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Peter Francis Fenwick
Aug 25, 20212 min read
No Final at the G Again
Confined to quarters and simple pleasures, I am buoyed by memories of the cheery lyrics of Leonard Cohen.
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Jul 19, 20213 min read
Premiers Exposed
It is time to consider the evidence. It is not simply that Lockdowns don't work. We must face the fact that the State is an ineffective...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Jun 23, 20215 min read
Chief Health Officers were unable to Control Pandemic
Sound economic decisions cannot be made centrally by expert bureaucrats because they can never have all the knowledge needed.
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Peter Francis Fenwick
May 27, 20211 min read
Are We All in This Together?
It is twelve months since the duplicitous decisions of the Victorian Government and the incompetence of its public service caused 800 deaths
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Aug 10, 20203 min read
Hygienic Quarantine is Not Their Top Priority
The Victorian Government put finding jobs for a few unskilled workers as a higher priority than creating hygienic, well-controlled...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Jun 28, 20202 min read
Hotel Quarantine Fiasco
For three months, we have given up our liberties and our livelihoods to comply with the directives of our leaders - all for the common good.
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Peter Francis Fenwick
May 26, 20202 min read
Return to Work and Play and Socialising
Our politicians and their advisors get no kudos for taking risks. They err on the side of caution. The risk of deaths from COVID-19 is...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Apr 25, 20201 min read
How Dare You Close My School
Our schools should never have been closed. The expert advice was consistent about this. Officials of the teacher unions should hang their...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Apr 20, 20202 min read
When Nattering in the Park is a Crime
Last Saturday, I experienced what it would be like living under authoritarian rule.
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