My late mother used to say about fashion that if you had a washing basket big enough you would pile clothes on top of each other for 20 or 30 years. Then you would tip it upside down. At this point the clothes on the bottom would be new and fashionable again. Whilst...
When you pick up a bottle of over-the-counter medication to treat symptoms of an illness in your child, you do so with the belief that anything you can purchase from a pharmacy shelf is probably safe for use. While over-the-counter medications may be marketed to kids,...
Over the weekend I saw an article claiming that 70% of Australians wanted something done about gambling. As usual that “something” is code for government intervention of some description. The end result is generally inconvenience for the majority with no impact on the...
This week I wrote an article for Australian News websites on the latest stupidity to come from Government reports and committees. A 200 page NHMRC document advised that children at daycare not blow out birthday candles on a cake as it was an infection risk. This...
There have been a number of news stories concerning children over the last two weeks. They are all separate yet underneath is a theme which ties them all together. A 20-month-old girl died after sustaining critical injuries whilst she was under the care of the state....