# Brendan Malone

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Not Just an Ageing Society, but a Dying Population

New Zealand is well below the threshold for population replacement.  The national fertility rate has plummeted to a historic low of 1.53 births per woman, compared to the minimal rate of 2.1 for maintaining our population. What is causing this decline, and will it lead to our demise? From changin…

Bland and Beige? Budget 2026

Devoid of fanfare and lolly scrambles, is there a token 'something' for everyone? Brendan Malone joins Andrew Urquhart for a look beyond the balance sheet to discuss what can be inferred from a rather lacklustre Budget announcement last week.   Is the Government playing a cautious game as it juggl…

What Did the Iran War Achieve?

Who is better off since the US and Israel set out to take down Iran's Islamist regime? What was achieved in four months of regional strife and global disruption? Commentator Brendan Malone observes that while the Memorandum of Understanding lifts sanctions on Iran, this war has claimed around 1700…

Political Playback - 23 July 2026

Join Simon and guest host, Brendan Malone, on this LIVE political commentary show. As with all weeks, no shortage of topics to discuss.

NZ Loses with Min. Chris Penk's Exit

Sacrificial lamb rather than a lone wolf - is that a more likely description of the National MP singled out in yesterday's Caucus announcement?   LifeNet's Brendan Malone joins Andrew Urquhart to discuss the repercussions of another challenge to the Prime Minister's leadership, focusing on MP Chris…

Birds & the Bees: Raising Kids with Dignity, Not Deviancy

A local documentary by Jo Robertson entitled "What Happened to Sex?" has premiered this week, exposing a hidden darkness that has been stalking increasingly-younger children. Family advocate and podcaster Brendan Malone says that a generation of youth are learning about sexuality from sources oth…

Trial by Social Media: The Lindsay Clancy Tragedy

TUE 1 SEP - A once-devoted mum succumbs to psychosis and commits an unspeakable crime... or did she.    Despite Lindsay Clancy's insanity plea, internet speculation has proliferated like wildfire as her trial draws to a close. Blame aside, the human loss is all but lost amidst the noise of a worldw…

Family Matters - Brendan Malone on What Peter Boghassian Asked Us

In this episode of Family Matters, Simon O'Connor sits down with cultural commentator Brendan Malone to discuss their respective recent interviews with American philosopher, Peter Boghassian. They also discuss the rise, and acceptance in some quarters, of AI-generated child pornography and a rec…

How 9/11 Changed the World

A tragic, violent and symbolic end to an age of innocence. That's one confronting way to view the September-11 terror attacks on the USA. Brendan Malone reflects on one of the most momentous days in modern world history, when calculated aeroplane hijackings on American soil ushered in a new era of…

Nicky Hager's Book: Journalism or Election Ambush?

Commentator Brendan Malone joins Andrew Urquhart to dissect the media storm around Nicky Hager's latest election-season book, questioning whether it represents genuine investigative journalism or a recurring pattern of politically timed hit jobs targeting the right. Malone draws a parallel with Ame…