We are owed an apology for Covid vaccine mandates. Mounting evidence shows the vaccines were rushed, less effective than you’d expect of a jab, and, in some cases, dangerous. The whole premise of mandates was to protect the community. But these vaccines didn’t stop contraction or transmission of Covid –Continue Reading
Covid vaccine mandates for Queensland police and ambulance workers were “unlawful”, the state’s supreme court has found, with the bombshell ruling tipped to spark a wave of similar challenges. Judge Glenn Martin on Tuesday ruled that Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll’s December 2021 order was “unlawful” under the Human RightsContinue Reading
A conservative social media identity has gleefully trolled Taylor Swift fans in Sydney and taken aim at the “fake news” media covering the excitement of her arrival. Kobie Thatcher describes herself as a rock music enthusiast and commentator on Australian and American politics, with 23,000 followers on X and anotherContinue Reading
New Zealand’s Prime Minister has pushed back on calls for compensation for people who were mandated out of their jobs or suffered a Covid vaccine injury, insisting there was “no compulsory vaccination” and that “people made their own choices”. Speaking at a press conference in Auckland on Sunday, Chris HipkinsContinue Reading
Thousands of health staff in Queensland could head back to work with the state government expected to announce Covid-19 vaccine mandates in the healthcare sector will be scrapped. But it might not be plain sailing for health workers who refused to get vaccinated – Queensland Health could still take disciplinaryContinue Reading
Covid vaccination mandates and mask rules will finally be ditched for passengers on cruise ships embarking from NSW ports, with Premier Chris Minns declaring: “We need to get life back to normal.” Previously, passengers over the age of 12 had to be fully vaccinated prior to embarking on a cruiseContinue Reading
A controversial British cardiologist has called for the Pfizer and Moderna Covid shots to be suspended in Australia until the risk of heart complications is better understood, saying prior vaccines “have been pulled for much less”. Dr Aseem Malhotra, who has emerged as one of the most high-profile figures inContinue Reading
The mother of a 21-year-old Melbourne student who died of heart failure after the Moderna vaccine has told parliamentarians that she holds those pushing compulsory jabs “responsible” for her daughter’s death. Natalie Boyce died in March last year at The Alfred Hospital, five weeks after receiving a “lethal Moderna vaccineContinue Reading
Pauline Hanson has clashed with a witness giving evidence to a senate inquiry into Covid-19 vaccination status. Senator Hanson made the spirited comments while questioning NSW Civil Liberties Council president Josh Pallas about his organisation’s view on vaccines. Mr Pallas had outlined that his organisation argued that governments should notContinue Reading
Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison has hit out at workplace vaccine mandates and dismissed claims from one premier that state governments are unable to overturn them. Mr Morrison revealed his government was opposed to mandating vaccinations outside of “sensitive” settings. “On vaccination mandates, they were not imposed by the federalContinue Reading