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Public, private and the broadening grey chasm in Australia’s medical system

Derek Green Derek Green -
A sad, frustrating tale of a layman navigating the medical system in search of the truth.
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Don’t let the billionaires distract you from the inconvenient truth

Derek Green Derek Green -
Solving life’s problems – growing inequality, relentless corporate profiteering, and environmental ruin – is, as always, individual action.
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HOW TO AVOID PERPETUAL GRIDLOCK IN THE WESTERN SUBURBS

Contributor Contributor -
A well-connected network of safe bike lanes brings other benefits too.
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TIME TO SEPARATE CAPITALISM FROM WHATEVER THIS IS

Derek Green Derek Green -
Yet whenever capitalism is criticised, the right-wing media gets defensive and the propaganda machine goes into overdrive
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MY LOVE LETTER TO THE WEST

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The West's sense of community was palpable, a shared pride not just in who they were but also in where they called home.
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SEVEN WAYS TO CONNECT WITH NEW LOCAL FRIENDS

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Don’t let shyness, bad weather or cost keep you from buddying up with your new friend!
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HOW DID WE COME TO MISTAKE SELF IMPORTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALISM?

Derek Green Derek Green -
Can you count five random acts of kindness you have performed? I'm struggling.
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A TERRIFYING ORDEAL AT FOOTSCRAY EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

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I pleaded with her, insisting that my condition was critical. ‘We’re sorry, there’s nothing we can do right now.’

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