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11, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine benefits exaggerated, say experts
In February, Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt boasted that AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine offered “100% protection” against death in the primary analysis of phase III trials.
It was repeated by the CEO of AstraZeneca and uncritically reported by the […]
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11, 2021
Calls for anti-vaxxers to be stripped of Medicare: ‘Wilful stupidity’
A former Australian premier has called for Medicare to be stripped from anti-vaxxers after Singapore took similar steps.
Singapore’s Ministry of Health recently announced Covid patients in hospitals who are not vaccinated from December 8 will be handed a bill, instead of the government paying for it.
But those who are […]
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11, 2021
Victoria Police to pay $11.75 million to man left paralysed
Victoria Police will pay $11.75 million to a man left paralysed after police officers allegedly used excessive force while responding to a noise complaint.
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11, 2021
Excessive COVID policing ‘burdening’ courts
The “excessive” fines and charges issued by NSW Police in its attempts to enforce a number of COVID-19 restrictions have had an “unsustainable impact on courts” and has ultimately slowed the state’s recovery, the Aboriginal Legal Service said.
New data from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research […]
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11, 2021
Legal Aid to Stop Assigning Work to Unvaccinated Lawyers
The Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales is a publicly funded government organisation which provides legal services to socially and economically disadvantaged people across the state in areas including criminal law, family law and some areas of civil law.
It currently employs over 1,300 people, has 25 offices, 2 satellite offices and operates in 243 […]
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11, 2021
Victorian COVID-19 pandemic law protests flare as barristers urge government to make changes
Victorian barristers have urged the state government to halt the progression of its revamped pandemic laws through parliament, as protests over the controversial new bill continue.
In a bill which has already passed through the state’s Lower House, the state’s premier […]
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11, 2021
The Prosecution of Dan Andrews with Misprision of Treason
The private prosecution of the Premier and the CEO of the state of Victoria (INC) has today (3rd November 2021) been ‘filed and served’ at the electorate office of Dan Andrews at Noble Park at 2pm.
This completes the legal process to activate the criminal action against the defendant for […]
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11, 2021
Health ministers urged to take action on home quarantine app privacy fears
Australian health ministers have been told to bolster the privacy protections behind home quarantine apps that use facial recognition and geolocation technology before making them commonplace.
In an open letter, the Human Rights Law Centre and Digital Rights Watch urged the adoption of stronger safeguards around […]
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11, 2021
‘Circle of hell’: NSW Electoral Commission cyber funding frustrations reach fever pitch
Uncertainty over cyber security funding for NSW electoral systems means it is already too late to apply some fixes in time for the state election in 2023, the electoral commissioner has revealed.
John Schmidt expressed his frustration at what is now four failed bids for funding to protect electoral systems […]