I have a pet. Being cruel to animals is wrong. But why put more people in jail for it?
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Electoral finance reform: back to the future?
Stage two of National's electoral finance reform proposals is out—and it looks oddly familiar
Read MoreJohn Key: Mission accomplished – back to business
Prime Minister John Key’s big gig in
Crime and punishment: Jackson James Wood makes a Salient point
Today’s special issue of Salient – Victoria University’s student magazine – critiques the criminal justice system
Read MoreElias v Power – missing the main message
Instead of debating why our judges and politicians should stay off each others’ turf, we need to tackle the real problem – a prison system that isn’t achieving correction.
Simon to Sian: Shut up, please!
Simon Power is right that governments are elected to govern. But he's wrong to slap down Sian Elias for her comments on prison policy
Read MoreRankin is not the issue
If the government has a strategy for the Families Commission, then allowing the Christine Rankin row to run its course is not the way to advance it
Read MoreGive us a fair go, Simon Power
The Justice Minister last week tried to tell the United Nations what a 'fair go' means in this country. He failed miserably
Read MoreJust how far should "self-defence" stretch?
Virender Singh's time in the limelight raises the question – just what should we be allowed to do to "defend" ourselves?
Read MoreIf a crime tax is the answer, what was the question?
The government's proposed Victims' Compensation Scheme seems to a victory of politics over principle and purpose. What's it meant to achieve? And if we all think victim compensation is such a decent idea, why don't we pay for it?
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