Episode description
Episode description
0:00:00 IntroductionRichard Saunders 0:04:38 AVN Lose Again
We talk to noted skeptical activist Ken McLeod about the Federal Court of Australia and its decision made against the Australian Vaccination Risks Network. Why is it that this anti-vax organisation keeps losing court battles?
PDF of the court's ruling
https://tinyurl.com/2hfubwkj 0:16:38 Nurses and Midwives Protest
Once again nurses and midwives in New South Wales feel compelled to take to the streets to voice their concerns. Richard Saunders catches up with some nurses after a recent protest in Sydney to hear about their concerns regarding staff to patient ratios. 0:21:25 The Book of Tim. With Tim Mendham
The Call of the Quack. Part 2. By Tim Harding
A look at the history of the word 'Quack'. This week, ancient Rome.
A reading from The Skeptic, Vol. 33 No. 3
http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:32:12 A Dive into a Trove
A wander through the decades of digitised Australian newspapers on a search for references to James Randi, Skeptical Convention, Bent Spoon.
- 1994, 24 June - Australian Jewish News
- 1993, 23 June - Canberra Times
- 1984, 10 April - The Bulletin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41hJ6DY8xLI
http://www.trove.nla.gov.au