Raising the BARR- Week ending 24 January 2022
CRYSTAL BALL PREDICTIONS FOR 2022 It’s time for the year’s most important column – one that will see the rise of fortunes and the demise of political careers. No…
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Raising the BARR- Week ending 10 December 2021
GOODBYE 2021 – HELLO 2022 Life is far too precious to be willing our time away. Ask most people as they come closer to the end of life and…
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VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING The concept of being able to end one’s life, when the end is near and the end is certain, is often called euthanasia. It also is…
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A HSC TO (NEVER) FORGET For the HSC class of 2021, the past 2 years have been unforgettable but highly worthy of forgetfulness. Remember that COVID hit our shores…
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SHOULD ICAC OVERLOOK LIES? I pose a few questions to us all, as a society. Should we have an ICAC? Should we have an independent body, a commission, that…
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A NEW PREMIER! WHAT HAPPENED? Two weeks ago, I had already written for this fortnightly column before the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian decided that it was time for her…
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WHAT EXACTLY IS WELFARE AND WHO GETS IT? One of things that has happened during COVID has been massive spending by State and Federal Governments to get money into…
MoreRaising the BARR- Week ending 17 September 2021
SOME GOOD NEWS I have spent many weeks now, using data and statistics, to convince all and sundry that the vaccinations rates in our local area, the traditional old…
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THE HARDEST PART OF A 7 DAY LOCKDOWN IS THE FIRST 5 WEEKS I don’t think that too many of us could have predicted that when the Hunter went…
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OUR HEALTH WORKERS AND HEALTH NETWORKS ARE TRUE CHAMPIONS The incredible work being done right across our Health agencies really needs to be recognised and applauded. The many hours…
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