australiannationalreview--2020-08-15--IT’S SIMPLY ABOUT RESPECTING THE DOCTOR/PATIENT RELATIONSHIP

Congratulations to SBS for publishing this balanced article .
That ’ s all I ask , for the debate to be on the facts and the evidence , to determine if doctors ’ freedoms from prescribing drugs they think will help their patients ( in consultation with their patient ) should be removed .
The drug hydroxychloroquine is used to treat malaria and some autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus , according to the Australian Medical Association ( AMA ) .
Promoted by US President Donald Trump , the drug has attracted substantial controversy when it comes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The World Health Organisation dropped clinical trials on the drug in July after finding it produced “ little or no reduction in the mortality of hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
” An AMA spokesperson told The Feed “ the existing high-quality evidence ” shows the drug “ should not be used on a wider scale ” .
“ The AMA is once again urging Australians not to seek out or use hydroxychloroquine to ‘ cure ’ or ‘ prevent ’ the COVID-19 virus , ” the spokesperson said .
Australia ’ s National COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have also stated that the drug should not be used as a treatment for anyone with COVID-19 .
But federal MP for Hughes , Craig Kelly told The Feed he believes the choice to prescribe the drug should be in the hands of the doctors themselves .
“ I ’ m not saying take the drug .
I ’ m not saying the drug works , but I ’ m saying the doctor should be free to sit down with their patient and make a decision , ” Mr Kelly told The Feed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are using this drug and it has shown very , very successful results…You ’ ve got countries like India , Qatar , Costa Rica , Morocco and Kazakhstan , the United Arab Emirates , the list goes on and on of countries whose medical boards have recommended this drug , ” he said .
In recent months , Mr Kelly has shared a number of articles and videos discussing the benefits of the drug to his almost 50,000 Facebook followers , claiming there is a “ political war on hydroxychloroquine ” .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ awaiting those that have been part of the war on Hydroxychloroquine for poltical [ sic ] reasons .
They have the blood of tens of thousands on their hands , ” Mr Kelly wrote on Facebook .
“ The weight of medical studies indicate that EARLY use of Hydroxychloroquine saves lives , ” the backbencher wrote in another post .
Mr Kelly ’ s online comments have drawn heavy backlash from the opposition with Labor ’ s Shadow Health Minister , Chris Bowen , labelling his posts a “ Trumpian rant ” .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in commenting : “ I was shocked by them , that any member of Parliament would be so irresponsible at a time where Victorians are doing it tough.
” But Prime Minister Scott Morrison has stayed silent on the issue , refusing to comment in a press conference earlier this month .
“ I ’ m not going to get onto what people talk about on Facebook on a day like this , ” he said .
While Acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said : “ in terms of its use for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much out , it doesn ’ t work.
” The Feed has reached out to the Prime Minister ’ s office for comment but did not receive a response .
It ’ s not the first time Craig Kelly has broached controversy ; he ’ s previously challenged links between climate change and drought in parliament and appeared in a fiery segment with Good Morning Britain where he said record fuel loads and drought were the key reason behind the summer ’ s bushfire crisis .
“ I know I ’ m sticking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Kelly said he became passionate about hydroxychloroquine after someone sent him a video of a US doctor pleading President Trump to look into the drug as it was “ highly successful ” .
“ I put that up because I thought this was the time that people needed some good news… I first checked to make sure it was a legitimate doctor and legitimate video and I posted that to my Facebook page , ” Mr Kelly said .
“ The next day , Facebook deleted it and had censored that doctor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expert at Facebook , to me , should have no right to censor the medical opinion of a highly respected doctor .
And when someone wants to censor something , and stop me from reading it , I think it makes me want to look at it more , ” he added .
Facebook has been taking down videos they consider to contain COVID-19 misinformation .
The Liberal MP told The Feed , “ I know what I ’ m saying seems all a bit far-fetched .
I know I ’ m sticking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But yeah , I ’ ve looked at this very carefully .
And , you know , I ’ ve read everything I can.
” Mr Kelly said he believes there are many reasons why people are “ desperate to see that [ hydroxychloroquine ] doesn ’ t work ” .
“ One is because President Trump said the drug works .
So there ’ s definitely been a blowback on that , ” he said .
“ I think there ’ s a factor that hydroxychloroquine treatments , the tablets and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re talking 10 tablets .
You book your treatment that costs less than $ 10 .
As with the other medical treatments are costing thousands , ” he added .
Amid the broader global debate over the use of hydroxychloroquine , the Australian Border Force has detected an increase in the importation of the drug , and have issued multiple warnings about its illegal importation .
“ ABF officers have seized more than 26,000 tablets of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine between January 1 2020 and June 21 2020 , ” the ABF said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warned Australians not to take drugs for COVID-19 that have not been prescribed “ by a medical health professional ” .
“ It is illegal to bring these substances into Australia without the proper permits and I strongly urge Australians against importing these items , ” Dale said .
When asked if his social media posts may encourage Australians to seek out the drug without a prescription , Mr Kelly told The Feed : “ no , because they should obviously always listen to their doctor .
The black markets come around by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me.
” Professor Andrew McLachlan is the Head of School and Dean of Pharmacy at the University of Sydney .
He told The Feed that “ passionate belief doesn ’ t make up for rigorous evidence.
” “ We look at the weight of evidence .
One study shows it ’ s favourable , one might not .
Some studies have appeared in the media without appropriate peer-review , ” Professor McLachlan said .
“ So far the evidence is that there is no consensus that hydroxychloroquine is effective at treating and preventing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harmful.
” On Facebook , Mr Kelly also referenced a Melbourne study about Ivermectin — an antiparasitic drug used to treat head lice and worms — quoting an interview with gastroenterologist Professor Thomas Borody where he said the drug could be a “ real killer of coronavirus ” .
But Professor McLachlan said while the “ treatment was able to disrupt the virus that causes COVID-19… the concentration in the test tube was well over 100x what you can put in the human body.
” “ Scientists , the media and the community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stuff like this gets traction , ” he added .
“ We know now that physical distance , isolation and detection is really the key to dampening the spread .
New Zealand ’ s success came from rapid testing , isolation , washing hands and wearing masks.
” While discussing Professor MacLachlan ’ s views with Craig Kelly , The Feed asked Mr Kelly what questions he would like put to Professor McLachlan about the drug .
Craig Kelly supplied the questions , and we then put these questions to Professor McLachlan on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Craig Kelly ’ s question : “ Of the trials that didn ’ t work , did those trials include zinc , and did they use hydroxychloroquine and zinc in the early or late stages of the illness ?
” “ These are important questions to consider ; when treatment is commenced , characteristics of the person and the stage of infection , dose of drug administered and combinations .
There remains some unanswered questions including the role of hydroxychloroquine for post-exposure prophylaxis .
Trials are ongoing and evidence is being reviewed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been tested alone and in combination with other medicines ( including hydroxychloroquine ) for coronaviruses ( as well as COVID-19 ) .
The studies I am aware of have been inconclusive in COVID-19 and have not yet been published in a peer-review journal to validate the findings .
The main study that investigated the combination of hydroxychloroquine and zinc has a weak study design that could not control for bias , it simply treated people and followed them over time ( retrospective comparative observational study ) .
This has lead most people to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outcomes for people with COVID-19.
” Craig Kelly often quotes Professor Harvey Risch , a Professor of Epidemiology at Yale .
The professor studied hydroxychloroquine ( used in conjunction with two other drugs ) and concluded the approach should be “ widely available ” .
“ Professor Risch is from Yale and clearly has much experience and has been one of many commentators .
His commentaries on hydroxychloroquine have been much debated as lacking in balance .
Some argue that he has conflated correlations ( simple random association ) with causality ( ie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the best and point by point addresses the issues he raises .
Claims need to be supported by the weight of evidence that has been critically analysed and agreed as a matter of consensus .
That is how decisions are best made when providing care that has the potential to harm people.
” Craig Kelly ’ s question : “ Dr Zelenko has come up with a protocol in the US using hydroxychloroquine that reports all this success.. was he wrong ?
” “ Dr Zelenko ’ s protocol has not been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provide a balanced assessment of whether it is safe and effective .
In an interview , even Dr Jelenko acknowledges that trials are needed and his protocol provides a “ hopeful possibility ” .
In short , clinicians may have a strong belief in a treatment and even implement this in practice , but this does not mean a treatment is safe for all to use.
” Craig Kelly ’ s question : Why should a doctor be prohibited from giving the drug to COVID-19 patients ?
The appropriate use of medicines in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Administration .
The TGA made a clear statement that hydroxychloroquine should not be used for COVID-19 unless it is part of a clinical trial .
Craig Kelly ’ s question : “ The Recovery Trial in the UK gave [ patients ] 2400 mg rather than 500mg of the drug [ the maximum dose ] .
Do you think it ’ s strange they ’ d give them such a massive dose of the drug that ’ d give them adverse side effects ?
” Mr Kelly asked why this trial is being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is , in his view , flawed .
“ The Recovery Trial has a robust design – agreed by consensus experts internationally .
It is regarded as the best designed and most rigorous study .
The dose of hydroxychloroquine used was well justified and approved by the human research ethics committee .
The hydroxychloroquine dose was higher than usually given for other chronic health conditions ( lupus and rheumatoid arthritis ) but was for a short period of time for hospitalised people who were carefully monitored .
The higher dose was shown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treating people were not realised .
Importantly , giving a high dose under carefully controlled conditions with appropriate monitoring and support would also provide the very best chance to confirm whether hydroxychloroquine could be an effective treatment for COVID-19 .
Even at this high dose , it was not effective.
” Craig Kelly would like the government to “ consider all the evidence ” When asked what he ’ d like the government to do in relation to hydroxychloroquine , Mr Kelly said he ’ d request the National Taskforce to “ consider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it has only studied nine medical papers of 70 that have been written .
“ They should look again at the so-called Recovery Trial out of the UK and they should reject that… The studies they should be looking at are those studies [ in which ] hydroxychloroquine and zinc were given early in the infection , ” he said .
“ I believe , if you look at all the evidence , the evidence is not there to take that freedom away , and it should be handed back to the effective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Australia ’ s medicines regulator , the TGA , carefully reviews evidence about drugs .
“ This process has stood the test of time and should not be thrown out , ” he told The Feed .
“ The changing times we face has also seen an important role for experts who formed the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce National to rapidly review high-quality evidence to guide the care of people with COVID-19 , ” he added .
“ Not all studies are equal when it comes to guiding treatment selection – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

