The South Australian Employment Tribunal has ruled in favour of a youth worker, Daniel Shepherd, who developed pericarditis after receiving a COVID booster shot mandated by his employer, the Department of Child Protection (DCP). This sets a precedent by ruling against employers trying to deflect responsibility for COVID vaccine injuries by claiming they were merely following government orders. 

Despite the DCP’s argument that the injury was caused by a state government Public Health Order (PHO), the Tribunal held the employer responsible because the injury resulted from both the vaccination mandate and his employment.

1 February 2024

European farmers protests at EU summit against Net Zero policies

Hundreds of tractors converged on Luxembourg Square outside the European Parliament in Brussels as European farmers vented their frustration and issued a stark message to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: “Ursula, we are here!” The protest is in response to farmers’ grievances about excessive environmental and agricultural regulations such as the EU’s Green Deal.

31 January 2024

Parents opposing child’s gender transition lose custody to State

In an exclusive report to the Daily Mail UK, A Montana family, Krista and Todd Kolstad, lost custody of their 14-year-old daughter, Jennifer, after resisting her desire to transition to male.

The ordeal began after Jennifer expressed thoughts of suicide in August 2023, leading Child Protective Services (CPS) to intervene, suggesting gender transition as a solution. 

30 January 2024

New Zealand slips to third place in Corruption Perceptions Index

New Zealand has slipped to third place out of 180 countries, behind Denmark and Finland, in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), an annual ranking by Transparency International. Since 2012, New Zealand has consistently been ranked first or first equal but has now fallen to third place. 

29 January 2024

Sex Robots just “ramped up toaster with a fetching name”: legal grey area over new plug and play tech

US Law Professor Jonathan Turley discusses some of the legal limits of privacy and sexual freedom with regard to increasing numbers of “sex bots” and even “sex bot brothels” worldwide. New bots, using artificial intelligence, have lifelike responses, can respond to questions, display emotions and respond to touch.