A pregnant New Zealand journalist stranded in Afghanistan for months has found the Taliban more helpful than her own Government, which has failed to let her back in.
Toothy tyrant Jacinda Arden imposes draconian new restrictions in New Zealand after 84 people test positive for Omicron on Saturday, refusing to abandon her crackpot Zero Covid policy.
Two years into the pandemic, the Pacific island of Kiribati has gone into its first lockdown, after 36 of 54 passengers on a flight – all vaccinated – tested positive for Covid.
We're publishing a guest post by two Registered Nurses about the cult-like behaviour of some supporters of the official Covid narrative, particularly when it comes to the treatment of the unvaccinated.
China is experiencing its most severe outbreak since Wuhan, with the Government's extreme zero-Covid strategy seemingly doing little to curb the spread of the virus.
At this point in the pandemic, you might say 'Zero Covid' is a non-starter. Yet a recent article argues that "COVID-19 must be eliminated". As you might expect, this article ignores the crucial role of immunity.
New Zealand has extended its lockdown, introducing more restrictions as the Delta variant spreads beyond Auckland. When will Jacinda Ardern admit defeat and acknowledge that the Zero Covid policy is a pipe dream?
Steve Waterson, the Commercial Editor of the Australian, has kindly given the Daily Sceptic permission to reprint his latest column. It's another jeremiad against Australia's staggeringly incompetent ruling class.
Australia is using its army to enforce strict 'Zero-Covid' lockdown measures, with helicopters flying over parts of the country telling rule-breakers: "You will be found and fines issued."
We're publishing on original essay today by Dr. Lee Jones, a reader in International Politics at Queen Mary, who argues that trying to suppress a virus that has an infection fatality rate of 0.05% for the under-70s is pointless.
