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23 Apr GERMAN MIRACLE A LESSON FOR US
James Paterson - The Australian - Thursday 23 April The emergency measures put in place to control the spread of coronavirus are necessary, but history shows that radical economic interventions imposed in times of crisis should be removed as quickly as possible once the crisis passes. Extraordinary times justify...
22 Apr MEDIA RELEASE: SENATE INQUIRY INTO COVID-19 RESPONSE TO GET UNDERWAY THIS WEEK
SENATOR KATY GALLAGHER CHAIR OF THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON COVID-19 SENATOR FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY SENATOR JAMES PATERSON DEPUTY CHAIR OF THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON COVID-19 SENATOR FOR VICTORIA SENATE INQUIRY INTO COVID-19 RESPONSE TO GET UNDERWAY THIS WEEK The Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 will hold its first public...
21 Apr Senator Paterson on the Bolt Report: Coronovirus, ABC, Pell
Senator Paterson on the Bolt Report: Coronovirus, ABC, Pell...
17 Apr UQ takes on student over criticism of Beijing
Fergus Hunter and Max Koslowski - The Sydney Morning Herald - Friday 17 April 2020 Disciplinary action against a University of Queensland student known for criticism of the Chinese government risks becoming a political headache for the university as Liberal MPs publicly warn against any actions...
17 Apr Senator Paterson on Paul Murray: China and COVID-19
Senator Paterson joins host Paul Murray to discuss the Chinese Communist Party's handling of COVID-19 and World Health Organisation....
15 Apr Bipartisan call for WHO to accept Taiwan as a member
Anthony Galloway - Sydney Morning Herald - Wednesday 15 April 2020 Australian politicians from both major parties have called on the World Health Organisation to give Taiwan membership, blasting the UN body's performance in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. The intervention by federal MPs comes after Taiwan accused...
15 Apr Chinese Embassy in Australia releases sanitised COVID-19 timeline
Ben Packham - The Australian - Wednesday 15 April The Chinese Embassy in Australia has released a sanitised timeline of the COVID-19 crisis, arguing there was no “cover up” but omitting key information including the persecution of the whistleblowing doctors. The move came after Scott Morrison ramped up...
14 Apr Morrison pressures WHO over wet market
Ben Packham - The Australian - Tuesday 14 April 2020 The World Health Organisation has backed the reopening of China’s notorious wet markets, prompting calls from Scott Morrison for greater “transparency” from the UN body on the causes of the COVID-19 outbreak. Despite strong evidence the coronavirus...
12 Apr They’ve got your whole world in their hands – and want to save it
Dana McCauley - The Sydney Morning Herald - Sunday 12 April 2020 As millions of Australians spend Easter at home, pressure is mounting on authorities to give people a sign that heavy restrictions on social and economic activity will eventually be eased. Those who are obeying the...