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Time and time again, I am contacted by people who belong to Stop the Australian Vaccination Network (SAVN) and / or the Australian Skeptics asking why they are not allowed to post on our Facebook page, email discussion list, etc. They seem to be genuinely hurt and go on and on
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New information has just come to light on this question, which I wanted to share with you because it is very important and will have implications for all parents who are filing as a conscientious objector to vaccination. It is also quite different from my previous understanding of this issue.
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I’m just leaving Cervantes after the last seminar in my 7-seminar series. 7 talks – 4 the same and 3 completely different – in 15 days. It doesn’t sound that hard but I have to tell you, I’m tired! Geraldton was the perfect place to finish up this West
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Yesterday, several supporters of informed health choices took the time to write to Mr Barry Haase, the Federal Member for Durack who wrote an opinion piece on the Kimberley Page about his impression of those who don't vaccinate - including his statement that these parents are not terribly
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Mr Barry Haase is the Federal member for the Durack Electorate which takes in a huge area of the already enormous State of Western Australia. A few days ago, Mr Haase waded into the vaccination debate by publishing the article you can find by clicking here. Mr Haase treats parents
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Yesterday, I was lucky enough to be able to sit down and have a chat with Patricia Hamilton, Editor of Conscious Living magazine and convener of the Conscious Living Expo - an event that has been running in Perth for 23 years. Patricia has shown a true dedication to the
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I was lucky enough to be able to catch up with Dr Peter Dingle this weekend at the Conscious Living Expo - a fantastic event that is now in its 22nd year! This is the first time the AVN was represented at the Expo but it will most definitely not
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We read about it almost every day in newspapers, magazines, and trade publications - doctors, scientists, medical journals and government officials are all being influenced by payments from drug companies. These payments can and do affect the way in which decisions are made about what drugs we will and will
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Myth: Vaccines contain toxic ingredients On this particular myth, Dr Rachie is truly drawing the longest of long bows! Like so many scions of the organisation, the Australian Skeptics (a truly poor name for this group that is so unskeptical about anything as long as it has been approved by
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To continue with my critique of Dr Rachael Dunlop’s blog, 9 vaccination myths busted. With science! I would like to discuss the second ‘myth’ about whether or not vaccines contain mercury. Dr Rachie has often stated that doctors are the experts when it comes to vaccination and they know
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Dr Rachael Dunlop is Vice President of the Australian Skeptics and one of the lead movers and shakers behind the Stop the AVN organisation. This group was set up with the specific goal of forcing our community-based vaccine-safety organisation to close. They deny that we have the right of freedom
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Some aspects of this policy have started to become a lot clearer after discussions with a representative of the Department of Health, but there are still grave concerns about the implications of requiring that certain segments of Australian society (this check is only required for families who are eligible for