IT’S SIMPLY ABOUT RESPECTING THE DOCTOR/PATIENT RELATIONSHIP.
By Craig Kelly
Congratulations to SBS for publishing this balanced article.
That’s all I ask, for the debate to be on the facts and the evidence, to determine if doctors’ freedoms from prescribing drugs they think will help their patients (in consultation with their patient) should be removed.
https://www.sbs.com.au/…/liberal-mp-says-doctors-should-be-…
The drug hydroxychloroquine is used to treat malaria and some autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, according to the Australian Medical Association (AMA).
Promoted by US President Donald Trump, the drug has attracted substantial controversy when it comes to its effectiveness in treating and preventing COVID-19.
The World Health Organisation dropped clinical trials on the drug in July after finding it produced “little or no reduction in the mortality of hospitalised COVID-19 patients.”
An AMA spokesperson told The Feed “the existing high-quality evidence” shows the drug “should not be used on a wider scale”.
“The AMA is once again urging Australians not to seek out or use hydroxychloroquine to ‘cure’ or ‘prevent’ the COVID-19 virus,” the spokesperson said.
Australia’s National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce and Therapeutic Goods Association have also stated that the drug should not be used as a treatment for anyone with COVID-19.
But federal MP for Hughes, Craig Kelly told The Feed he believes the choice to prescribe the drug should be in the hands of the doctors themselves.
“I’m not saying take the drug. I’m not saying the drug works, but I’m saying the doctor should be free to sit down with their patient and make a decision,” Mr Kelly told The Feed.
“Other countries around the world are using this drug and it has shown very, very successful results…You’ve got countries like India, Qatar, Costa Rica, Morocco and Kazakhstan, the United Arab Emirates, the list goes on and on of countries whose medical boards have recommended this drug,” he said.
In recent months, Mr Kelly has shared a number of articles and videos discussing the benefits of the drug to his almost 50,000 Facebook followers, claiming there is a “political war on hydroxychloroquine”.
“There is a special place in hell awaiting those that have been part of the war on Hydroxychloroquine for poltical [sic] reasons. They have the blood of tens of thousands on their hands,” Mr Kelly wrote on Facebook.
“The weight of medical studies indicate that EARLY use of Hydroxychloroquine saves lives,” the backbencher wrote in another post.
Mr Kelly’s online comments have drawn heavy backlash from the opposition with Labor’s Shadow Health Minister, Chris Bowen, labelling his posts a “Trumpian rant”.
Labor Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese also weighed in commenting: “I was shocked by them, that any member of Parliament would be so irresponsible at a time where Victorians are doing it tough.”
But Prime Minister Scott Morrison has stayed silent on the issue, refusing to comment in a press conference earlier this month.
“I’m not going to get onto what people talk about on Facebook on a day like this,” he said.
While Acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said: “in terms of its use for COVID – 19 the jury is pretty much out, it doesn’t work.”
The Feed has reached out to the Prime Minister’s office for comment but did not receive a response.
It’s not the first time Craig Kelly has broached controversy; he’s previously challenged links between climate change and drought in parliament and appeared in a fiery segment with Good Morning Britain where he said record fuel loads and drought were the key reason behind the summer’s bushfire crisis.
“I know I’m sticking my neck out saying these things”
Mr Kelly said he became passionate about hydroxychloroquine after someone sent him a video of a US doctor pleading President Trump to look into the drug as it was “highly successful”.
“I put that up because I thought this was the time that people needed some good news… I first checked to make sure it was a legitimate doctor and legitimate video and I posted that to my Facebook page,” Mr Kelly said.
“The next day, Facebook deleted it and had censored that doctor’s video. A social media expert at Facebook, to me, should have no right to censor the medical opinion of a highly respected doctor. And when someone wants to censor something, and stop me from reading it, I think it makes me want to look at it more,” he added.
Facebook has been taking down videos they consider to contain COVID-19 misinformation.
The Liberal MP told The Feed, “I know what I’m saying seems all a bit far-fetched. I know I’m sticking my neck out saying these things. But yeah, I’ve looked at this very carefully. And, you know, I’ve read everything I can.”
Mr Kelly said he believes there are many reasons why people are “desperate to see that [hydroxychloroquine] doesn’t work”.
“One is because President Trump said the drug works. So there’s definitely been a blowback on that,” he said.
“I think there’s a factor that hydroxychloroquine treatments, the tablets and the treatment that the doctors are prescribing… You’re talking 10 tablets. You book your treatment that costs less than $10. As with the other medical treatments are costing thousands,” he added.
Amid the broader global debate over the use of hydroxychloroquine, the Australian Border Force has detected an increase in the importation of the drug, and have issued multiple warnings about its illegal importation.
“ABF officers have seized more than 26,000 tablets of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine between January 1 2020 and June 21 2020,” the ABF said.
ABF Assistant Commissioner, Erin Dale warned Australians not to take drugs for COVID-19 that have not been prescribed “by a medical health professional”.
“It is illegal to bring these substances into Australia without the proper permits and I strongly urge Australians against importing these items,” Dale said.
When asked if his social media posts may encourage Australians to seek out the drug without a prescription, Mr Kelly told The Feed: “no, because they should obviously always listen to their doctor. The black markets come around by the ban, not by commentary from me.”
Professor Andrew McLachlan is the Head of School and Dean of Pharmacy at the University of Sydney. He told The Feed that “passionate belief doesn’t make up for rigorous evidence.”
“We look at the weight of evidence. One study shows it’s favourable, one might not. Some studies have appeared in the media without appropriate peer-review,” Professor McLachlan said.
“So far the evidence is that there is no consensus that hydroxychloroquine is effective at treating and preventing COVID-19 and the evidence shows it potentially harmful.”
On Facebook, Mr Kelly also referenced a Melbourne study about Ivermectin — an antiparasitic drug used to treat head lice and worms — quoting an interview with gastroenterologist Professor Thomas Borody where he said the drug could be a “real killer of coronavirus”.
But Professor McLachlan said while the “treatment was able to disrupt the virus that causes COVID-19… the concentration in the test tube was well over 100x what you can put in the human body.”
“Scientists, the media and the community are desperate for a treatment and so stuff like this gets traction,” he added.
“We know now that physical distance, isolation and detection is really the key to dampening the spread. New Zealand’s success came from rapid testing, isolation, washing hands and wearing masks.”
While discussing Professor MacLachlan’s views with Craig Kelly, The Feed asked Mr Kelly what questions he would like put to Professor McLachlan about the drug.
Craig Kelly supplied the questions, and we then put these questions to Professor McLachlan on his behalf. His responses are below:
Craig Kelly’s question: “Of the trials that didn’t work, did those trials include zinc, and did they use hydroxychloroquine and zinc in the early or late stages of the illness?”
Professor McLachlan’s answer:
“These are important questions to consider; when treatment is commenced, characteristics of the person and the stage of infection, dose of drug administered and combinations. There remains some unanswered questions including the role of hydroxychloroquine for post-exposure prophylaxis. Trials are ongoing and evidence is being reviewed by the National Taskforce.
Zinc has been tested alone and in combination with other medicines (including hydroxychloroquine) for coronaviruses (as well as COVID-19). The studies I am aware of have been inconclusive in COVID-19 and have not yet been published in a peer-review journal to validate the findings.
The main study that investigated the combination of hydroxychloroquine and zinc has a weak study design that could not control for bias, it simply treated people and followed them over time (retrospective comparative observational study). This has lead most people to remain sceptical about the findings of improved outcomes for people with COVID-19.”
Craig Kelly often quotes Professor Harvey Risch, a Professor of Epidemiology at Yale. The professor studied hydroxychloroquine (used in conjunction with two other drugs) and concluded the approach should be “widely available”.
Craig Kelly’s question: “Why would Professor Harvey Risch [be] wrong?”
Professor McLachlan’s answer:
“Professor Risch is from Yale and clearly has much experience and has been one of many commentators. His commentaries on hydroxychloroquine have been much debated as lacking in balance.
Some argue that he has conflated correlations (simple random association) with causality (ie the treatment works). This critique is the best and point by point addresses the issues he raises.
Claims need to be supported by the weight of evidence that has been critically analysed and agreed as a matter of consensus. That is how decisions are best made when providing care that has the potential to harm people.”
Craig Kelly’s question: “Dr Zelenko has come up with a protocol in the US using hydroxychloroquine that reports all this success.. was he wrong?”
Professor McLachlan’s answer:
“Dr Zelenko’s protocol has not been tested in a rigorous clinical trial to provide a balanced assessment of whether it is safe and effective. In an interview, even Dr Jelenko acknowledges that trials are needed and his protocol provides a “hopeful possibility”.
In short, clinicians may have a strong belief in a treatment and even implement this in practice, but this does not mean a treatment is safe for all to use.”
Craig Kelly’s question: Why should a doctor be prohibited from giving the drug to COVID-19 patients?
Professor McLachlan’s answer:
The appropriate use of medicines in Australia is regulated by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. The TGA made a clear statement that hydroxychloroquine should not be used for COVID-19 unless it is part of a clinical trial.
Craig Kelly’s question: “The Recovery Trial in the UK gave [patients] 2400 mg rather than 500mg of the drug [the maximum dose]. Do you think it’s strange they’d give them such a massive dose of the drug that’d give them adverse side effects?” Mr Kelly asked why this trial is being referenced to say hydroxychloroquine is ineffective when it is, in his view, flawed.
Professor McLachlan’s answer:
“The Recovery Trial has a robust design – agreed by consensus experts internationally. It is regarded as the best designed and most rigorous study.
The dose of hydroxychloroquine used was well justified and approved by the human research ethics committee. The hydroxychloroquine dose was higher than usually given for other chronic health conditions (lupus and rheumatoid arthritis) but was for a short period of time for hospitalised people who were carefully monitored.
The higher dose was shown to be tolerated but the benefits in treating people were not realised. Importantly, giving a high dose under carefully controlled conditions with appropriate monitoring and support would also provide the very best chance to confirm whether hydroxychloroquine could be an effective treatment for COVID-19. Even at this high dose, it was not effective.”
Craig Kelly would like the government to “consider all the evidence”
When asked what he’d like the government to do in relation to hydroxychloroquine, Mr Kelly said he’d request the National Taskforce to “consider all the evidence”. He claimed it has only studied nine medical papers of 70 that have been written.
“They should look again at the so-called Recovery Trial out of the UK and they should reject that… The studies they should be looking at are those studies [in which] hydroxychloroquine and zinc were given early in the infection,” he said.
“I believe, if you look at all the evidence, the evidence is not there to take that freedom away, and it should be handed back to the effective doctor and patient relationship.”
Professor McLachlan said Australia’s medicines regulator, the TGA, carefully reviews evidence about drugs.
“This process has stood the test of time and should not be thrown out,” he told The Feed.
“The changing times we face has also seen an important role for experts who formed the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce National to rapidly review high-quality evidence to guide the care of people with COVID-19,” he added.
“Not all studies are equal when it comes to guiding treatment selection – only high-quality studies will guide treatment decisions.


