Falling on the second Sunday of May, Mother’s Day celebrates and honours mums, motherhood and the influence of mothers in society. This is a sponsored post.
FALLING on the second Sunday of May, Mother’s Day celebrates and honours mums, motherhood and the influence of mothers in society.
Starting in 1908 by Anna Jarvis in West Virginia, this year the day will be held on May 9.
Anna campaigned for the day following the death of her mum, a peace activist who cared for wounded soldiers on both sides of the American Civil War and created Mother’s Day work clubs to address public health issues.
Palaszczuk accused of hiding behind the smile of Chief Health Officer
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Opponents of Queensland s ultra-cautious approach to containing coronavirus have called for the Chief Health Officer s powers to be scaled back.
Special powers given to Dr Jeannette Young during the pandemic are being formally scrutinised by a parliamentary committee for the first time since they were granted on March 18, 2020.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (right) and Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young.
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The emergency laws that enable Dr Young to slam state borders shut, force entire cities into lockdown, and do anything she considers necessary to protect public health , are due to expire at the end of March, but the government is planning to extend them until the end of September.