Column – Gordon Campbell Smears are the political equivalent of a hit and run. First comes the allegation that hints of skullduggery – Russel Norman and Winston Peters held secret meetings with Kim Dotcom! – and then comes the rebuttal. Unfortunately, by the time the rebuttals …
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Press Release – World Wildlife Fund Posted on 15 January 2014 Washington DC:Today, WikiLeaks posted a draft environment chapter of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that governments have negotiated in secret for nearly four years.
Green Groups: Leaked TPP Environment Chapter Unacceptable Read More »
Press Release – The White House At 9:56 a.m., the pool was escorted to the second green of the Kaneohe Bay golf course to glimpse President Obama on the course.
Pres. Obama and NZ PM Key Play Golf – Travel Pool Report #2 Read More »
Press Release – John Madigan Federal Senator John Madigan has called on Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Minister for Trade Andrew Robb to come clean on details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, likening the current secrecy surrounding the agreement to that of a covert operation.
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Press Release – John Madigan Federal Senator John Madigan has called on Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Minister for Trade Andrew Robb to come clean on details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, likening the current secrecy surrounding the agreement to that of a covert operation.
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Press Release – AFTINET As negotiations tasked with pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to conclusion gets underway in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network condemned worsening opportunities for public participation in an already opaque process.
TPP Negotiations Move Further Underground in Salt Lake City Read More »
Press Release – Institute for Public Accuracy WikiLeaks today released “the secret negotiated draft text for the entire TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) Intellectual Property Rights Chapter. The TPP is the largest-ever economic treaty, encompassing nations representing more than 40 per cent of the worlds …
Secret TPP Text Leaked, “Corporate Power Grab” Criticized Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell Not many winners in the NSA spy scandal, are there? Oh sure, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been reaping some political applause at home for standing up to the Americans – in polls, 62% of Germans approve of her stand – but even that support has been …
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Press Release – US Department of Defence Department of Defense Press Briefing by Secretary Hagel and Foreign Minister Coleman in the Pentagon Briefing Room
Transcript & Images: Jonathan Coleman and US Defense Sec Read More »
Press Release – NZIBF The fourth Japan New Zealand Partnership Forum will be held in Tokyo on 26 September 2013, the NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) announced today.
Japan NZ Forum To Focus On TPP and Growth Partnership Read More »
Opinion – Steve Edwards The Governor-General of New Zealand has reserve powers that can be exercised to decline accent to legislation, dismiss a prime minister and force a dissolution of Parliament and call new elections. This letter requests the Governor-General to investigate …
Objection Letter on the GCSB Bill to the Governor-General Read More »
Column – Werewolf Hi and welcome to the 41st edition of Werewolf, in which were kicking back against the real Nanny State . Here at the Wolf were dead against the kind of Big Government that passes laws that (a) condone mass surveillance (b) penalise legitimate protest …
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