The War on News: Trump’s Endless Iran War, Shane Jones’ Oil Giveaway & Arresting the Homeless

This week on The War on News, Martyn Bradbury takes aim at endless wars, environmental hypocrisy, and a government determined to ignore every warning placed in front of it.

🔥 Trump’s “3-Day” Iran War Enters Week 13

Donald Trump’s war with Iran was supposed to be over weeks ago. Instead, the conflict drags on while new promises of peace deals, ceasefires and breakthroughs continue to collapse.

The same war that was sold as a quick victory now threatens global stability, fuel prices, and economic certainty around the world.

Meanwhile, New Zealand’s government continues its reluctance to openly challenge America’s actions.

🛢️ Shane Jones Lets Oil Companies Off the Hook

Five years after taxpayers were left facing hundreds of millions in clean-up costs from the abandoned Tui oil field, Shane Jones has weakened protections designed to stop it happening again.

Critics argue the new rules allow oil companies to walk away from environmental damage while ordinary New Zealanders are left paying the bill.

Why should highly profitable corporations be allowed to privatise profits and socialise pollution costs?

🚔 Officials Warned Against Move-On Powers

Police, Treasury, Corrections, Oranga Tamariki, MSD and Justice officials reportedly warned the Government against introducing new move-on powers.

They warned about human rights concerns.
They warned about prison overcrowding.
They warned about impacts on vulnerable young people.
They warned homeless people could be pushed into more dangerous situations.

The Government proceeded anyway.

As homelessness continues to rise, critics argue the policy targets the symptoms rather than the causes.

From endless wars to environmental risk and social policy failures, this week’s politics asks one question:

Who is actually paying the price?

It’s not news. It’s the War on News.