Government refuses to act on dangerous cladding
Contributed from Queensland Everyone knows about the horror of London’s Grenfell Tower fire last June that killed at least 80 people and that the fault…
Health
Government cuts NDIS services and spends $30 million on consultants
Contributed from Victoria The National Disability Insurance Scheme has joined the ranks of experiences that show up a few truths about the government’s obsession with…
Don’t go to work if you are sick
Contributed by Glen Access to Sick leave as part of your employment, is something every Australian worker should be entitled to. Yet many of us…
Community members urge government to back safe injection facility
The following report is the result of a collaborative effort, involving participants at the rally for an injecting room in Richmond, which took place on…
People who think punitive measures help drug addicts haven’t seen what I have
The following article was written by Alex Wodak, who is president of the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation and perhaps Australia’s leading expert and advocate…
Turnbull government moves to slash chemical safety testing regulations
The following article by Nicole Hasham (The Sydney Morning Herald 20 August 2017), about the proposed relaxation of assessment of toxic chemicals for public threat…
Radiologists launch Medicare campaign
The out of pocket cost for Australians medical services threaten to rise at the hands of a government, seeking to lower public expenditure and promote…
Inquiry to probe Perth Children’s Hospital lead fiasco
This article published by Perth Now on 2 July 2017, shows that in the rest of Australia, the rise in use of unsafe materials in…
Through the eye of a needle in North Richmond
Contributed by Adam Andrews Last year, 170 Victorians were found dead in their communities, their bodies discovered in back alleys, front yards, car parks and…
Shellharbour meeting opposes privately run hospital
Contributed from New South Wales on Monday 5 June, hundreds of health workers, patients, concerned residents, union representatives and politicians packed an auditorium at The…
