Andrew Lee University of Sheffield Andrew Lee is qualified in medicine from the University of Edinburgh. Following paediatric and tropical medicine training, then worked overseas running primary health care and tuberculosis control programmes in Afghanistan. Around the world, countries are having to strike a balance between COVID-19 cases and
David Thunder mercatornet.com David Thunder is a researcher and lecturer at the University of Navarra’s Institute for Culture and Society. Western societies, at least up to very recently, have distinguished themselves by their commitment to two fundamental principles. The first is the principle that social life is open
Victoria has become the police state of Australia. Last year the socialist Andrews government placed Melbourne under curfew for the first time in its history. Not even in the darkest days of WWII was such a dramatic stripping-away of basic human rights ever imposed. Now, he’s doing it
Bob McCoskrie National Director Family First The Government set a deadline date for submissions on the bill to ban “conversion therapy” of less than 4 weeks – the shortest time possible. They basically don’t want to hear from you, are not actually interested in your view, and are hoping you’
David Seymour ACT Leader The Government needs to tell us what it did to prepare for a Delta outbreak, so there is hope of ending this lockdown in days not weeks. At the Health Committee two weeks ago, Chris Hipkins could not give one example of what the Government has
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Dr Martin Lally covidplanb.co.nz Dr Martin Lally Director, Capital Financial Consultants Ltd The government has recently released a report from the Covid-19 Public Health Advisory Group chaired by Prof David Skegg (the “Group”), relating to future Covid-19 policy, and intended to answer various questions. Click to
National supports the Government’s decision to move New Zealand into Level 4 lockdown for three days and Auckland and Coromandel for seven days, following a positive Covid-19 test in the community, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “The evidence from overseas is clear; decisive action to prevent
David Seymour ACT Leader The Government’s announcement that it will hit pause on vaccinations for 48-hours is the most nonsensical decision it could make. We are bottom of the OECD for vaccinations. Our low rates of vaccinations is what has put us most at risk of a Delta
David Seymour ACT Leader The Government’s decision to put New Zealand back into Level 4 lockdown is incredibly disappointing and shows it only has one tool in the toolbox. Delta has been a gamechanger worldwide. We need to know if the Government has strengthened our defences in preparation for
Frank Furedi rt.com Frank Furedi is an author and social commentator. He is an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent in Canterbury. Author of How Fear Works: The Culture of Fear in the 21st Century. The government’s use of scare tactics to convince people to
Proponents of forcible vaccination like to couch their authoritarianism in the language of public health and “the greater good”. But so did some of the world’s worst tyrannies. “Public health” has an indelibly bossy streak which must be continually brought to heel if people want to stay free. Of
Zachary Silver Jonathan Peng robohub.org Zachary Silver is a High School student studying at Taipei American School in Taiwan. Zachary has been interested in robotics since he was introduced to it as a middle school student, and has created robots to compete in global competitions for the past five
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Brooke van Velden ACT Health spokesperson A report this morning that all PHARMAC staff, rather than clinical experts or those with patient experience are making decisions about life-saving medicines is astounding. Is PHARMAC using staff as de facto focus groups for funding decisions? Every year ill people cross their
Instead of apologising for his comments on One News on Saturday calling the Cancer Society “off the planet” Andrew Little has doubled down in a tweet exchange on Sunday and again name called the Cancer Society, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. “The Cancer Society is a beloved
