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Meet hatred with kindness,
Fabrications with fortitude,
Personal attacks with principle,
And hate mail & threats with a shredder or delete & block button.
Listen before you speak.
Work to build empathy, and look for common ground with others if they'll let you.
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Modern, Multicultural, taking on the world and winning.
This is Australia at its best.
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A life of curiosity, optimism and service. Richard Scolyer's beautiful final message reminds us all what really matters.
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At a time when even people on good incomes are struggling to afford the basics, this measure recognises how appalling it is to allow precious commodities like food to be wasted. Well done to all involved!
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May 10
Protesting & blaming is one thing. Providing a credible alternative is altogether different. If @OneNationAus wants to be taken seriously, it's time for some policy positions that are worth defending. Your health "policy" at present - try again, please.
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While it's pleasing to see Fed & State Govt commitment to #CoHealth, the details relating to governance & ongoing nature of clinical care provided to 12000 Melbournians are of critical importance. Time will tell.
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The world's biggest sporting event #fifaworldcup. Every ethnicity in Australia gathers as one community to cheer on the @Socceroos. That's a cohesion worth nurturing & celebrating, not suppressing. Come on, Fed Sq management, you can do better than this.
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From today's @nytimes. Drs have compassion for patients who are unsure about vaccinations. But we regard the US Govt actively undermining proven science to be reprehensible. To deliberately cause so much harm (which extends beyond US borders) will take years to repair.
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A decade ago, I spoke as VP of the AMA in condemning disregard for the safety of health workers & medical facilities. The context was Syria & Afghanistan.
There was wide support, & no criticism. It wasn't controversial.
I reflect on how those same principles are now treated.
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Bravo, #Banksy. Some serious food for thought. So many historical & contemporary contenders for the flag and the suit.
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Apr 30
Can anything ever justify harming a health care worker? Something has died within them for it to be even possible.
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Australia must never forget the #PortArthur massacre, 30 years ago today. Good friends in Emergency at Hobart Hospital were deeply traumatised by the carnage they faced. 35 Lives & families destroyed. We remember, so that we do not repeat. Gun control is the lesson we learned.
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I seriously doubt anyone would misbehave with this sort of security...
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The mascot never imagined that approaching that security guard would make history.
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While we can only watch in horror at the American capacity for self-destruction with guns (great quote from @JohnBarronUSA), we can learn from their blood-soaked experience & exert every possible pressure to suppress firearm availability in Australia.
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This debacle has gone on long enough. The infighting at the Australasian College of Physicians has caused untold damage to their trainees & fellows, to say nothing of the wider profession. Time for external intervention. medicalrepublic.com.au/has-t…
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We all accept that friendship is of profound value for identity, growth & meaning in life. But it's worth examining what adds or detracts from that value. Truth, respect & generosity are fundamentally beneficial. Censorship, intolerance & self-centredness trash the relationship.
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In a world where distractions & stimuli take a huge toll on our energy, focus, relationships, productivity & well-being, here is a great article, & the best thing you can do for yourself today - turn off the app notifications on your phone. abc.net.au/news/2026-04-15/a…
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As I undertake further studies in ethics, I'm saddened that in finding examples for my academic writing, I only have to look at today's news.
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The notion of a "just war" has been around since 400AD. There is nothing just or defensible about what is being done to Iran or Lebanon.
Most of the world looks on in horror.
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On the same day, we can achieve inspiring accomplishments in space, while bombing our fellow human beings "back into the stone age". Humanity is capable of amazing good, & unspeakable evil.
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