23 childcare workers out of work due to influenza vaccine mandate

The Fair Work Commission recently handed down a disturbing decision in an unfair dismissal case. Background The case involved Ms Bou-Jamie Barber, an early childhood educator in Queensland who was dismissed by Goodstart Early Learning (Goodstart) for failing to comply with the organisation’s new mandatory influenza vaccination policy, which only provided for an exemption in… [Read More]

Cathy O’Leary and Light for Riley peddling fake news again

Many of you will have already seen an article called Anti-vax trolls attack The Light for Riley immunisation social media site, which was published in the West Australian earlier this week. Cathy O’Leary, the Medical Editor of The West Australian, and author of the article, is one of a stable of journalists that have been recruited… [Read More]