editorial (Tuesday 27th Feb) , titled: ”New Zealand is failing our most vulnerable – our children” it…
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Ben Morgan: Another year of war. What have we learned?
Entering the third year of war in Ukraine, we can pause for reflection and look at lessons from the conflict. …
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Gang patch ban a white knuckle drag
TVNZ’s ‘Sunday’ current affairs programme last night (25/02/2024) featured the gang situation in Opotiki and contemplation of the Nat-Act-NZ First…
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update – A simple explanation of this week’s military and political developments in the Pacific
US Army’s amphibious warfare capability increases The US Army recently announced formation of the new 5th Composite Watercraft Company. Despite…