Readers respond to honours and legacies, “Ditch the Witch” slogans, and consumers in a crisis.
As we celebrate King Charles’ birthday, there is another Aussie king whose life we should celebrate – Richard Scolyer. Together with colleague Georgina Long, they pioneered research and treatment in Scolyer’s aggressive glioblastoma brain cancer .
His legacy to us is also contained in the letter he left posthumously. Cancer, he wrote, “does not define us, but can clarify the importance of relationships, friendships and selflessness”. Vale King Richard. His humility, courage and positive attitude despite everything will survive him.
How sad to learn that Richard Scolyer has lost his battle with cancer. What an extraordinary man. There is something especially poignant about the timing of his passing, on a weekend when the nation pauses to recognise outstanding Australians and when the Big Freeze shines a spotlight on Neale Daniher’s tireless fight against another devastating disease. Though their journeys were different, both men faced immense challenges with courage, dignity and an unwavering determination to improve the lives of others.
Their legacies will endure in the hope they inspired and the lives they touched. The world has lost a great scientist, researcher and humanitarian in Professor Richard Scolyer from brain cancer. He was amazing in telling us of his cancer and his research with his science partner, Professor Georgina Long. He displayed courage in participation in groundbreaking new trials to combat the cancer.
He did this for future sufferers. His humbleness was one thing that made Australians love him, and his courage and cheerfulness in the face of the awful death he knew he would face. He wants to be known as someone who “gave it a crack”. Perhaps that’s our call to arms and one of his legacies: to press on and attempt to do things, even if they seem impossible.
In science, in business, in our community, in great and small things and for our family and friends. Vale to two inspirational men, Richard and Neale, who have given hope to so many. The King’s Honours list almost fades into insignificance. Congratulations to all who were recognised on yesterday’s happy holiday under the Order of Australia of which Charles III is Sovereign Head.
However, MP Bob Katter and Senator Lidia Thorpe are unlikely to be so honoured in such awards, given their unfaithfulness to the King of Australia. Their public disavowals of signed pledges of ongoing loyalty are disconcerting to say the least, since our Constitution provides for a federal parliament of which the King is part, and requires politicians to “bear true allegiance”. Let’s make the first Monday in June Australia Day, and we can all be happy.
I’m sure Charles won’t mind too much. What is the point of publishing the King’s Birthday Honours list in a font size so small it’s almost impossible to read? I don’t know the demographics of who buys newspapers, but I’d hazard a guess that the majority might be ageing/retired people like me. Guess what?
A lot of us don’t have great eyesight! Darn, drat and damn , I missed out on another King’s Birthday Honours list! Maybe next year. Fifteen years ago, the slogan, “Ditch the Witch”, was first used against Australia’s first female prime minister.
In the current context, the use of the slogan against Victorian Premier Jacinta Allen is indicative of how misogyny is employed as a malicious weapon against high-profile women in leadership and the underpinning rationalisation employed by those doing so: “It’s basically what the Victorian public feel” , will come as no surprise to anyone who’s been a renter in this state since the minimum standards were introduced. Every single renter has a horror story about living in a mouldy, leaking, freezing, insecure house, and having their complaints ignored by landlords. If the headline was “Barely half of Victoria’s workplaces meet minimum safety standards”, there’d be an uproar and WorkSafe would be conducting inspection blitzes.
But because these are “just” the places where people live, the government washes its hands of the problem and leaves it to landlords to self-regulate. Renters shouldn’t be forced to take their landlords to VCAT simply to ensure they have a safe place to live.
As an advocate for the thousands of people experiencing homelessness who I know rely on cohealth centres, I implore the government to act on this report’s recommendations : For the past five years, a stroll in my suburb has involved witnessing the steady proliferation of large canisters of nitrous oxide ditched outside the local servo, parks, and in people’s front yards . I’ve also seen groups of people in broad daylight sitting in a car inhaling the gas from balloons.
Many simply restock at convenience stores and petrol stations that have a steady supply of the gas. It is about time the government did something about not just raising awareness of the serious health implications of using nangs but also restricting petrol stations selling nitrous oxide at all hours .
While the TGA rightly argues classifying nitrous oxide as Schedule 10 Poison is problematic because of its legitimate uses, its suggestion that “warning-based controls” are enough to curtail the numbers using this recreational drug is laughable. Many thanks to Simon Castles for his sobering but uplifting and beautifully written article about his profoundly difficult experience with colon cancer .
His description of how he is managing the aftermath – of how he learned of the studies that show the value of physical activity on recovery, and his appreciation of the simple ability to be able to move and exercise again – are inspirational. It is a valuable and motivating lesson for all of us who may have experienced illness, to treasure our health when we have it, and keep our bodies active when we can, in whatever form that takes.
, 8/6). Please remember, though, that grapes are dangerous for dogs and potentially life-threatening because they can cause acute kidney failure. When my group of 15-or-so cyclists turns up at a venue, we may find our chatter constantly interrupted by a wait-person holding a cup of coffee, who calls for its claimant by yelling out a description of the contents. This is an irritating and time-wasting practice.
Smart cafe managers get staff to ask for a first name; the service then becomes much more pleasant and quick. Well, except if the coffee is for “John”. In the early 1960s, my first job was as a clerk in the Weather Bureau. There was a computer that took up the whole of one air-conditioned floor and probably had no more power than today’s iPads.
The humans in the rest of the building just got inefficient fans and heaters. I hope that technological advances in the future will similarly be able to shrink the current boom in gigantic, water-guzzling data centres.
“Ditch the Witch”? Surely, a brothel owner has the sufficient grey matter to think of something a bit more original than that old thing? I mark him Z for effort. The “Ditch the Witch” billboard being driven around must be a homage to Tony Abbott and his attacks on Julia Gillard.
I deplore the use of the term “witch” to describe Jacinta Allan, or any female politician, but wonder how many critics were quite happy about the widespread playing ofDonald Trump, as is his way, insults a female journalist: “You must be either crooked or stupid. ” This is a perfect example of psychological projection. No AFL fan thinks the wildcard round is any use until they realise their team is in the middle of it.
When a retailer has a pre-winter sale, followed by an end of financial year sale, a spring sale, a pre-Christmas sale, a new year sale and a stocktaking sale, could someone please explain the legality of quoting discounts from a recommended retail price? It’s time the King’s Birthday Honours elevated volunteers, and not those who are paid to do a job.
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