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Dec 1, 2024 | 
health.tas.gov.au | Dale Webster
The Department of Health is encouraging all Tasmanians to be aware of the right treatment option for their needs this summer as hospitals and the broader health system enter a traditionally busy period. During the summer months, our hospitals and ambulance services can experience an increase in demand for emergency and other types of care, as more people socialise and engage in sporting and other outdoor pursuits, as well as recent increases in COVID-19 activity in the community.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
theaimn.com | Denis Hay |Denis Bright |Dale Webster |Binoy Kampmark
Written by: Dr Binoy Kampmark Leave a reply Category: AIM Extra permalink The Australian government is being run ragged in various quarters. When ragged, such a beast is bound to seek a distraction. And what better than finding a vulnerable group, preferably children, to feel outraged and noble about? The Albanese government, armed such problematic instruments as South Australia’s Children (Social Media Safety) Bill 2024, which will fine social media companies refusing to exclude children...
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
theaimn.com | Denis Bright |Dale Webster |Denis Hay |Binoy Kampmark
Written by: Dr Binoy Kampmark Leave a reply Category: Politics permalink There is something enormously satisfying about seeing those in the war racket worry that their assumptions on conflict have been upended. There they were, happily funding, planning and preparing to battle against threats imagined or otherwise, and there comes Donald Trump, malice and petulance combined, to pull the rug from under them again. What is fascinating about the return of Trump to the White House is that critics...
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
theaimn.com | Denis Bright |Dale Webster |Denis Hay |Keith Davis
Written by: The AIM Network Leave a reply Category: Politics permalink By Denis Bright National elections in Germany and Australia in 2025 will test the global influence of the second Trump administration on domestic politics in more conservative Middle Powers. Both Germany and Australia in 2025 are Middle Powers in the context of these discussions as well as being firm loyalists in the wider military alliance. Australia’s sovereign integrity was protected by its traditionally strong trading...
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
theaimn.com | Dale Webster |Denis Hay |Jane E. Salmon |Keith Davis
Written by: The AIM Network Leave a reply Category: Politics permalink By Dale Webster THE Senate inquiry into regional bank closures, which delivered its final report in May this year, was an important investigation by anyone’s standards. It ran for more than a year, involved senators from all major parties, received more than 600 submissions and held 13 public hearings across Australia. Chief executives of the major banks were twice hauled to Canberra to face questions from a committee...
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
theaimn.com | Dale Webster |Keith Davis
Written by: The AIM Network Leave a reply Category: Politics permalink Dear readers, have your two bob’s worth on tomorrow’s Harris-Trump debate. The debate is likely to be the verbal equivalent of a heavyweight bout. i can foresee Trump throwing wild punches and wild dummy spits: all of which fall well short of his target. He’ll do anything to disrupt the show. And as soon as he starts to sound panicked – count to ten by yourself – and the chances are that the first dummy spit would have...
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
theaimn.com | Dale Webster |Denis Bright |Gareth Evans |Keith Davis
Written by: The AIM Network 1 Reply Category: Politics permalink UNSW Sydney Media Release While Australia weathered the pandemic better than many countries, questions about its recovery and handling of high inflation are tempering the economic outlook. Getting inflation and employment settings right will be critical, experts say – and some pain will likely be necessary. Bruce Preston, Professor of Economics at UNSW Business School, says that while many Australians are facing a challenging...
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
theaimn.com | Dale Webster
Written by: The AIM Network Leave a reply Category: AIM Extra permalink By Dale Webster ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott made frequent mentions of “reputational risk” while giving evidence to the house standing committee investigating the big four banks in Canberra on Friday. Mr Elliott also advised the panel that his bonus for the last financial year was now being assessed and “reputational risk” was one of the benchmarks, so that might explain why it was top of mind.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
theaimn.com | Bert Hetebry |Dale Webster |Binoy Kampmark
Written by: Dr Binoy Kampmark Leave a reply Category: AIM Extra permalink Bring out the bon bons, the bubbles, and the praise filled memoranda for that old alliance. At the three-quarter century mark of its existence, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is showing itself to be a greater nuisance than ever, gossiping, meddling, and dreaming of greater acts of mischief under the umbrella of manufactured insecurity. It is also being coquettish to certain countries (Ukraine, figures...
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May 20, 2024 | 
health.tas.gov.au | Dale Webster
The circumstances regarding an additional number of deaths that occurred at the Launceston General Hospital will be reviewed, following advice from the Independent Review – Reportable Deaths and Death Reporting Processes. I am today publicly releasing the letter from Adjunct Professor Deb Picone AO that outlines the findings and recommendations from the initial review, and confirming the Department of Health’s support of her Panel’s recommendations.
