Put them and Russell out of their misery

RUSSELL Broadbent was on his feet in Federal Parliament last week, speaking on a range of subjects including gambling advertising, scams, changes to your super, issues for small business and raising concern about the cost of increasing aged care wages.

But on Monday, May 22 he came back to his principled campaign about the ongoing impact of COVID vaccinations, both around the restrictions it is still placing on jobs and accessing health care, and also the adverse health impacts.

Mr Broadbent is right to raise those issues.

And regardless of whether the government’s vaccination strategy, along the lines recommended by the WHO and adopted by almost every other country in the world, has likely saved thousands, if not millions of lives, if there are hundreds who’ve had adverse health or economic impacts, there should be a proper investigation and response.

Mr Broadbent is campaigning to have all workplace and health access mandates and restrictions lifted, quoting the case of a 16-year-old girl, Dazelle, who has been denied a double lung transplant because she isn’t fully vaccinated.

“I appreciate that you might think I don’t understand how hard it has been for government to make quick decisions around the pandemic whilst incorporating policies on the run. I accept their decisions were made in good faith. But now I plead with my colleagues and those in the House to also act in good faith.”

He’s calling for any mandates associated with COVID-19 vaccination to be lifted, for doctors to be able to speak out about their concerns and for a proper government response to the resulting health, social and economic impacts, of which he says are many.

He should then go back to trying to make a difference for the people of Monash.