australiannationalreview--2020-08-15--People’s victory over Facial Recognition software as it is ruled ILLEGAL at Court of Appeal

People ’ s victory over Facial Recognition software as it is ruled ILLEGAL at Court of Appeal .
This follows a legal challenge brought by civil rights group Liberty and Ed Bridges , 37 , from Cardiff .
The Court found its use was a proportionate interference with human rights .
The technology , which is used to allow officers to compare the faces of pedestrians against a database of persons of interest , is now effectively outlawed until it can be brought before parliament .
Real-time use of facial recognition software has been controversial as it compares members of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any crimes against a police database , potentially putting them at risk of arrest if the system delivers a false positive In a unanimous ruling , three judges found South Wales Police had breached privacy rights , data protection laws and equality legislation by deploying it .
South Wales Police said it would not be appealing the findings .
Liberty stated “ our case with Ed Bridges is the world ’ s first legal challenge to police use of facial recognition .
Ed was scanned by the tech – which ‘ maps ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ special cameras and ‘ matches ’ them to images on secretive watch lists .
Mr Bridges , a former Liberal Democrat councillor for Gabalfa in Cardiff says his image was first captured while he was on his lunch break in Cardiff city centre in 2017 .
But it was after it happened for a second time , a few months later while he was on a peaceful protest at an arms ’ fayre at Cardiff International Arena , that he decided to take action .
“ On that occasion the facial recognition van @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he said .
He argued that snatching his personal biometric data without his knowledge or consent violated his right to privacy .
He also raised that the tech is discriminatory – it is known to misidentify people of colour , meaning they are more likely to be stopped by the police – and its use breaches data protection laws .
The Court agreed with our case , stating that it does indeed breach privacy rights , data protection laws and equality laws and South Wales Police must immediately halt its use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Following the ruling Liberty state this is a major victory , but we can not stop here .
There has been much talk of Parliament creating laws to govern facial recognition ’ s use , but this can ’ t solve the privacy concerns or correct the tech ’ s in-built discrimination .
The only way to mend these problems is to ban it altogether .
Several US cities have recognised this and have done just that .
It ’ s time for us to follow .
Liberty have created a petition calling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it today and share it with friends and family .
Together we will get facial recognition off our streets .
There is a lot of controversy surrounding the use of facial recognition , some would say “ if you are doing nothing wrong you have nothing to worry about – it is a good thing helping to keep us safe ” .
My answer to that is – who knows what powers the state will afford itself in the future – the Coronavirus Act I would suggest was a wake up call to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be wielding that power ?
Our freedoms and liberties were hard fought for and hard won by our forefathers , I believe it is our duty to protect them and hand them over IN FULL to the next generation – how about you ?

People’s victory over Facial Recognition software as it is ruled ILLEGAL at Court of Appeal.
By Tina Brooker
This follows a legal challenge brought by civil rights group Liberty and Ed Bridges, 37, from Cardiff.
The Court found its use was a proportionate interference with human rights.
The technology, which is used to allow officers to compare the faces of pedestrians against a database of persons of interest, is now effectively outlawed until it can be brought before parliament.
Real-time use of facial recognition software has been controversial as it compares members of a crowd who are not suspected of any crimes against a police database, potentially putting them at risk of arrest if the system delivers a false positive
In a unanimous ruling, three judges found South Wales Police had breached privacy rights, data protection laws and equality legislation by deploying it.
South Wales Police said it would not be appealing the findings.
A world first
Liberty stated “our case with Ed Bridges is the world’s first legal challenge to police use of facial recognition.
Ed was scanned by the tech – which ‘maps’ the faces of everyone in range of special cameras and ‘matches’ them to images on secretive watch lists. Mr Bridges, a former Liberal Democrat councillor for Gabalfa in Cardiff says his image was first captured while he was on his lunch break in Cardiff city centre in 2017.
But it was after it happened for a second time, a few months later while he was on a peaceful protest at an arms’ fayre at Cardiff International Arena, that he decided to take action.
“On that occasion the facial recognition van was parked across the street from us,” he said.
He argued that snatching his personal biometric data without his knowledge or consent violated his right to privacy. He also raised that the tech is discriminatory – it is known to misidentify people of colour, meaning they are more likely to be stopped by the police – and its use breaches data protection laws.
The Court agreed with our case, stating that it does indeed breach privacy rights, data protection laws and equality laws and South Wales Police must immediately halt its use of live facial recognition in public.
Now ban it
Following the ruling Liberty state this is a major victory, but we cannot stop here.
There has been much talk of Parliament creating laws to govern facial recognition’s use, but this can’t solve the privacy concerns or correct the tech’s in-built discrimination.
The only way to mend these problems is to ban it altogether.
Several US cities have recognised this and have done just that. It’s time for us to follow.
Liberty have created a petition calling for a ban of this technology Sign it today and share it with friends and family.
Together we will get facial recognition off our streets.
Analysis
There is a lot of controversy surrounding the use of facial recognition, some would say “if you are doing nothing wrong you have nothing to worry about – it is a good thing helping to keep us safe”.
My answer to that is – who knows what powers the state will afford itself in the future – the Coronavirus Act I would suggest was a wake up call to many of us – and who will be wielding that power?
Our freedoms and liberties were hard fought for and hard won by our forefathers, I believe it is our duty to protect them and hand them over IN FULL to the next generation – how about you?


australiannationalreview--2020-08-15--Australian’s are rushing to buy guns and ammunition

Australian ’ s are rushing to buy guns and ammunition .
Australian ’ s are rushing to buy guns and ammunition .
Is this a better idea than toilet paper ?
Would you buy a gun if allowed ?
How do you feel about Australians being left unarmed and unable to defend themselves against a takeover or the increased likelihood of civil unrest especially as police brutality and attacks are only likely to rise as power nearly always corrupts ?
How do you feel about new powers whereby the Police can take you or children or family members and have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into Quarantine prison removing every one of your human rights ?
Or enter your home now without a warrant ?
The probability of violent retaliations in Australia by November has dramatically increased .
All Australians should take measures to be able to better protect themselves and their families .
This is very real in South Australia and other states .
COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020 5A-Removal of children ( 1 ) Without derogating from section 25 , an authorised officer may , for the purpose of ensuring compliance with any direction under that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ premises , place , vehicle or vessel to a place of residence of the child or to a hospital or quarantine facility , as the authorised officer thinks fit ( and may , in doing so , use such force as is reasonably necessary ) .

