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Forget the facts and feel the prejudices!

October 7, 2009 – 8:46 am

Why politicians don’t respond to good evidence
People seem to be puzzled at politicians’ inability to respond to apparently clear data that suggests something ought to be done. I am putting up the proposal that the current crop are following a long tradition of if you don’t like the data, ignore it, or keep looking for [...]

By Eva Cox | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , | Comments (15)

Queensland Parliament has no choice but to act on abortion laws

August 25, 2009 – 11:19 am

The Queensland government has tried their best for a quite a few years to ignore the calls to change the state’s laws on abortion. However, whatever your views are on abortion, the issue in Queensland can no longer be avoided by the Queensland Parliament.
The situation for individual women seeking an abortion and for doctors prepared [...]

By Andrew Bartlett | Posted in Queensland, Queensland politics, health | Also tagged | Comments (7)