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NSW Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying

NSW Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying

…religious healthcare providers Catholic Health Australia, Anglicare and Hammond Care wrote an open letter arguing for religious organisations to be exempt from participating in VAD. https://twitter.com/FionaPattenMLC/status/1527137820527464448 States have followed in…

Maddie Reynolds
NSW Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying

Australia is a Progressive Country

…for a “gas-fired recovery.” Independent volunteers on the NSW mid-north coast (via caz4cowper.com.au). On indigenous recognition, a 2018 poll found broad public support for the 2017 Uluru Statement from the…

Christian Tym
NSW Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying

Heatwave Rages on Across India and Pakistan

…since 1961, and temperatures soared to 51C in Jacobabad over the weekend. https://twitter.com/ScottDuncanWX/status/1523337778171465728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1523337778171465728%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vox.com%2F23057267%2Findia-pakistan-heat-wave-climate-change-coal-south-asia The current heatwave has also spread over a much larger area than usual, but hasn’t been as…

Maddie Reynolds
NSW Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying

Australia Hits New COVID Highs

…in Germany and the USA. Last week we had two consecutive days of 58,000 cases, and by Saturday our seven-day-average was up over 48,000. https://twitter.com/MarkMcGowanMP/status/1526030106107383808?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet WA is seeing record case…

Maddie Reynolds
NSW Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying

North Korea Reports First COVID Outbreak

…parade held at the end of last month. The thousands of attendees and participants did not appear to be wearing masks and were not socially distancing. https://twitter.com/nknewsorg/status/1518792064254754816 April’s military parade…

Maddie Reynolds
NSW Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying

Héritier Lumumba Stays Consistent

…replies, “Because you still believe that.” He left the club at the end of that season. https://twitter.com/iamlumumba/status/1523912532469026816 During this time, Lumumba began working on a documentary called Fair Game, released…

Christian Tym
NSW Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying

Aspen Medical Under Scrutiny

…the Health Minister had no involvement in “purchasing recommendations, assessments, approvals, contract negotiations or decisions.” https://twitter.com/4corners/status/1521077479368437761 Aspen Medical was also found to have strong links to high-ranking Liberal politicians in…

Maddie Reynolds
NSW Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying

Roe v. Wade Poised to be Struck Down

…pending. https://twitter.com/neal_katyal/status/1521292108975513601 Experts say the leak appears legitimate. The draft opinion was written by Justice Samuel Alito, a Republican appointee, and it’s indicative of the recent rightward swing of the…

Maddie Reynolds
NSW Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying

Christian Rehab Foundation Faces Abuse Allegations

…The state’s Departments of Health and Communities confirmed they had referred several women to the Foundation’s program. https://twitter.com/crikey_news/status/1516898038387974144 Crikey News broke the story, scrutinising a loan made by Prime Minister…

Maddie Reynolds
NSW Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying

NSW Teachers Prepare to Strike

…our schools.” https://twitter.com/TeachersFed/status/1519154384399044608 Education Minister Sarah Mitchell also found herself on the receiving end of a walkout yesterday. Current legislation, introduced by the Coalition government, caps public service pay rises…

Maddie Reynolds
NSW Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying

COVID Vaccination Impacts on Transmissibility

…the onset of symptoms, infectious virus was detectable in 53.8% vaccinated, and 84.6% unvaccinated patients. https://twitter.com/erictopol/status/1482026194623086596?lang=en Various studies have emerged over the past few months demonstrating the importance of boosters…

Maddie Reynolds
NSW Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying

Artists take on the Metaverse

…Mark Zuckerberg’s social media platform ‘The Metaverse’ seems to imagine that real life could migrate into a virtual world. In response to the idea that identities exist online as well…

Chloe Mandryk