This is going to be the most anti-queer government since the 1990s. Worrying. - Not even letting the Law Commission finish its work on hate speech regulation. - Using funding levers to try to block trans inclusion in sport - Revoking the gender & sexuality guidelines used in schools.
âDr Reti would not rule out narrowing access and said it would be up to the caucus. "That would always be a decision for caucus, and so I'm not going to offer a position here now, but we are mindful in watching what happens with Roe vs Wade." Dr Reti is now Health Minister. From 2022đ
National Party leader Christopher Luxon won't be drawn on how he might work with the ACT party and its leader David Seymour if his party wins next year's election.
â of people are still infectious with covid after 5 days www.imperial.ac.uk/news/239212/...
Yup - ridiculous. And paying sick leave so that sick people can actually stay at home and a) be sick and recover and b) not infect the rest of the workplace would be great.
If youâre an employer forcing your Covid positive staff member back to work after the 5 day ârecommendedâ period and putting other staff at risk as a result - as well as your staff member by asking them to push through - shame on you. Tweet brought to you by a few stories of this happening recentlyđŤ
âChristopher Luxon has had ongoing contact with senior Brethren since speaking at one of their seminars in 2016, and is not ruling out a similar appearance as prime minister.â Exclusive Brethren have been described as having âmassive buying powerâ, being âcult-likeâ, âcontrollingâ & are anti-LGBT.
It is massive, and appalling news that a summer intern at the Treasury estimated that Long Covid cost the New Zealand economy $140 million in 2022, and not one person decided that this was concerning enough to motivate urgent policy across the board. newsroom.co.nz/2023/11/17/t...
The first authoritative NZ research reveals the heartbreaking impact of the Long Covid illness on patients' lives
The evidence shows women withdraw from public life & professional opportunities. www.sddirect.org.uk/sites/defaul...
This. So fucking much. We've had covid in the house recently and been through about 15-20 tests between us. If the tests aren't funded then this could've cost $100+. When free tests end, so will testing and isolating.
