Recognising the hurt and pain of our First Peoples
January 23, 2021 12.21am
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AUSTRALIA DAY
Recognising the hurt and pain of our First Peoples
It was probably hard for Scott Morrison’s convict ancestor, who was transported for stealing yarn, and other British convicts (The Age, 22/1). However, it is the height of irony for a man of such power and status to compare this to the dispossession, cruelty and loss of life, family structure and culture experienced by Indigenous people in Australia which has resulted in well-documented intergenerational trauma.
Lack of preparation blamed for aged care virus deaths
Lack of preparation blamed for aged care virus deaths
December 23, 2020 10.00pm
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AGED CARE
Lack of preparation blamed for virus deaths
The federal government failed to prepare the aged-care sector for the pandemic. In Victoria, 655 (82 per cent) of the 801 people who died during the second wave were residents in private aged care homes. The Prime Minister, Health Minister and the regulator need to explain to all of us exactly how this heart-breaking tragedy – which many of us predicted – occurred on their watch.