By Annette Healey 14th February 2014 We’ve all seen them: those photos of Beth Whaanga, posted on Facebook, the ones that prompted 100 people to unfriend her, branding the pictures ‘disgusting’. In the first photo, Beth looks a knockout: bright red dress, immaculate hair and makeup, a very attractive woman with a lovely figure. In […]
How will politicians help us die with dignity: Palliative care policy report
August 26, 2013
By Dr Yvonne Luxford August 26, 2013 I have never heard a politician say that they want to die in pain and suffering. In fact, nobody has ever told me that they don’t want high quality care at the end of their life. So why has this election campaign completely ignored palliative care? Have Australians stopped […]
Jensen skips climate forum, but takes questions from our reporter at tea
August 8, 2013
Guinevere Hall August 8, 2013 On Monday night I attended a Climate Round Table forum to be chaired by Professor Fiona Stanley with three panellists, Greens Senator Scott Ludlam, Labor candidate for Perth Alannah MacTiernan, and Liberal Dennis Jensen, my local member in the seat of Tangney. Dr Jensen is a well-known climate sceptic and […]
What’s it all about, the Coalition no show for disability, no to MP to care for sick baby?
May 16, 2013
By Noely Neate May 16, 2013 If you missed it, see last night’s awe inspiring rant by Mr Richard Chirgwin about the Coalition not bothering to turn up for the introduction of the DisabilityCare Bill. I had hoped that our media would report this lack of respect this morning, but no. Did you know that Mr […]
The Opposition #NDIS no show. A rant from the heart by @R_Chirgwin
May 13, 2013
Storify by The Geek Wed, May 16 2013 People’s obligation in the first instance is to be in this Parliament. — Warren Entsch: The House of Representatives as PM @juliagillard introduces legislation to cover some of the costs of DisabilityCare twitter.com/mearesy/status… — andrew meares (@mearesy) May 15, 2013 R_Chirgwin@R_Chirgwin The LNP’s absence in Parliament in the […]
The MSM’s NDIS: Make the frame, change the frame, WTFs the frame?
May 4, 2013
By Tony ‘The Geek’ Yegles May 4 2013 I was fascinated by the media’s framing of the NDIS debate this week. Within 48 hours it moved from reporting a naked tax grab by the Prime Minister, to a worthy initiative when Mr Abbott put the national interest ahead of his political interest. Update below May 15 […]
Australia’s failure to act on antibiotic resistance risks lives
April 2, 2013
By Kerrie Tucker March 31, 2013 EDITOR’S NOTE: We’ve known for many years that antibiotic resistance is a clear and present danger to public health. There have been countless headline stories on the matter, and growing evidence that antibiotics in our food is adding to the problem. Yet a terrible failure of public policy in […]
