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Virtual Maternity
Michael Gill | March 23, 2011Collaborative internet based technologies have a positive role to play in improving the reach and quality of ante-natal and post-natal services that can (largely) be delivered outside of the hospital.
Maternity is about wellness not illness, and this has major consequences for the entire health system. For instance, there is a well established link between breastfeeding and subsequent health in adult life, which consequently impacts on the health system itself.
In developed nations most pregnancies and births involve some form of intervention from a ‘systemic’ maternity service, such as a public or private midwifery service or a community health service.
The ‘clients’ of ‘maternity services’ are pregnant mothers-to-be, or mothers of infants, their partners and in some cases grandparents.
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Our Medicare Vice
Jeremy Sammut | March 22, 2011The recent report How! Not How Much: Medicare Spending and Health Resource Allocation in Australia argues that Medicare violates sound principles of insurance.
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The economics of refugee policy
patrickcallioni | March 20, 2011Let’s see if you can guess whose refugee policy this is:
- Multiculturalism is a myth.
- We are at risk of being swamped by undocumented immigrants.
- Government is impotent to stop these people.
- The only solution is to turn the boats back.
Is it Tony Abbott or Scott Morrison or Julia Gillard? No, it is Marine Le Pen, doyenne of the French Right and leading light of the National Front, the daughter of a man who counts Adolf Hitler as one of his heroes. Marine Le Pen, the woman who is riding a wave of bigotry and racism in France to try to capture the presidency for herself and for her radical views.
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UncategorisedHappy 100 IWD!
editor | March 18, 2011
Open Forum celebrated the centenary of International Women’s Day with these blogs:
The Girl Effect – by Ulrike SchuermanWomen of Sand – by Pilar Angon1000 Feministas – by Rosarela MezaTogether We Can Change Our World – by Ulrike Schuermann -
Women of Sand
Pilar Angon | March 15, 2011On 8 March 2011, the centenary of International Women's Day, I was very honoured to be invited to address the Sydney Latin American Social Forum. This blog is a record of the speech I gave on the day.
My name is Pilar Angon. I’m 33 years old and I’m Mexican. I came here today to talk about something very sensitive happening in Mexico: Femicide in Juarez City.
I’ll talk about this issue while I’m sharing my story.
When I was 17 I got pregnant, and that changed my life. Unlike other pregnant girls in my school, my parents didn’t hide me or kick me out of the house, they didn’t obligate me to marry my daughter’s father; and they always asked me what I wanted to do.
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Moderate Population Growth the Best Path to Prosperity
Graham Bradley AM | March 14, 2011On 28 February 2011, the Business Council of Australia (BCA) released its submission to government on a sustainable population strategy.
Our view is that the main purpose of developing a national population strategy is to help chart a course towards Australia’s future that reflects the shared goals and aspirations of the Australian people.
Having considered the current and future context for Australia, and considered the benefits and risks of different population choices, our submission argues that improving the quality of life of all Australians within prosperous, secure and liveable communities is more likely to be achieved through well-managed population growth over the first half of this century.
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Together we can change our world
Ulrike Schuermann | March 8, 2011When most people think Girl Guides they probably don’t think of progressive girls and young women who play a significant advocacy role in local and global issues?
Well, think again everybody!
This is precisely what the 10 million members of the world’s largest volunteer organisation for girls and young women do, with memberships across 145 countries including Australia.
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