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Author Archives: Sinclair Davidson
How’s that war on tobacco going?
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare put out their latest National Drug Strategy Household Survey today. This survey comes out every 3 years. We covered it last time here. I have updated the graph showing the downward trend in … Continue reading
What they said: Cancel Culture
Op-eds that would have easily been published just two years ago would now get an editor or a writer in serious trouble, if not fired. If a piece is perceived as likely to inspire backlash internally or on social media, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture Wars
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When “Fact Checking” becomes a collage of government press releases
This morning we awake to the news: Victorian health authorities have confirmed a link between two COVID-19 cases in people who attended the Black Lives Matter protest in Melbourne’s CBD just over a month ago, and the cluster of at … Continue reading
Hardening internal borders
Up until now it has been possible to make some lawyer-talk bullshit story that Australia’s internal state borders are not really closed. It has been possible to cross the border, but people have to go into quarantine and goods are … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Rule of law
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