Better-funded science can avoid health crises. Here’s why.
The covid-19 pandemic has exposed just how fragile the global economy is. In a matter of days, the world was turned on its head.
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 …
Flaws in health system exposed
Much has been said about the poor leadership of the Prime Minister on Covid-19 with confusing messaging and ad hoc and changing decisions but the lack of preparedness for this …
Dr Norman Swan on the ABC
At last, some straight-talking from the Prime Minister this afternoon (Wed 18th) but the ABC and Dr Norman Swan, in particular, are proving excellent sources of commonsense, up to date …
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 …
Climate change denials & the toilet paper wars
by Craig Hill, Democrats National Vice President – The fear about coronavirus seems worse than the virus itself, yet somehow the fear of climate change seems not to have hit …
Public health is not a political game
by Dr Roger Yazbek, Democrats health campaigner As Australia prepares to face a rising number of COVID-19 cases, the Prime Minister and his party seem more concerned with playing politics …