Australian’s are rushing to buy guns and ammunition.
By Jamie McIntyre
Australian’s are rushing to buy guns and ammunition. Is this a better idea than toilet paper?
Aanxiety levels leading to increase gun purchases rational?
Would you buy a gun if allowed?
How do you feel about Australians being left unarmed and unable to defend themselves against a takeover or the increased likelihood of civil unrest especially as police brutality and attacks are only likely to rise as power nearly always corrupts ?
How do you feel about new powers whereby the Police can take you or children or family members and have you forcibly vaccinated ?
Or forcibly placed into Quarantine prison removing every one of your human rights?
Or enter your home now without a warrant?
The probability of violent retaliations in Australia by November has dramatically increased.
All Australians should take measures to be able to better protect themselves and their families.
This is very real in South Australia and other states.
COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020
5A-Removal of children
(1) Without derogating from section 25, an authorised officer may, for the purpose of ensuring compliance with any direction under that section, remove a child from any premises, place, vehicle or vessel to a place of residence of the child or to a hospital or quarantine facility, as the authorised officer thinks fit (and may, in doing so, use such force as is reasonably necessary).
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COVID-19: What now?

Economics Professor Gigi Foster believes rather than mask up , it ’ s time for Australia to ‘ man up @ @ @ @ @ business , even if that sees more deaths .
But her colleague Bill Bowtell believes @ @ @ @ @ not only the best way forward , it ’ s the only way .

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australiannationalreview--2020-08-17--What is happening in Melbourne ‘would be comical if it wasn’t so terrifying’

What is happening in Melbourne ‘ would be comical if it wasn ’ t so terrifying ’ .
Former Victorian @ @ @ @ @ Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews ’ contradictory claims on Prime Minister Scott Morrison ’ s offer @ @ @ @ @ would be “ comical if it wasn ’ t so terrifying.
” Mr Andrews on @ @ @ @ @ not offered to Victoria to help in the management of the state ’ s hotel @ @ @ @ @ claims , there is documentation suggesting ADF support was offered early on and was not @ @ @ @ @ The back side covering , as you saw today , is just too much for @ @ @ @ @ Melbourne given it ’ s destroying businesses and the mental health challenge is out of @ @ @ @ @ told Sky News .
“ We are in a stage four lockdown , there is @ @ @ @ @ .
“ It would be comical if it wasn ’ t so terrifying what is @ @ @ @ @

What is happening in Melbourne ‘would be comical if it wasn’t so terrifying’.
By SkyNews
Former Victorian opposition leader Matthew Guy says Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ contradictory claims on Prime
Minister Scott Morrison’s offer of Australian Defence Force support would be “comical if it wasn’t so terrifying.”
Mr Andrews on Tuesday said ADF assistance was not offered to Victoria to help in the management of the state’s hotel quarantine.
Contrary to his claims, there is documentation suggesting ADF support was offered early on and was not accepted by Victoria.
“The back side covering, as you saw today, is just too much for us to cop here in Melbourne given it’s destroying businesses and the mental health challenge is out of control,” Mr Guy told Sky News.
“We are in a stage four lockdown, there is a curfew in this city.
“Why we’re here is important.
“It would be comical if it wasn’t so terrifying what is happening in Melbourne.”


australiannationalreview--2020-08-17--THE NEW WORLD ORDER IS ALREADY LAUNCHED

THE NEW WORLD ORDER IS ALREADY LAUNCHED

THE NEW WORLD ORDER IS ALREADY LAUNCHED .


australiannationalreview--2020-08-17--Is every law since 1975 invalid?

Is every law since 1975 invalid?

Is every law since 1975 invalid ?


australiannationalreview--2020-08-17--A letter you can send to your Governor General

A letter you can send to your Governor General .
I am writing this letter with deep concerns regarding the management and operations of the Andrews Government in Victoria , Australia .
I am requesting a Federal investigation into the official statistics which have been used to enforce such draconian measures upon the people of Melbourne metropolitan under Stage 4 and Rural Victoria under Stage 3 .
It is my understanding that we , Australia , are a democracy under a constitution and that the actions of Daniel Andrews are highly illegal and beyond his scope of power .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was based on the unknown and uncertainty which we feel is reasonable .
However , this second wave of restrictions that we are currently under seems excessive and unjustified based on the statistics used for these measures .
We are seeing a recovery rate of 99.98 % .
Considering statistics based on influenza deaths in Victoria 2019 , in comparison to the covid-19 deaths of 2020 , is merely not even comparable .
There are similarities within a demographic , which we have always understood as a nation , that the elderly and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And Governor , that is life as we know it .
The hotel quarantine mismanagement defeated the entire purpose of the initial lockdown which saw business owners close their doors for good .
I request that Victorian Premier , Daniel Andrews , Victoria ’ s Chief of Health , Brett Sutton and Health Minister , Jenny Mikakos be investigated under section 44 of the COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA CONSTITUTION ACT and be dissolved Under Section 5 .

A letter you can send to your Governor General.
By Staff Reporter
Your Name
Street Address
Suburb, State, Postcode
August, 14, 2020
Your Excellency
Government House
Dunrossil Drive
YARRALUMLA, ACT, 2600
Dear Governor-General,
I am writing this letter with deep concerns regarding the management and operations of the Andrews Government in Victoria, Australia. I am requesting a Federal investigation into the official statistics which have been used to enforce such draconian measures upon the people of Melbourne metropolitan under Stage 4 and Rural Victoria under Stage 3.
It is my understanding that we, Australia, are a democracy under a constitution and that the actions of Daniel Andrews are highly illegal and beyond his scope of power. We understand the initial response to the pandemic was based on the unknown and uncertainty which we feel is reasonable. However, this second wave of restrictions that we are currently under seems excessive and unjustified based on the statistics used for these measures. We are seeing a recovery rate of 99.98%.
Considering statistics based on influenza deaths in Victoria 2019, in comparison to the covid-19 deaths of 2020, is merely not even comparable. There are similarities within a demographic, which we have always understood as a nation, that the elderly and compromised, are always unfortunately vulnerable. And Governor, that is life as we know it. The hotel quarantine mismanagement defeated the entire purpose of the initial lockdown which saw business owners close their doors for good.
I request that Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews, Victoria’s Chief of Health, Brett Sutton and Health Minister, Jenny Mikakos be investigated under section 44 of the COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA CONSTITUTION ACT and be dissolved Under Section 5.
Best regards,


australiannationalreview--2020-08-17--Do the tests for COVID actually work for testing COVID?

Do the tests for COVID actually work for testing COVID ?
How Many times do people need to be told that these TESTS DON ’ T WORK properly .
Even the guy who invented them said they should not be used to diagnose an infectious disease .
( taken from link below ) “ In the early 1990s , PCR , came into popular use , and Kary Mullis was awarded the Nobel Prize for it in 1993 .
PCR , simply put , is a thermal cycling method used to make up to billions of copies of a specific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to study .
PCR is an indispensable technique with a broad variety of applications including biomedical research and criminal forensics.
” According to Mullis himself , PCR can not be totally and should never be used as a tool in “ the diagnosis of infectious diseases.
” This is the main reason why Mullis disagreed with the scientists who are behind the HIV-AIDS hypothesis .
He defied the mainstream notion that “ the disease-causing mechanisms of HIV are simply too “ mysterious ” to comprehend .
They keep doing a call out for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to boost the numbers to justify the lock downs .
And while Healthy people still keep going and getting tested this madness is going to continue .
Fauci is a war criminal and I have no idea why people still listen to him and why he has not been locked up yet .
If you not sick .
Stop getting tested these tests are not free either they are costing the government money to perform but Covid is putting us into billions of dollars of Debt .
But the government is also paying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why would people want to go to work when you can just go get a little test and stay for 3-4 days to wait for the results I really feel for Victoria so glad I got out in Nov it , I can ’ t stand Dictator Dan .

Do the tests for COVID actually work for testing COVID?
By Nikki A Galagher
How Many times do people need to be told that these TESTS DON’T WORK properly.
Even the guy who invented them said they should not be used to diagnose an infectious disease.
(taken from link below)
“In the early 1990s, PCR, came into popular use, and Kary Mullis was awarded the Nobel Prize for it in 1993. PCR, simply put, is a thermal cycling method used to make up to billions of copies of a specific DNA sample, making it large enough to study. PCR is an indispensable technique with a broad variety of applications including biomedical research and criminal forensics.”
According to Mullis himself, PCR cannot be totally and should never be used as a tool in “the diagnosis of infectious diseases.” This is the main reason why Mullis disagreed with the scientists who are behind the HIV-AIDS hypothesis. He defied the mainstream notion that “the disease-causing mechanisms of HIV are simply too “mysterious” to comprehend.
They keep doing a call out for everyone to get tested cos they need to boost the numbers to justify the lock downs. And while Healthy people still keep going and getting tested this madness is going to continue.
Fauci is a war criminal and I have no idea why people still listen to him and why he has not been locked up yet.
If you not sick. Stop getting tested these tests are not free either they are costing the government money to perform but Covid is putting us into billions of dollars of Debt. But the government is also paying people $450 to get tested FFS why would people want to go to work when you can just go get a little test and stay for 3-4 days to wait for the results
I really feel for Victoria so glad I got out in Nov it, I can’t stand Dictator Dan.
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australiannationalreview--2020-08-17--Bill Gates: “I just want the world to be healthy – that’s why I bought 500,000 shares of Monsanto.”

