Category: Australia

Gambling With the Health of Australians

Commentary On Feb. 21, 2021, then-Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison expressed his intention to make COVID-19 vaccines “as mandatory as possible.” He declared that, in his opinion, the nation should have a target of 95 percent vaccination. “I would expect it to be as mandatory as you could possibly make it,” he told Melbourne radio…


Secularising Catholic Hospitals Puts Our Health At Risk

Commentary Sixteen years ago, the University of Sydney applied to buy several hectares of land within the boundary of St. John’s College, intending to construct a new medical building there. I was the Rector of the college at that time. I and the fellows were sympathetic to the request, for we had no use for…


The Forced Secularisation of Hospitals Is Happening to the Risk of Our Health

Commentary Sixteen years ago, the University of Sydney applied to buy several hectares of land within the boundary of St John’s College, intending to construct a new medical building there. I was the Rector of the college at that time. I and the Fellows were sympathetic to the request, for we had no use for…


New Red Tape to Slow Home Builds Further, Increasing Pressure on Housing

Commentary No one wants anyone to be living in substandard conditions, and we all want the disabled to live full lives, but how far can we go in making this possible? The National Construction Code (NCC) has taken it one step too far. It will result in less affordable houses, and insoluble design issues, even making certain…


Home Building Set to Grind to a Halt With New Red Tape, Housing Pressures Continue

Commentary No one wants anyone to be living in substandard conditions, and we all want the disabled to live full lives, but how far can we go in making this possible? The National Construction Code (NCC) has taken it one step too far. It will result in less affordable houses, and insoluble design issues, even making certain…


New Red Tape to Slow New Home Builds Further, Increasing Pressure on Housing

Commentary No one wants anyone to be living in substandard conditions, and we all want the disabled to live full lives, but how far can we go in making this possible? The National Construction Code (NCC) has taken it one step too far. It will result in less affordable houses, and insoluble design issues, even making certain…


Former Dow CEO Backs Nuclear for Australia

The former CEO of Dow Chemical has backed Australia’s adoption of nuclear power. Andrew Liveris, now president of the Organising Committee for the 2032 Games, said the Australian government needed to seriously consider small modular reactors (SMRs). “I definitely am in the school of thinking that when you think about the technologies to get us…


Warning of Lingering Harm Amid Rural Pediatric Squeeze

Teachers at a New South Wales (NSW) south coast school thought their young students were coping well after the Black Summer bushfires–until wild winds swept through the playground. Royal Far West chief executive Jacqui Emery was at the school after the catastrophic fires as part of the rural children’s charity wellbeing program in disaster-affected regions….


US Army Mulls Stationing Watercraft Down Under

A top U.S. military official has floated the idea of stationing the American landing craft Down Under to help move Australian resources in the event of a regional conflict. A landmark defence review into Australia’s military recommended a pivot away from land power to missiles and long-range strike capabilities, warning the nation may not have…


New South Wales Put on Measles Alert

The New South Wales (NSW) health authority has issued a measles alert after it was notified of two confirmed cases who acquired their infection overseas. The two visited several locations around Randwick and Rose Bay between July 15 and July 20, including the Prince of Wales hospital and Randwick shopping centre. NSW Health emphasised that…