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Young Myanmar activists a force to be reckoned with
11 February 2021
Opinion: Young people in Myanmar are sidelined for being too immature or too radical. But they're the ones who have always risen to the occasion, writes Liyun Choo.
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Why Myanmar’s coup isn’t about Suu Kyi
10 February 2021
Opinion: The coup and transfer of power in Myanmar is unconstitutional, writes Liyun Wendy Choo. The military must back down and legitimate leadership restored.
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Taxing residential properties: Is it time to pull the lever?
31 January 2021
Trying to slow the rapid increase in house prices may involve a whole suite of policy measures, says Professor Craig Elliffe.
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Celebrating a treaty banning nuclear weapons
26 January 2021
On Friday 22 January 2021, Associate Professor Treasa Dunworth and Dr Anna Hood from Auckland Law School, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, hosted an event to celebrate the entry into force of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
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US democracy will survive Trump: The case for optimism
21 January 2021
Opinion: There are grounds for optimism after the guardrails of American democracy held firm through to Joe Biden's inauguration as President, writes Stephen Hoadley.
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Toothless nuclear treaty can still bite
21 January 2021
Opinion: Nuclear weapons states and their allies risk reputational ruin if they flout the new UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, writes Carolina Panico.
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Facebook and Twitter: no angels of democracy
19 January 2021
Opinion: Applaud the social media silencing of Donald Trump if you must, but be careful what you wish for, writes Matt Bartlett.
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White rage and the Capitol rampage
11 January 2021
Opinion: If BLM protesters acted as Trump supporters did last week, the number of dead, injured and arrested would have been incredibly high, writes Neal Curtis.
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Anne Salmond: Trump no aberration
8 January 2021
Opinion: In a winner-takes-all world, Donald Trump is not an aberration - he is the epitome of the cost-benefit calculating individual, writes Dame Anne Salmond.
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Anne Salmond: No downside in standing tall, together
9 December 2020
Opinion: Stuff’s apology for the treatment of Māori is powerful because it recognises the Queen’s promise of equality and mutual respect, writes Anne Salmond.
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A housing solution – is the Government brave enough?
9 December 2020
Opinion: Our housing crisis is creating intergenerational havoc and drastically widening the wealth gap. Government needs a plan and Susan St John has ideas.
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The hierarchies in NZ’s domestic violence problem
7 December 2020
Opinion: Debbie Hager examines the role of power and male hierarchies within New Zealand's domestic violence problem which is the worst of countries in the OECD.
