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Read more about the article Funny thing about this election
Thanks to Peter Lewis for this hilarious toon. Apologies to Mackas.

Funny thing about this election

May 19, 2022 Opinion by Greg Ray The funny part about this Australian federal election is that so many people say they are going to vote for the incumbent Coalition parties even though they agree they have done a bad job for their past two terms in power. When I ask some of them why, the answer is confusing but seems to be that they are afraid Labor might be even worse. The other funny part about this election is that so many people – nice, sensible people mostly – tell me they really believe the…

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Read more about the article In memory of body-snatchers and headhunters

In memory of body-snatchers and headhunters

It's a tricky business, naming modern-day edifices after long-dead people. You might have an idea in mind that your candidate was a solid citizen with many outstanding virtues, but it's often worth checking just in case there's a skeleton or two in the closet. The John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle, NSW, offers a couple of examples. I was health reporter for The Newcastle Herald at the time the John Hunter Hospital was opened, and I recall a suggestion by the health board chairman that the hospital be named the "Johns Hunter". This was, I think, a…

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More about midazolam: not a pretty picture

Our disturbing theory about current clinical practice in end-of-life care Since we published our first article about our families' experiences with the powerful sedative drug midazolam, we have received a lot of correspondence and comments from around the world. As expected, we received one or two defensive comments from medical and nursing professionals. Also as expected, we received a great many very upsetting accounts of similar experiences from people whose aged and sick relatives had received midazolam shortly before they died. Mostly, these people have simply wanted to share their experiences. In some cases they were…

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