Bill Gates : “ I just want the world to be healthy – that ’ s why I bought 500,000 shares of Monsanto.
” In 2006 , the Bill and Melinda Gates and Rockefeller Foundations launched Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa ( AGRA ) promising to double crop productivity and incomes for 30 million small farmers by 2020 while cutting food insecurity by half .
Gates ’ vision was to force America ’ s failed system of GMO , chemical , and fossil fuel-based agriculture on African farmers .
They spent a billion dollars imposing high-tech corporatized , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transition to imported commercial seeds , petrochemical fertilizers , and pesticides .
Gates built the supply chain infrastructure for chemicals and seeds and persuaded African governments to spend huge sums on subsidies and to use authoritarian penalties to force farmers to buy his expensive inputs .
As with his African vaccine enterprise , there was no public evaluation or accountability .
“ False Promises : The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa ( AGRA ) ” is the report card on that 14-year effort .
The report concludes that the number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30 percent in the 13 countries that Gates targeted .
Gates made farmers substitute traditional nutritious subsistence crops like sorghum , millet , sweet potato , and cassava for high-yield industrial cash crops , especially corn , which benefit elite commodity traders but leave poor Africans with little to eat .
Both nutrition and productivity plummeted .
Soils grew more acidic with every application of petrochemical fertilizers .
Rural poverty increased , and the number of hungry people in these 13 countries rose to 131 million people .
The only entities benefiting from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partners—particularly Monsanto .
Africans call Gates ’ program “ Neocolonialism ” .
Gates claims to worry about climate change , but he forced Africans , in Michael Pollen ’ s words , to “ eat oil ” ; his corn requires heavy applications of fertilizers , pesticides , agro-chemicals made from natural gas & other fossil-fuel inputs .
African farmers call it “ climate-stupid agriculture.
” Gates ’ approach to global problems put technology , chemical , pharmaceutical , and oil corporations at the center of every solution .

Bill Gates: “I just want the world to be healthy – that’s why I bought 500,000 shares of Monsanto.”
By Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
In 2006, the Bill and Melinda Gates and Rockefeller Foundations launched Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) promising to double crop productivity and incomes for 30 million small farmers by 2020 while cutting food insecurity by half. Gates’ vision was to force America’s failed system of GMO, chemical, and fossil fuel-based agriculture on African farmers. They spent a billion dollars imposing high-tech corporatized, industrialized agriculture, forcing small farms to transition to imported commercial seeds, petrochemical fertilizers, and pesticides. Gates built the supply chain infrastructure for chemicals and seeds and persuaded African governments to spend huge sums on subsidies and to use authoritarian penalties to force farmers to buy his expensive inputs. As with his African vaccine enterprise, there was no public evaluation or accountability. “False Promises: The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)” is the report card on that 14-year effort. The report concludes that the number of Africans suffering extreme hunger has increased by 30 percent in the 13 countries that Gates targeted.
Gates made farmers substitute traditional nutritious subsistence crops like sorghum, millet, sweet potato, and cassava for high-yield industrial cash crops, especially corn, which benefit elite commodity traders but leave poor Africans with little to eat. Both nutrition and productivity plummeted. Soils grew more acidic with every application of petrochemical fertilizers. Rural poverty increased, and the number of hungry people in these 13 countries rose to 131 million people.
The only entities benefiting from Gates’ program were his international corporate partners—particularly Monsanto. Africans call Gates’ program “Neocolonialism”.
Gates claims to worry about climate change, but he forced Africans, in Michael Pollen’s words, to “eat oil”; his corn requires heavy applications of fertilizers, pesticides, agro-chemicals made from natural gas & other fossil-fuel inputs. African farmers call it “climate-stupid agriculture.”
Gates’ approach to global problems put technology, chemical, pharmaceutical, and oil corporations at the center of every solution.


australiannationalreview--2020-08-17--Simply using the old ‘stop spreading conspiracy theories’ as the foundation of your argument against

Simply using the old ‘ stop spreading conspiracy theories ’ as the foundation of your argument against a contradictory narrative to the mainstream narrative is an illogical argument and a symptom of delusional thinking , not critical thinking .
This kind of argument is used by the mainstream to defend their narrative .
It is planted into the heads of the complicit via influential controlled media .
The very mainstream media you use ( often so arrogantly ) as the source of your ( unquestionable ) facts to refute alternate theories ( potentially facts if you actually looked ) are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the conspiracy .
Their so-called experts and the educational institutions or research centers , the so-called world and national health institutes and organisations , the many national and state governments and the very wealthy who fund them all stand accused of playing a part in a global conspiracy .
To use them and information sourced from them and to ignore looking at the evidence against them because you have been told by them that anything contrary to what they tell you is a lie ( conspiracy theory ) is insanely illogical .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ this kind of brain numbing illogic .
Prosecution brings charges against a person for murder .
In court , the charged speaks with the magistrate/judge and provides his/her defense along with stating that the prosectuion are just liars ( conspiracy theorists ) and have nothing of value to state in the case .
When the prosecution attempt to present their case the magistrate interrupts them and simply says “ you are liars and stop spreading your false allegations ( conspiracy theories ) around here ” .
Whenever the prosecution tries to counter such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murder scene ( DNA of the accused on the murder weapon etc… ) they are simply shut down by the magistrate who uses only what the murderer has told him/her to counter the prosecution .
Would there be any justice in that ?
Is there any genuine evidence of facts in that ?
Is the judge actually acting as a judge or simply as an advocate for the accused ?
So , if you have answered these correctly you will know that those who so proudly and arrogantly shut down ‘ conspiracy theorists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ judges but are simply brainwashed advocates for the accused .
This is , of course , obvious to those trying to introduce contradictory facts to the accused ’ s narrative , but it is not obvious to the illogical advocates of the alleged global conspiracists who stand charged by an ever-growing number of the population .
In this day and age ; he who controls the narrative , who influences the narrative , controls the world , not he who has all the facts .
The majority of the world are so conditioned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recognise a fact if it is beaten against their heads a hundred times .
Only when the soldiers of the accused and their boots are trampling over your heads and your children ’ s heads will it dawn on you that “ hey , just maybe I should not have listened solely to the words of those who stood accused of murder ” .

Simply using the old ‘stop spreading conspiracy theories’ as the foundation of your argument against a contradictory narrative to the mainstream narrative is an illogical argument and a symptom of delusional thinking, not critical thinking.
By Guru-Shakti Dasa
This kind of argument is used by the mainstream to defend their narrative.
It is planted into the heads of the complicit via influential controlled media.
The very mainstream media you use (often so arrogantly) as the source of your (unquestionable) facts to refute alternate theories (potentially facts if you actually looked) are the ones alleged to be fully complicit in the conspiracy. Their so-called experts and the educational institutions or research centers, the so-called world and national health institutes and organisations, the many national and state governments and the very wealthy who fund them all stand accused of playing a part in a global conspiracy.
To use them and information sourced from them and to ignore looking at the evidence against them because you have been told by them that anything contrary to what they tell you is a lie (conspiracy theory) is insanely illogical.
Let’s draw an analogy for this kind of brain numbing illogic.
Prosecution brings charges against a person for murder. In court, the charged speaks with the magistrate/judge and provides his/her defense along with stating that the prosectuion are just liars (conspiracy theorists) and have nothing of value to state in the case.
When the prosecution attempt to present their case the magistrate interrupts them and simply says “you are liars and stop spreading your false allegations (conspiracy theories) around here”.
Whenever the prosecution tries to counter such an illogical argument with facts from the murder scene (DNA of the accused on the murder weapon etc…) they are simply shut down by the magistrate who uses only what the murderer has told him/her to counter the prosecution.
Is that reasonable?
Is that a good magistrate/judge?
Would there be any justice in that?
Is there any genuine evidence of facts in that?
Is the judge actually acting as a judge or simply as an advocate for the accused?
So, if you have answered these correctly you will know that those who so proudly and arrogantly shut down ‘conspiracy theorists’ in such a manner are not judges but are simply brainwashed advocates for the accused.
This is, of course, obvious to those trying to introduce contradictory facts to the accused’s narrative, but it is not obvious to the illogical advocates of the alleged global conspiracists who stand charged by an ever-growing number of the population.
In this day and age; he who controls the narrative, who influences the narrative, controls the world, not he who has all the facts.
The majority of the world are so conditioned by the accused that they cannot recognise a fact if it is beaten against their heads a hundred times. Only when the soldiers of the accused and their boots are trampling over your heads and your children’s heads will it dawn on you that “hey, just maybe I should not have listened solely to the words of those who stood accused of murder”.


australiannationalreview--2020-08-17--Nathan Buckley and a Victorian law firm threaten to sue Premier Dan Andrews

