Category Archives: AHPRA

Academic Authoritarianism and the Apparently Terminal decline of Allopathic Medicine within Australia.

A special report by Ghengis McKahn (cub reporter for “Individual Empowerment” individualempowerment62@gmail.com  ABN withheld) On 13 July 2013, a special report into chiropractors was published on the ABC show Catalyst. This program has been widely and negatively commented upon as a piece … Continue reading

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Death threat sceptic crowned 2017 Skeptic of the Year

Christine Bayne, who, back in 2010, implored her Twitter followers to “put a bullet” in AVN founder Meryl Dorey’s brain has taken out the Australian Skeptics top award at Skepticon. Christine Bayne’s 2010 tweets using Twitter handle @fuzztwin In an … Continue reading

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How skeptics are trying to influence the Senate

AUSTRALIA’S anti-complementary medicine groups have launched a scaremongering campaign claiming changes to the Therapeutic Goods Act will put public safety at risk, which is nonsense. The amendment Bill they’re fighting protects the current labelling that consumers rely on to make … Continue reading

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Trust me, I’m a doctor ! Science, Guidelines, Clinical Practice and Patient Autonomy

By Dubious Anonymous ** In late February 2017, Senator Pauline Hanson created quite a storm by suggesting that parents should do their own research and make their own decisions about vaccinations. This comment sounded rather innocuous as, after all we … Continue reading

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