Illicit, excise-evading cigarettes now comprise half of the cancer-inducing products sold to Australia's 2.7 million smokers. A study published by FTI Consulting put it at 39.4 per cent in 2024, up ...

Texas Republicans unveiled a new congressional map on Wednesday that would provide their party with five new red-leaning districts, a plan that — if enacted — could provide a boost to the party as it ...

A group of Jewish school kids were forced off a plane in Spain after they sang in Hebrew. Snopes looks into this story, and they find that there is no evidence to back up the airline's assertion they ...

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron are suing former Maga influencer Candace Owens after she falsely claimed France’s first lady was born a man. The French President and his wife are willing to travel to the ...

The final boundaries for 2026 (and 2029) are out. I've analysed what they mean for the 15 most marginal seats at Patreon - which seats flip on paper, which become more marginal and which become less ...

The Media Council has upheld a complaint by David Seymour's office against this article on school lunches. It was found to have breached both the fairness and conflict of interest principles. The ...

This poll summary from Lord Ashcroft is fascinating. Nigel Farage overall is seen as performing much better than the PM and Opposition Leader. Even more interesting is of those who voted for Labour in ...

The Guardian reports: South Park co-creator Trey Parker had the briefest of responses on Thursday to anger from the White House over the latest season premiere, which showed a naked Donald Trump in ...

But they are not the highest priority problems. I have a son who is a professional fire-fighter. I would imagine that they most basic advice they receive is to point the hose at the fire. Stanford has ...

August 6, 2025 8:00am by Kokila PatelGeneral Debate 06 August 2025 ...

When Erica Stanford announced the scrapping of NCEA, Labour said that there hasn't been proper consultation, and it was all too hasty. Today we find out that Labour's supposed Education Spokesperson, ...