For those of you who don ’ t know who I am , my name is Nathan Buckley .
I am a Partner of G & B Lawyers , a law firm based in Sydney .
We presently have a Fundly campaign to end the lockdowns and reopen Australia .
The intention is to challenge all State ’ s lockdown restrictions in the High Court starting with Victoria .
This naturally extends to people who are unable to return to Australia from overseas and to people who wish to leave Australia .
The reality is that none of the restrictions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is compliant with the Constitution of Australia .
Sections 7 and 24 establish that Australia is governed by a representative government .
None of the restrictions were passed through the ordinary houses of parliament .
A handful of bureaucrats on the advice of medical experts have resulted in Ministers creating directions and orders that are beyond power .
They are what is known as ultra vires .
Secondly , only the Commonwealth has the power to make laws with respect to quarantine .
This is expressly stated in section 51 ( ix ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State that has introduced 14 day quarantine restrictions are beyond power and should be struck out .
We should challenge the constitutional validity of all lockdown restrictions including travel and quarantine restrictions .
However , we need funding to do so .
It is expensive to fight this litigation in the High Court .
As a baseline , we need $ 1 million .
The quicker we can raise that money , the quicker we can challenge these unconstitutional restrictions .
To donate see here : https : //fundly.com/reopen-australia-and-end-the-lockdowns ?
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Nathan Buckley and a Victorian law firm threaten to sue Premier Dan Andrews.
By Nathan Buckley
For those of you who don’t know who I am, my name is Nathan Buckley. I am a Partner of G&B Lawyers, a law firm based in Sydney.
We presently have a Fundly campaign to end the lockdowns and reopen Australia. The intention is to challenge all State’s lockdown restrictions in the High Court starting with Victoria.
This naturally extends to people who are unable to return to Australia from overseas and to people who wish to leave Australia.
The reality is that none of the restrictions, orders or directions of each State is compliant with the Constitution of Australia.
Sections 7 and 24 establish that Australia is governed by a representative government. None of the restrictions were passed through the ordinary houses of parliament. A handful of bureaucrats on the advice of medical experts have resulted in Ministers creating directions and orders that are beyond power. They are what is known as ultra vires.
Secondly, only the Commonwealth has the power to make laws with respect to quarantine. This is expressly stated in section 51(ix) of the Constitution. Therefore, every State that has introduced 14 day quarantine restrictions are beyond power and should be struck out.
We should challenge the constitutional validity of all lockdown restrictions including travel and quarantine restrictions. However, we need funding to do so. It is expensive to fight this litigation in the High Court.
As a baseline, we need $1 million. The quicker we can raise that money, the quicker we can challenge these unconstitutional restrictions. To donate see here: https://fundly.com/reopen-australia-and-end-the-lockdowns?ft_pid=p6hnyopy&ft_src=EmailDonationReceived&ft_sid=30614092&ft_aid=802229&ft_uid=3123061


australiannationalreview--2020-08-17--ANR Founder says we must all help fund independent media if we want to protect our way of life

ANR Founder says we must all help fund independent media if we want to protect our way of life .
I need your help .
I firstly want to thank the small team at the Australian National Review , one of Australia ’ s few independent news sites I founded in 2013 to help be a force for good in the world help create positive political change .
We are working long hours to make a difference to help expose what ’ s happening .
As a not for profit media site , it relies on donors , sponsors , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freedoms and human rights and civil liberties costs money .
We can reach so many more people and put some much pressure on corrupt politicians and media outlets and expose the truth $ 5000 – $ 10,000 per month in donations or advertising would help us reach millions including globally .
For those who don ’ t have a business even $ 25 a month can help us fund more social media advertising to reach more .
I ’ ve funded it with over a million dollars to make a difference How much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a difference ?
It ’ s one thing to build a successful business or many , but to dedicate money to causes that are force for good and help change society for the better is the next level of business leadership Don ’ t expect others to carry all the weight We all must defend our freedoms and if you can give money big or small then pls do Visit the site and donate online or advertise with us .
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See below an article by well-respected commentator and economist , Jeffrey Tucker who I had spoken at Australia ’ s first Global Bitcoin Conference in Melbourne in 2014 as our headline speaker .

ANR Founder says we must all help fund independent media if we want to protect our way of life.
By Jamie McIntyre
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We are now in a fight for our democratic freedoms.
Please help us at the Australian National Review defend your freedoms and share citizen journalism (journalists without paid agendas) and independent news.
Just $20 a month can help us reach so many more.
We are up against heavily funded mainstream media.
We must build an army of those who are a force for good and this costs money.
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australiannationalreview--2020-08-17--“BIG PHARMA WANT US TO BE ILL” David Icke

“ BIG PHARMA WANT US TO BE ILL ” David Icke .


australiannationalreview--2020-08-18--Germany – The COVID – 19 Extra – Parliamentary Inquiry Committee

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australiannationalreview--2020-08-18--Is this how they pulled of them “Pandemic” Documentary explaining “Plandemic going viral”

Is this how they pulled of them “ Pandemic ” Documentary explaining “ Plandemic going viral ” .


australiannationalreview--2020-08-18--Coronavirus: We’re paying for an epidemic of stupidity

Coronavirus : We ’ re paying for an epidemic of stupidity .
Back in the good old days , the average person used to take pride in having a robust grasp of basic maths : enough mental arithmetic not to be overcharged at the shops , enough skill with pen and paper to make more complex calculations .
Not anymore , it seems .
Many of our finest minds are infected with a new innumeracy that , in today ’ s fevered environment , distorts our understanding of , and response to , the coronavirus threat .
In early April @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to bite , the team manning the ABC ’ s coronavirus news website promised to answer questions about the pandemic .
When a reader asked for help in interpreting some infection-rate statistics , it provoked a cheerful response , broadcast to the world : “ This just sparked a heated newsroom discussion in which we all outed ourselves as being terrible at maths.
” You don ’ t say .
They ’ re only — some might say barely — journalists , however .
They don ’ t need the mastery of figures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So for a moment of light relief , let ’ s examine the numbers that currently unnerve them .
If we cancelled Victoria ’ s lockdown immediately , and its cases were permitted to grow at 1000 a day , the whole state would be infected in no time .
By “ no time ” , of course , I mean 18 years .
No wonder they ’ re frightened : at that rate it could sweep through the entire country in little more than 70 years .
Luckily , in recent times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our population every day .
Phew .
Dodged a bullet there .
Worldwide , excess deaths from COVID-19 ( generously assuming every victim died from , rather than just with , the virus ) are around 700,000 .
Given the roughly 60 million deaths the world records each year , it ’ s as though 2020 had 369 days in it , rather than 366 .
If that thought chills you , congratulations !
A lavishly pensioned , undemanding and unaccountable career in politics beckons .
The ultimate showcase of political innumeracy is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Cases .
Witnessed and recorded by the faithful in the media ( who love to have their work handed to them on a plate ) , it has become a farce within this bigger farce .
The sombre , priestly arch-buffoon blesses reporters with fodder for their blog updates , sprinkling them with numbers that look like information but withstand no scrutiny .
Cases , as a moment ’ s reflection reveals , do not equal sickness , much less hospitalisations .
Until we are entrusted with the knowledge of how many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who show no symptoms , they serve only to strike terror into the innumerate .
Indeed , why do we need to hear these figures at all ?
We don ’ t get daily updates for any other diseases .
They serve no useful purpose , as we are not given sufficient detail to make our own assessment of their significance , decide on the level of risk they represent and tailor our activities accordingly .
Their primary purpose seems to be to post-rationalise our leaders ’ devastating , simple-minded lockdowns and border @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sporting their masks of obedience should they be sufficiently reckless as to leave their homes .
Perhaps the announcements , if they must continue , could give us real information : “ There have been 637 new cases today , but happily , 480 were young people who had no symptoms and didn ’ t know they ’ d been infected .
Oh , and only two of today ’ s cases were serious enough to need to go to hospital.
” Maybe for context they could dilute their irresponsible scaremongering by including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ die in Australia each day , including the victims of lockdown : the suicides and those who , too frightened to visit a doctor or hospital , are dying avoidable deaths through lack of screening and treatment ( Britain anticipates as many as 35,000 extra deaths in the next year from cancer sufferers presenting late with correspondingly advanced tumours ) ; and the people tumbling into despair , depression and other mental and physical illnesses .
Perhaps the premier could hand over to the state ’ s treasurer , who would read out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lists , the businesses forced into bankruptcy , the mortgages foreclosed .
Then someone from social services could talk about the growth in homelessness , the “ huge increase ” in domestic violence reported by victim support groups , the marriage breakdowns .
But they won ’ t because of a mathematical and behavioural curiosity we ’ re all familiar with , if not by name : the sunk costs fallacy .
Imagine that last month you bought a ticket for a concert tonight .
You ’ re tired , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dragging yourself into town .
The money ’ s gone whatever you decide , so logic says you should cut your losses and stay in , but instead you pull on your raincoat and call a taxi .
The urge is irrational but almost irresistible .
The whole vile pokies industry is built on it .
Now imagine how much harder to alter the course if your investment was enormous and everyone was watching , poised to ridicule you for changing your mind .
Here ’ s where our politicians find themselves , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus — the ultimate blunt instrument of lockdown , brutally enforced — hasn ’ t worked , and will never work .
They can ’ t do so because it would mean all they have done up to this point has been in vain .
How could anyone who had wreaked damage on this cataclysmic scale ever admit to themselves , let alone to the nation , that it was all for nothing ?
Instead , like the pokie addict , they have doubled down to unleash a runaway epidemic of stupidity .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ put thousands out of work ; they ’ ve refashioned many of our famously easygoing population into masked informers ; and we ’ ve handed control of our lives to a clown car packed with idiots .
If there is a clearer demonstration of the insidious overreach of the nanny state , infantilising and sinister , and the shameful acquiescence of its legions of time-serving bureaucrats , I ’ m not aware of it .
What ’ s more insulting , each day we are chastised for “ disappointing ” our leaders , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is the citizens ’ duty to please them .
The infected are singled out , vilified and shamed as sinners , their scandalous movements — three pubs on a Saturday night !
— tracked and condemned .
It recalls the attitude towards AIDS victims in the 1980s , a divine judgment visited on wicked libertines .
But attempt to argue that the cost of our response has in any way outweighed the impact of the virus and expect to be labelled a virus denier .
Then expect to be asked , accusingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acceptable .
No matter how often or how emphatically you declare “ We should protect the vulnerable ” , some will hear those words as “ Let ’ s throw the old people to the wolves ” .
On April 4 in these pages , I wondered when life moved from being precious to priceless .
An exaggeration , but more than four months on we ’ ve set the opening bid pretty high .
Turn the question around and ask what we are prepared to pay to protect the elderly with comorbidities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ d let the disease run its course , as Sweden did , and had suffered the same death rate .
We might have lost 10,000 of the old and sick earlier than in a normal year .
We ’ ve kept that figure down , but at what cost ?
On this week ’ s numbers , our governments have spent more than $ 220bn and put 750,000 people out of work ; some of that burden would have been incurred whatever path we had followed , but most of it is self-imposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s too high a price to prolong what in some cases were lives of no great joy ?
What good might we have done with just a fraction of that $ 220bn , artfully applied ?
Would it not have been far better to spend a smaller , but still significant , sum on protecting and caring for the vulnerable and elderly to the very best of our abilities , and then , crucially , offering them the choice whether to accept that care ?
We could allow them , like sentient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Do I live a little longer in safe but miserable isolation , or do I spend my remaining days at some risk but embraced by the warmth of family and friends ?
That ’ s not a decision for any politician , even a wise one , to make .
It ’ s a matter of choice for the individual , or , if incapacitated , for those responsible for them .
Governments don ’ t exist to tell us how or when we can die ; but if life is measured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is where we end up : imprisoned , supposedly for our own good , on the basis of flawed statistical modelling and even worse interpretations of that modelling .
Undismayed by the models ’ failure to predict the future when the virus first appeared , self-styled experts have now contorted their fears into absurd , illogical predictions of a parallel present : if we hadn ’ t acted as we did , they say , then tens , maybe hundreds , of thousands more would have died .
How can anyone possibly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yes , bodies , pile up around the world , we are getting a clearer picture of the virus ’ s course and virulence , and the more data we have , the more similar the curves appear .
If we accept Australians are not exceptional in their resistance to disease , then it appears we have some heartbreak ahead of us , no matter how hard we try to avoid it .
New Zealand is lauded as the perfect example of how to crush the virus , but would anyone be surprised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ price somewhere down the line ?
Four new cases locked down the 1.6 million inhabitants of Auckland this week in a monstrously excessive overreaction that would be comical were it not so destructive .
Meanwhile , the rest of New Zealand has shut down so completely it has effectively removed itself as a nation from the international community .
It ’ s as though the country had never existed .
Soon it will be reduced to a fading Cheshire Cat image of its Prime Minister ’ s saintly sad face .
Let ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and everyone else ’ s , sake a vaccine is found soon , although the World Health Organisation now warns we may never have one .
It ’ s a tired line to repeat , but even after 40-odd years of searching , we don ’ t have one for HIV-AIDS .
Which , if anyone needs reminding , still kills 2600 people a day .

