It was pneumonia, not Covid, what done it

Martin Neil | 11 Sep 2023 THE first victim of what became known as Covid-19 was ‘Patient Zero’, whose case was recorded on December 26, 2019, in Wuhan, China. He was admitted to hospital with respiratory symptoms including fever, dizziness and a cough. Patient Zero was relatively young and without significant health problems, yet he was…

Censorship on trial

Maryanne Demasi | 11 Sep 2023 The Missouri v Biden lawsuit Missouri v. Biden has been described as one of the most consequential lawsuits of its time. Filed by the Attorneys General of Missouri and Louisiana on May 5, 2022, the lawsuit accuses the Biden administration of exerting undue pressure on social media companies in efforts to mitigate…

A Broken Country

NZCPR | 10 Sep 2023 The battlelines have been drawn. The campaign to win the right to govern New Zealand has begun. Four recent polls signal the tide is going out for Labour. The Roy Morgan poll has National on 31 percent, Labour on 24 percent, ACT on 18 percent, the Greens on 12.5 percent, New Zealand First…

One volcano can ruin your climate dogma

Tell the Minoans the science is settled Ian Plimer | 9 Sep 2023 Kandahalagalaa is an atoll in the Maldives where drill holes show that sea level rose and fell like a yoyo well before humans started to emit carbon dioxide in the Industrial Revolution. Sea level changes were obviously unrelated to human activities. Drilling…