The Treaty Principles bill – get your submission in!

Hi GPJA subscribers, Todays notice is to introduce to you to Torfrida Orme, a great new writer about Aotearoa today. I saw what I think was her first in this Substack format “From independent nuclear-free Pacific nation to part of the US “kill chain” How did we get to this?” which was fantastic. I was then planning on doing my own blog encouraging submissions to … Continue reading The Treaty Principles bill – get your submission in!

Why we must oppose the Foreign Interference Legislation by Maire Leadbeater

By Maire Leadbeater Author of The Enemy Within In the draft “Crimes (Countering Foreign Interference) Amendment Bill” it is proposed to criminalise improper conduct for or on behalf of a foreign power. This offence criminalises the act of “foreign interference”. To commit the offence, a person must be doing an activity for a foreign state, and the person’s actions must include all three of the … Continue reading Why we must oppose the Foreign Interference Legislation by Maire Leadbeater