FINALLY!! We are sending help to treat Ebola.

[i-need-a-martini]

Months after we were asked to step in by the UK and long after the UK, the US and other less wealthy countries stepped in.

Hopefully we can overcome our non-caring reputation with the good works that the larger volunteers numbers are about to start doing.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/ebola-abbott-government-relents-will-send-aust...

[*mrgrizz*]

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

Months after we were asked to step in by the UK and long after the UK, the US and other less wealthy countries stepped in.

Hopefully we can overcome our non-caring reputation with the good works that the larger volunteers numbers are about to start doing.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/ebola-abbott-government-relents-will-send-aust...

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what is this uncaring reputation?

i will not ask anyone to go, to somewhere i will not go myself.

hope they aren't being ordered to go

[cherry*135]

Good news.

Tanya Plibersek was right to bring up the issue and not let go of it.

[i-need-a-martini]

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@*mrgrizz* wrote:

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

Months after we were asked to step in by the UK and long after the UK, the US and other less wealthy countries stepped in.

Hopefully we can overcome our non-caring reputation with the good works that the larger volunteers numbers are about to start doing.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/ebola-abbott-government-relents-will-send-aust...

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what is this uncaring reputation?

i will not ask anyone to go, to somewhere i will not go myself.

hope they aren't being ordered to go

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We are one of the few western countries that have not done anything even though we have resources (and volunteers) available.

We were specifically asked by the UK government to step in and help and we have fluffed around instead.

No one is being 'ordered' to go. Only volunteers are going

[cherry*135]

The UN & WHO requested other countries to send more funds and for personnel to be sent to West Africa as well.

From the link:

The Abbott government is set to announce that it will assist several hundred Australian expert volunteers travel to one of the Ebola hotspots of Africa to help control the epidemic.

[i-need-a-martini]

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@am*3 wrote:

The UN & WHO requested other countries to send more funds and for personnel to be sent to West Africa as well.

From the link:

The Abbott government is set to announce that it will assist several hundred Australian expert volunteers travel to one of the Ebola hotspots of Africa to help control the epidemic.

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That's the other thing I don't understand - the UN in particular has been calling on equipment and supplies. Apparently we have equipment and supplies we could have sent but all

I mean if the govt has such an issue about sending people (for reasons found to be ridiculous) then at LEAST send what you can - money (our input has been pathetic), equipment, medicines, supplies. Or even send funds to support ANOTHER country to help. Anything!

[polksaladallie]

[polksaladallie]

[bluecat*dancing]

About time! I heard last week that there were a number of doctors ready and willing to go to the Ebola affected countries of Africa and that the only hold up was our out-of-touch government.

I suppose that is one good thing that the Abbot goverment has done, albeit taking such a long time to do so.

[boris1gary]

there is something of a stink to it - giving $20 million to a private company that donates to the LNP - how much will end up in the pocket of aspen medical?  Sounds dodgy....privatising our humanitarian work.

Medical entrepreneur Andrew Walker has been accused of defrauding creditors by hiding $15 million worth of shares in tax haven the British Virgin Islands.

Since founding healthcare group Aspen Medical in 2003, Dr Walker and school friend Glenn Keys have built the company into a profitable enterprise that employs 2200 people and boasts former health minister Michael Wooldridge on its board.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/doctor-accused-of-hiding-15m-worth-of-shares-20140416-... 

A Federal Court has found the directors behind failed nursing home empire Prime Trust, including former federal health minister Michael Wooldridge, breached their corporate duties by overseeing a $33 million fee to the trust's founder.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/former-health-minister-michael-wooldridge-and-prime-trust-directors-b...