Tag: National Party

New Zealand National Party Donor List Reveals Strong CCP Ties

Two overseas agents from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s state media have been revealed as two of the top donors of New Zealand’s major opposition party, and the country is lacking proper laws to make it illegal. The New Zealand Electoral Commission’s donation records—released in late April—reveal that the National Party’s 2022 donors include three high-level…


‘Terrorism Problem’: NZ Opposition Parrots CCP Line on Xinjiang Human Rights Abuses

In response to the new United Nations (U.N.) report that found credible evidence of serious human rights violations in Xinjiang, the New Zealand National Party’s foreign affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee has instead echoed Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda that it was dealing with a “terrorism problem.” “It’s good that it acknowledges that there has been…


Pay Rates in Renewables Sector Don’t Match Mining Industry: Nationals MP

Outgoing Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has warned that asking Australians to switch from jobs in the mining sector for positions in the renewable energy sector will not be that simple because, financially, the transition may not stack up. Joyce, who lost the leadership of the regional party to David Littleproud on May 30, also called…


Legislating Net-Zero by 2050 Unnecessary: Nationals Leader David Littleproud

Newly elected National Party leader David Littleproud has said while his party is committed to net-zero by 2050, implementing legislation around it is unnecessary. Speaking to ABC Radio National on Tuesday morning, Littleproud said that he doesn’t believe the federal government needs to tell Australians what to do. “Australians are doing this by themselves,” he…


Ardern Government Unveils Unprecedented Spending in 2022 Budget

The New Zealand government has revealed its 2022 budget on May 19, with a focus on relieving cost-of-living and record health investment. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the government had set out to give people as much certainty and security as possible in the budget. “That is what we have set out to do in…


West Australian Nationals MP Resigns After Child Sex Abuse Charges

Member of the opposition in the Western Australian (WA) government, Nationals MP James Hayward, has resigned from the party following charges of child sexual abuse offences. The 52-year-old stood in the Perth Magistrates Court on Dec. 2. facing multiple charges relating to an 8-year-old girl, which included indecent dealings and persistent sexual conduct—a conviction that…


New Zealand Opposition Leader Rolled After Move to Demote MP Backfires

New Zealand’s (NZ) National Party has voted to oust current opposition leader Judith Collins following a three-hour emergency meeting on Nov. 25. Her deputy Shane Reti will be the interim leader until an internal party vote on Nov. 30. National Party MPs and members of the shadow cabinet called a crisis caucus after Collins moved…


Lessons From Merkel’s Failed ‘Teal’ Electoral Strategy

Commentary Politicians who aspire to lead their centre-right parties into the deep left might first consider the electoral cataclysm that has taken place in Germany over the past six years. Departing German Chancellor Angela Merkel has left her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party a husk of its previous heights in 2013 when it fell just…


Barnaby’s Return Firms Up Coalition Stance on China and Rejuvenates Nationals’ Push For Regional Australia

The newly installed Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Barnaby Joyce has indicated he will take a strong stance on China and climate change policies in Australia. Joyce told his first party room meeting as the leader that Australia’s freedom could be challenged as other superpowers rise in the Asia-pacific pushing out the pax-Americana (American led peace)…


Barnaby’s Return Firms Up Coalition Stance on China, Rejuvenates Nationals’ Push For Regional Australia

The newly installed Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Barnaby Joyce has indicated he will take a strong stance on China and climate change policies in Australia. Joyce told his first party room meeting after winning majority support in a leadership spill on that Australia’s freedom could be challenged as other superpowers rise in the Asia-Pacific, pushing…