Deborah Russell on same sex marriage
Deborah Russell writes in Stuff: The state has no business in the marriage game. It does have a legitimate interest in noting who is in a committed relationship. As a society, we want to be able to...
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Straight white males
Deborah Russell writes in the Dom Post: New Zealand has a proud record when it comes to political representation. We were among the first in the world to extend the vote to all adult women, and we have...
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Labour’s first selection
Labour have announced: In the party’s first selection meeting for the 2014 General Election, Labour has endorsed Dr Deborah Russell as the candidate for Rangitikei. Deborah Russell is a tax expert and...
View ArticleA very good analysis by a Labour candidate on The Standard
It is not often I refer people to a really good article on The Standard, let alone one by a Labour candidate, but Deborah Russell has done an easy to read analysis of the Government’s tax changes...
View ArticlePraise for an aspiring Labour candidate
Andrea Black is a chartered accountant who has worked at both IRD and Treasury as a policy analyst. She blogs on Deborah Russell who is seeking Labour’s nomination for New Lynn: Let’s talk about tax....
View ArticleRussell wins New Lynn nomination
The Herald reports: Deborah Russell has been announced as the Labour Party’s candidate to contest the New Lynn electorate in the general election. Russell, a tax expert from Massey University, will...
View ArticleKiwiSaver and property taxation
Stuff reports: KiwiSavers are being “harshly” taxed compared to property investors, the authors of a book designed to fire up Kiwis over tax fairness claim. Deborah Russell, senior tax lecturer at...
View ArticleReshuffle options for Ardern
If Whaitiri is sacked, then the PM has two vacancies – one Minister inside Cabinet and one outside Cabinet. Filling these could be challenging due to Labour’s fixation on demographics. There are...
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