In the Wake of Tragedy, Again

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(I’ve already written once about the Uvalde shooting, but since today is Gun Violence Awareness Day, I am also posting my newspaper column about it.) This was going to be a very different column. Then 19 children and two adults were shot and killed by a gunman at an elementary […]

Mums priced out of private obstetrics care

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When it came time for Bridget Crowe to have her babies, she was among an increasing number of Australian parents turning to the public hospital system. The Melbourne mother-of-three couldn’t justify the high out-of-pocket hospital fees – and specialists say she’s not alone in shunning the private system due to […]