Heather du Plessis-Allan: The most important thing is that things are actually fixed

Big old day for the survivors of abuse in state care today because the government through the Prime Minister finally apologised for this.

That is important.

I know you know what they want is redress as well, a whole bunch of them, and fair enough... that will come.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 12/9/24

Govt prescribes targets for an ailing health system – and boasts of a “targeted” approach to lift kids’ literacy, too

The establishment of targets in our health system isn’t news.

In March 2024 the Government announced health targets for cancer treatment, childhood immunisation, emergency departments and wait times for first specialist assessments and elective treatment.