Coronavirus: We’re paying for an epidemic of stupidity.
By STEVE WATERSON
Back in the good old days, the average person used to take pride in having a robust grasp of basic maths: enough mental arithmetic not to be overcharged at the shops, enough skill with pen and paper to make more complex calculations.
Not anymore, it seems. Many of our finest minds are infected with a new innumeracy that, in today’s fevered environment, distorts our understanding of, and response to, the coronavirus threat.
In early April, as the disease was just beginning to bite, the team manning the ABC’s coronavirus news website promised to answer questions about the pandemic.
When a reader asked for help in interpreting some infection-rate statistics, it provoked a cheerful response, broadcast to the world: “This just sparked a heated newsroom discussion in which we all outed ourselves as being terrible at maths.” You don’t say.
They’re only — some might say barely — journalists, however. They don’t need the mastery of figures that our leaders display so magnificently. So for a moment of light relief, let’s examine the numbers that currently unnerve them. If we cancelled Victoria’s lockdown immediately, and its cases were permitted to grow at 1000 a day, the whole state
would be infected in no time. By “no time”, of course, I mean 18 years. No wonder they’re frightened: at that rate it could sweep through the entire country in little more than 70 years. Luckily, in recent times we have been adding 1000 people to our population every day. Phew. Dodged a bullet there.
Worldwide, excess deaths from COVID-19 (generously assuming every victim died from, rather than just with, the virus) are around 700,000. Given the roughly 60 million deaths the world records each year, it’s as though 2020 had 369 days in it, rather than 366.
If that thought chills you, congratulations! A lavishly pensioned, undemanding and unaccountable career in politics beckons.
The ultimate showcase of political innumeracy is the quasi-religious ritual of The Reading of the Cases. Witnessed and recorded by the faithful in the media (who love to have their work handed to them on a plate), it has become a farce within this bigger farce. The sombre, priestly arch-buffoon blesses reporters with fodder for their blog updates, sprinkling them with numbers that look like information but withstand no scrutiny.
Cases, as a moment’s reflection reveals, do not equal sickness, much less hospitalisations. Until we are entrusted with the knowledge of how many are the results of tests on people who show no symptoms, they serve only to strike terror into the innumerate.
Indeed, why do we need to hear these figures at all? We don’t get daily updates for any other diseases. They serve no useful purpose, as we are not given sufficient detail to make our own assessment of their significance, decide on the level of risk they represent and tailor our activities accordingly.
Their primary purpose seems to be to post-rationalise our leaders’ devastating, simple-minded lockdowns and border closures, and to panic people into sporting their masks of obedience should they be sufficiently reckless as to leave their homes.
Perhaps the announcements, if they must continue, could give us real information: “There have been 637 new cases today, but happily, 480 were young people who had no symptoms and didn’t know they’d been infected. Oh, and only two of today’s cases were serious enough to need to go to hospital.”
Maybe for context they could dilute their irresponsible scaremongering by including details of the other 450 people who die in Australia each day, including the victims of lockdown: the suicides and those who, too frightened to visit a doctor or hospital, are dying avoidable deaths through lack of screening and treatment (Britain anticipates as many as 35,000 extra deaths in the next year from cancer sufferers presenting late with correspondingly advanced tumours); and the people tumbling into despair, depression and other mental and physical illnesses.
Perhaps the premier could hand over to the state’s treasurer, who would read out the number added daily to the jobless lists, the businesses forced into bankruptcy, the mortgages foreclosed.
Then someone from social services could talk about the growth in homelessness, the “huge increase” in domestic violence reported by victim support groups, the marriage breakdowns.
But they won’t because of a mathematical and behavioural curiosity we’re all familiar with, if not by name: the sunk costs fallacy.
Imagine that last month you bought a ticket for a concert tonight. You’re tired, it’s pouring with rain, and you dread dragging yourself into town. The money’s gone whatever you decide, so logic says you should cut your losses and stay in, but instead you pull on your raincoat and call a taxi. The urge is irrational but almost irresistible. The whole vile pokies industry is built on it.
Now imagine how much harder to alter the course if your investment was enormous and everyone was watching, poised to ridicule you for changing your mind.
Here’s where our politicians find themselves, unable to admit their response to the virus — the ultimate blunt instrument of lockdown, brutally enforced — hasn’t worked, and will never work.
They can’t do so because it would mean all they have done up to this point has been in vain. How could anyone who had wreaked damage on this cataclysmic scale ever admit to themselves, let alone to the nation, that it was all for nothing? Instead, like the pokie addict, they have doubled down to unleash a runaway epidemic of stupidity. They’ve destroyed our economy and put thousands out of work; they’ve refashioned many of our famously easygoing population into masked informers; and we’ve handed control of our lives to a clown car packed with idiots.
If there is a clearer demonstration of the insidious overreach of the nanny state, infantilising and sinister, and the shameful acquiescence of its legions of time-serving bureaucrats, I’m not aware of it.
What’s more insulting, each day we are chastised for “disappointing” our leaders, as though they are our superiors and it is the citizens’ duty to please them. The infected are singled out, vilified and shamed as sinners, their scandalous movements — three pubs on a Saturday night! — tracked and condemned. It recalls the attitude towards AIDS victims in the 1980s, a divine judgment visited on wicked libertines.
But attempt to argue that the cost of our response has in any way outweighed the impact of the virus and expect to be labelled a virus denier. Then expect to be asked, accusingly, how many deaths you would find acceptable. No matter how often or how emphatically you declare “We should protect the vulnerable”, some will hear those words as “Let’s throw the old people to the wolves”.
On April 4 in these pages, I wondered when life moved from being precious to priceless. An exaggeration, but more than four months on we’ve set the opening bid pretty high. Turn the question around and ask what we are prepared to pay to protect the elderly with comorbidities. Let’s assume we’d let the disease run its course, as Sweden did, and had suffered the same death rate. We might have lost 10,000 of the old and sick earlier than in a normal year. We’ve kept that figure down, but at what cost?
On this week’s numbers, our governments have spent more than $220bn and put 750,000 people out of work; some of that burden would have been incurred whatever path we had followed, but most of it is self-imposed.
Is it callous to suggest that’s too high a price to prolong what in some cases were lives of no great joy? What good might we have done with just a fraction of that $220bn, artfully applied? Would it not have been far better to spend a smaller, but still significant, sum on protecting and caring for the vulnerable and elderly to the very best of our abilities, and then, crucially, offering them the choice whether to accept that care?
We could allow them, like sentient adults, to make a simple calculation: Do I live a little longer in safe but miserable isolation, or do I spend my remaining days at some risk but embraced by the warmth of family and friends?
That’s not a decision for any politician, even a wise one, to make. It’s a matter of choice for the individual, or, if incapacitated, for those responsible for them.
Governments don’t exist to tell us how or when we can die; but if life is measured only by length, not quality, this is where we end up: imprisoned, supposedly for our own good, on the basis of flawed statistical modelling and even worse interpretations of that modelling.
Undismayed by the models’ failure to predict the future when the virus first appeared, self-styled experts have now contorted their fears into absurd, illogical predictions of a parallel present: if we hadn’t acted as we did, they say, then tens, maybe hundreds, of thousands more would have died. How can anyone possibly know?
As the statistics, and yes, bodies, pile up around the world, we are getting a clearer picture of the virus’s course and virulence, and the more data we have, the more similar the curves appear. If we accept Australians are not exceptional in their resistance to disease, then it appears we have some heartbreak ahead of us, no matter how hard we try to avoid it.
New Zealand is lauded as the perfect example of how to crush the virus, but would anyone be surprised if it too has to pay the price somewhere down the line? Four new cases locked down the 1.6 million inhabitants of Auckland this week in a monstrously excessive overreaction that would be comical were it not so destructive.
Meanwhile, the rest of New Zealand has shut down so completely it has effectively removed itself as a nation from the international community. It’s as though the country had never existed. Soon it will be reduced to a fading Cheshire Cat image of its Prime Minister’s saintly sad face.
Let’s hope for the Kiwis’, and everyone else’s, sake a vaccine is found soon, although the World Health Organisation now warns we may never have one. It’s a tired line to repeat, but even after 40-odd years of searching, we don’t have one for HIV-AIDS.
Which, if anyone needs reminding, still kills 2600 people a day.


