Australia
September 26, 2013
In the debate about Asylum Seekers and Refugees, it seems the concept and practice of transparency has become another tradeable commodity in our consumer marketplace. It is not seen as […]
October 9, 2013
Aged care services work well without people generally paying it much attention. Occasionally, an issue achieves some coverage in the media, but mostly, services to our elderly Australians are provided […]
October 24, 2013
Last week was Anti-Poverty Week. I’m not sure yet of the numbers of people and organisations who supported the week by attending events or by putting on their own activities […]
October 31, 2013
Arandhati Roy, one of my favourite authors wrote in one of her books ‘when did we lose sight of justice and instead settle for rights?’ It is a really good […]
November 11, 2013
When did Australia lose its generosity and become vindictive and cruel, and unable to see itself as others see it? This is a very hard question to consider! Julian Burnside, […]
November 13, 2013
It is time for people working in and families using aged care services to recognise that ignoring aged care issues is unacceptable. Jeff Kennett, Chairperson of Beyond Blue was a […]
January 8, 2014
The cost of medicines could be impacted by the current talks on the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), which met recently in Singapore. The contents of the discussions between the […]
January 26, 2014
I continue to be alarmed and concerned at the lack of information that our Governments deems appropriate for us as its citizens, to be given over its treatment, in our […]