Dearie Me Delta

About 500 of Australia’s 25 million population die each day. In any given year historically, an average of between 1.5 to 10 per day (fluctuating with seasons), of those deaths have been due to or with, Influenza. Despite being in the middle of the Influenza season, Influenza deaths apparently no longer occur. Currently around two … More Dearie Me Delta

Lockdown Lament

Asking questions is at the heart of science. Science is not an institution and not an authority. Science is never settled. It is forever evolving through conjecture and criticism. Questions form the basis of all scientific inquiry and scientific progress. Without challenging existing concepts – usually held by a majority – there is no new … More Lockdown Lament

Humanity’s Hunger

People I have known for years, living in the third world, who despite being impoverished, have been independently taking care of themselves and their families for generations and asking for nothing, now face intolerable despair. For example: “Have no job for long time. Also now my village close. Cannot go outside to find any food. … More Humanity’s Hunger

Voodoo Tsunami

“There is no one place where you could go and find the definition for “variant”, for example. Or “isolate” or “strain”. I looked in several textbooks. In fact, not even my textbook, Principles of Virology, co-authored with four other Virologists. Not even there will you find a definition of these terms.” Professor Vincent RaccanielloProfessor of … More Voodoo Tsunami

Unpacking Delta

There is a lot of confusing information around the Delta Variant as mainstream media continue to push it as our latest reason to remain afraid. As viruses “mutate down” in lethality, they often (not always) also become more transmissible. So we have media promoting the idea that Delta is a frightening variant, at the same … More Unpacking Delta

Australia : Lockdown Success Story?

Seasonal respiratory virus equivalent to a bad Influenza Like Illness (ILI), being tested for at rates previously unheard of, using a test not fit for purpose with cycle thresholds associated with high rates of false positivity. All happening concurrent with rollout of an experimental vaccine which has been strongly associated with rising cases across the … More Australia : Lockdown Success Story?

Restructuring Society

“All the alarm bells are ringing. ALL the alarm bells are ringing. With anyone who has a knowledge of history and of propaganda, and how governments don’t always act in the best interests of their populations“. Dr Piers Robinson is an expert on communication, media and world politics, specialising in war and propaganda. Asia Pacific … More Restructuring Society

Undermining Reality

In the past few days I made the mistake of getting involved in a “discussion” on Facebook, in which I was accused of not understanding outbreak control. By people unable to provide a single piece of research literature supporting their entrenched stance that “lockdowns work” as an epidemic control measure. Someone challenged me to “prove” … More Undermining Reality