A little while back I wrote about the mass media effort to encourage vaccination in Australia - now it appears laws have now passed: Vaccination laws: NSW parliament passes controversial laws over childcare vaccinations The New South Wales Parliament has passed new laws covering childcare centres and vaccination. From next January, a childcare centre can refuse to enrol a child whose parents or guardians cannot show proof of vaccination or provide an approved exemption. Health … [Read more...]
Australian State NSW Passes Proof Of Vaccination Needed For Childcare Centres
June 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Don’t Go (Or Don’t Let Me, More Accurately) Into Bookstores With A Head Cold
June 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Scene: The pharmacy next to the bookstore. Filled with senior citizens getting prescriptions filled, because it's before 12pm on a Thursday. Pharmacist - You may as well wait it out, dear, this is going to take ages. There's seats out the front? Me - ahrghars cheers whoo *sneeze* *sneeze* All the seats are taken. Senior Citizen One - We're going to be here forever, ducks. Me - Amama going to the bookstore and be back after bookstore, k'? I stagger into bookstore next door and … [Read more...]
Little Kitten – CSIRO – How Does An Optical Illusion Work?
June 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
This features Vanessa, who was one of the ScienceRewired bloggers! … [Read more...]
Media Viewing Of Van Gogh, Dali and Beyond Exhibition: MoMA in Perth #VanGoghDaliBeyond
June 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I ended up leaving class early and before heading home to collapse and drink lemon and honey - I made it to the Art Gallery of Western Australia for the media meetup to check out the new exhibition: In each section, the more recent work holds its own, jolting us out of the presumption that modernism is a museum specimen. Its notes may be played today in a different key, but this exhibit proves the music of modernism plays on. The still life section contains not only masterpieces of early … [Read more...]
Perth Talk – Science, Atheism And The Joyful Life By Sean Faircloth, Richard Dawkins Foundation
June 17, 2013 By 2 Comments
I'm up early working (mostly due to a nasty cough), but it's a optimistic, cheerful kind of day already - mostly because I discovered that the talk I couldn't attend due to being several hundred kilometers north enjoying a beachside resort with the family has been posted online! Sean Faircloth was a great person to interview and I was really sorry that I couldn't be there to hear him in person, but thankfully we can all catch his speech now. Enjoy! This talk was sponsored by the Humanist … [Read more...]
Quitters – The Musical
June 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I just got an update about Quitters the musical by Joshua Bonnett! Last time I wrote about it was over on this blogpost, but here's all the details you need to know now: The story follows the adventure of Reverend Craig Helsphere and his family of musical pastors; Helsphere Ministries. When it comes to ‘saving’ the unfortunate souls who cross the Reverend’s path, kidnapping is just the beginning. Those who’ve been lucky enough to catch production rehearsals are saying Quitters is … [Read more...]
Sarah Michell Gellar Add Voice To Pro-Vaccination In Hollywood
June 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
At the risk of being told that I can't talk about vaccinations without mentioning X, Y and Z - hey, good news! From Parade - Sarah Michelle Gellar Wants to 'Spread the Word' About Childhood Vaccinations: Sarah Michelle Gellar is on a mission to spread the word about the importance of vaccinating the entire family. The actress and mother of two is teaming up with March of Dimes and the Sounds of Pertussis campaign to raise awareness about pertussis (whooping cough), and why adults as well as … [Read more...]
Confirmed: 6PR’s Howard Sattler Sacked For PM Interview
June 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
From the Twitter picture of James Massola (@jamesmassola) - Political correspondent for the Australian Financial Review: Also on the official 6PR site (thanks to Mike Hopkin for finding it). And if you don't know what resulted in this? … [Read more...]
Little Kitten – How To Use A Go Pro
June 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Busy as anything. I'm taking tomorrow to get work done and get back into writing. It's long overdue. But first - when I was on holiday earlier this year, I saw a person with a Go Pro. They didn't do this with it. … [Read more...]
#Profs And Pints – Tricky Techs And Genetic Threats
June 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
It was a long day, with exam invigilation, classwork and then realising about an hour before it was about to start - that Profs and Pints was starting again this year! Here's a Storify of some of the Tweets, and yes - we'll all have to catch up again soon! The next session is on: Tuesday 25 June FUNCTIONAL STUPIDITY What are the consequences when we don’t listen to science? Guest speaker: Nobel Laureate Professor Barry Marshall, Professor Igor Bray. [View the story "#ProfsAndPints … [Read more...]
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