Emergency
While devastating floodwaters recede in the north even as they rise in the south, Australians are understandably shocked by what has occurred in the past few weeks.
The extent of the tragedy and loss of life, property and infrastructure is indeed numbing. It is heartbreaking. And it is incomprehensible to those of us not directly involved.
But the downpour, while rare, is not of itself unique.
Governments treat their employers (us) with such contempt.
They genuinely think we can’t handle the truth, that they need to control the information flow so our little heads don’t explode, or our little worlds implode.
No - not the Wikileaks saga. The MyHospitals debacle.
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Kaz says:
The ONLY thing Labor is trying to improve is their chances of being voted in at the next election. MyHospitals is just meaningless data and statistics; how much public money was wasted on this? Can the author explain how giving people data about infection control, adverse outcomes and sentinel events… Read more »
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NESLIHAN KUROSAWA says:
Hi Tory, Hospital of our choice?? I definitely think not!!! We have put down public hospitals down so much in the past. It seems like we have not learnt anything from our past experiences. I would love to be able to go a hospital, not for the “five star comfort”,… Read more »
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