by JOHN MIKKELSEN – WITH time running out in the countdown to the May 3 Federal Election, Australia’s future may well depend on how many voters believe Labor’s repetitive litany of lies. There’s a long list revealed on the LaborLIES website, but…
by PAUL COLLITS – A FRIEND in the Deep North recently told me, “if you feel pain, catch a plane”. In other words, if you are sick in regional Australia don’t expect to get well in a regional public hospital. Doctors lack…
by JOHN MIKKELSEN – BOB Hawke once infamously referred to a senior citizen as a “silly old bugger” before he inevitably became one. But it seems bureaucrats and some private enterprise operators want to make life ever more complicated for this significant…
by PAUL COLLITS – ANYONE with the remotest direct knowledge of the NDIS, or of anyone attempting to access it, will know that it is not fit for purpose. Of the two totally and permanently work-disabled people I know, one has just…
by JOHN MIKKELSEN – LIFE really can be bitter sweet. It can throw up hurdles and roadblocks when least expected. But sometimes, when all appears dark, a light appears. This has happened to me more than once and I can only hope…
by JOHN MIKKELSEN – I OFTEN wonder how many Australians, like me, have found communicating with our national health bureaucracy about as easy as winning the lottery? “Oh, it shouldn’t be too hard, their website contains a 24-hour contact number, right?” Might…
by JOHN MIKKELSEN – IT’S that time of year when men are shaving off mustaches – and possibly beards – they’ve grown during Movember to support research into prostate cancer and other serious male disorders. Others, however, like the look and have…
THERE was a time when governments couldn’t give a toss whether or not you smoked. Nor if you drank too much, consumed sugar by the bucket nor enjoyed a little extra salt on your chips. That was considered your business and you…
