Let them out!
1,249 Australian doctors signed a letter to the Government calling for people seeking asylum and refugees to be released from detention immediately because of the threat of Covid-19. That’s almost one …
Finally, private hospitals brought in
657 private hospitals will be integrated into our public hospital system adding 34,000 hospital beds and their personal protective and other equipment to the Coviod-19 cause. This is reassuring but it does …
No easy solutions to the drought
Listening again to the words of Paul Murray (Sky News) on his own podcast in January: I just don’t understand why they just don’t pump all that water from the …
A reflection, interesting reads, & some good news
I just returned from Bunnings, hoping to pick up some lettuce seedlings. All gone. The garden section is full, not of hoarders but of people clearly turning their minds to the …
Trumped again by NZ
The New Zealand PM has today announced a NZ$12.1 billion or 4% of GDP package for business, the health system and people in isolation. Ours is less than 1%. New …
PM a bit rich on hoarding
Having implored people to ‘stock up on essentials’ it’s a bit rich to now call them unAustralian for doing so. Why make the call in the first place? There was …
We love this anti-anti-vaxxer
Found in a subway North Fitzroy, this anti vaxxer-graffiti is getting what it deserves – the facts! Vaccination is a critical factor in the protection of the community from preventable …
Reform overdue in secrecy acts
Our submission to the Government’s Open Government Partnership commitments calls for a major review and reform of Commonwealth laws that allow secret prosecutions, trials and imprisonment. You didn’t know this …
Our submission on sports rorts
The Senate Committee inquiring into the administration of Sports Grants has accepted our submission and this is now public here: In addition to the use of grants for political advantage, …
Voluntary assisted dying program on SBS
Watch out for the SBS Insight program with host Jenny Brockie which is looking at how voluntary assisted dying is working in Australia. 8.30pm – 9.35pm, Tuesday 3rd March 2020, and …