australiannationalreview--2020-08-18--Bureaucrats have blocked a young mother in northern New South Wales from entering Queensland to be w

Bureaucrats have blocked a young mother in northern New South Wales from entering Queensland to be with her newborn baby @ @ @ @ @ flown from Lismore to a Brisbane hospital for lifesaving treatment , but his anxious mum @ @ @ @ @ t cross the border without first going into quarantine for a fortnight .

Bureaucrats have blocked a young mother in northern New South Wales from entering Queensland to be with her newborn baby.
By 7NEWS Gold Coast
The day-old boy was flown from Lismore to a Brisbane hospital for lifesaving treatment, but his anxious mum was told she can’t cross the border without first going into quarantine for a fortnight.


australiannationalreview--2020-08-18--Vic Premier moves to extend state of emergency capabilities indefinitely

Premier Daniel Andrews is working with the state ’ s solicitor-general to introduce new legislation and amendments to allow authorities @ @ @ @ @ emergency for as long as necessary .
The chief medical officer was granted emergency powers @ @ @ @ @ , until September 13 , pushing it to the six-month legal limit .
The move @ @ @ @ @ see a downward trend in the number of new infections , with 279 new cases @ @ @ @ @ total active caseload dropped by more than 200 .
Concerns have also mounted over specialist @ @ @ @ @ House in Albert Park , which was designed for people with mental health issues , @ @ @ @ @ infections grow from one to 14 over the course of last week .
Security around @ @ @ @ @ residents instructed to self-isolate were spotted outside shopping at the weekend .
All residents were @ @ @ @ @ the house by the end of the day .

Vic Premier moves to extend state of emergency capabilities indefinitely.
By Sky News
Premier Daniel Andrews is working with the state’s solicitor-general to introduce new legislation and amendments to allow authorities to extend the state of emergency for as long as necessary.
The chief medical officer was granted emergency powers for an additional four weeks, until September 13, pushing it to the six-month legal limit.
The move comes as Victoria continues to see a downward trend in the number of new infections, with 279 new cases confirmed on Sunday while the total active caseload dropped by more than 200.
Concerns have also mounted over specialist housing facilities such as Hambleton House in Albert Park, which was designed for people with mental health issues, which saw the number of infections grow from one to 14 over the course of last week.
Security around the facility was increased after residents instructed to self-isolate were spotted outside shopping at the weekend.
All residents were expected to be evacuated from the house by the end of the day.


australiannationalreview--2020-08-18--Qld Premier seriously tried to introduce these laws

Qld Premier seriously tried to introduce these laws .
The Palaszczuk Government has introduced gag laws to stop the reporting @ @ @ @ @ corruption watchdog during an election period .
Journalists will face a $ 6000 fine or @ @ @ @ @ report corruption charges against candidates in the Queensland state election .
Journalists will only be @ @ @ @ @ allegations if they make a submission to the state Crime and Corruption Commission , three @ @ @ @ @ Candidates will not face the same restrictions .
Queensland heads to the polls on October @ @

Qld Premier seriously tried to introduce these laws.
By Sky News
The Palaszczuk Government has introduced gag laws to stop the reporting of complaints made to the corruption watchdog during an election period.
Journalists will face a $6000 fine or six months prison if they report corruption charges against candidates in the Queensland state election.
Journalists will only be able to report on any allegations if they make a submission to the state Crime and Corruption Commission, three months ahead of publication.
Candidates will not face the same restrictions.
Queensland heads to the polls on October 31.


australiannationalreview--2020-08-18--Lawyer: Ghislaine Maxwell Taken off Suicide Watch in New York Jail

Lawyer : Ghislaine Maxwell Taken off Suicide Watch in New York Jail .
Ghislaine Maxwell — the alleged longtime madam of deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — has been removed from suicide watch and seeks to be transferred to the general population of the Brooklyn jail where authorities have held her since early July .
In the latest of a number of challenges , her legal team has now asked Judge Alison Nathan to see that Maxwell is placed in the general population area of Brooklyn ’ s Metropolitan Detention Centre .
She has been taken off suicide watch , her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced to undergo round-the-clock surveillance as well as a number of searches per day .
Her team says she is enduring “ uniquely onerous conditions , ” is being ” treated less favourably than a typical pretrial detainee , ” and “ has been confined alone in an area outside of the general population ( of inmates ) for the entire 36 day period … and there is no indication that this will change.
” She has been forced to wear clothing , they say , which marks certain prisoners as being suicide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watched , via closed circuit cameras , by “ multiple prison guards , many of whom do not appear to be regular ( Metropolitan Detention Center ) personnel .
These prison guards observe Ms Maxwell and take notes on her every activity.
” Maxwell was jailed in MDC Brooklyn without bail since July 2 , when she was arrested at her New Hampshire home for allegedly enticing minors to engage in illegal sexual activities .
The 58-year-old faces up to 35 years behind bars if convicted .
In late July , a federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of documents from a now-settled 2017 civil lawsuit against Maxwell brought by Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre .
Maxwell is said to believe Epstein was murdered in his jail cell and fears she could meet the same fate , a family friend of the alleged madam told The Sun .
“ Everyone ’ s view , including Ghislaine ’ s , is Epstein was murdered .
She received death threats before she was arrested , ” the former friend also revealed the British tabloid paper .
Epstein was found dead in his cell on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trial on sex trafficking charges .
He was taken off suicide watch by a doctoral-level psychologist prior to his death , which was ruled a suicide by hanging .

Lawyer: Ghislaine Maxwell Taken off Suicide Watch in New York Jail.
By JOSHUA CAPLAN
Ghislaine Maxwell — the alleged longtime madam of deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — has been removed from suicide watch and seeks to be transferred to the general population of the Brooklyn jail where authorities have held her since early July.
In the latest of a number of challenges, her legal team has now asked Judge Alison Nathan to see that Maxwell is placed in the general population area of Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Centre. She has been taken off suicide watch, her lawyers say, but she is still forced to undergo round-the-clock surveillance as well as a number of searches per day.
Her team says she is enduring “uniquely onerous conditions,” is being ”treated less favourably than a typical pretrial detainee,” and “has been confined alone in an area outside of the general population (of inmates) for the entire 36 day period … and there is no indication that this will change.” She has been forced to wear clothing, they say, which marks certain prisoners as being suicide risks.
The lawyers say she is watched, via closed circuit cameras, by “multiple prison guards, many of whom do not appear to be regular (Metropolitan Detention Center) personnel. These prison guards observe Ms Maxwell and take notes on her every activity.”
Maxwell was jailed in MDC Brooklyn without bail since July 2, when she was arrested at her New Hampshire home for allegedly enticing minors to engage in illegal sexual activities. The 58-year-old faces up to 35 years behind bars if convicted.
In late July, a federal judge in New York approved the unsealing of documents from a now-settled 2017 civil lawsuit against Maxwell brought by Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre.
Maxwell is said to believe Epstein was murdered in his jail cell and fears she could meet the same fate, a family friend of the alleged madam told The Sun. “Everyone’s view, including Ghislaine’s, is Epstein was murdered. She received death threats before she was arrested,” the former friend also revealed the British tabloid paper.
Epstein was found dead in his cell on August 10th, 2019, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. He was taken off suicide watch by a doctoral-level psychologist prior to his death, which was ruled a suicide by hanging.


australiannationalreview--2020-08-18--A David Icke interview in the 90’s. How did he know so much?

A David Icke interview in the 90 ’ s .
How did he know so much ?
By The 90s @ @ @ @ @ David Icke ruffled some feathers with alternative theory on why we ’ re here and @ @ @ @ @ he been right all along looking back ?

A David Icke interview in the 90’s. How did he know so much?
By The 90s were Amazing
Former sports broadcaster David Icke ruffled some feathers with alternative theory on why we’re here and who rules us.
Has he been right all along looking back?


australiannationalreview--2020-08-18--Chasing the Deepest State: Who’s Behind Gates?

This video talks about how Starbucks , Beyond Meat , Impossible Foods , Microsoft , and the Gates family are @ @ @ @ @ , shadowy consulting firm .


australiannationalreview--2020-08-18--What if there will be no vaccine?

What if there will be no vaccine?

What if there will be no vaccine ?