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JA’s 100km walk for Rare Voices Australia: Federal Government commits $55 million for clinical trials of rare disease treatments

By Administrator on November 22, 2019 in News, Videos

John Alexander OAM MP was joined on the second last day of his 100km Bennelong Walk for Rare Voices Australia (RVA) by Federal Health Minister The Hon. Greg Hunt MP and RVA CEO Nicole Millis. (L-R): S. Bruce Dowton Vice Chancellor Macquarie University, Hon Greg Hunt MP Federal Health Minister, Rare Voices Australia CEO Nicole […]

BENNELONG CUP WELCOMES AUSSIE CHAMP

By Administrator on November 4, 2019 in News, Photos

The ninth annual Hyundai Bennelong Cup Schools’ Table Tennis competition was held today at a new venue, the Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Centre. JA is joined by local Paralympic table tennis champion Jessy Chen, and (L-R) Wheelchair Sports NSW CEO Mick Garnett, JA, Macquarie University’s Sport and Aquatic Centre’s Luke Cevolani, event organiser Andrew […]

John Alexander

19 hours ago

AUKUS: Security partnership including nuclear-powered submarine capability.

Due to the rapid changes in the strategic security outlook of the Asia-Pacific-Indo region, today, Australia begins an enhanced security partnership with the United Kingdom and the United States. 🇦🇺🇬🇧🇺🇸

Nuclear-powered submarines never need to refuel so can stay underwater for as long as they want. Their only limitation is food for the crew. This will enhance our national security. They will be nuclear powered only, not nuclear-armed, Australia is a strong advocate of nuclear weapons non-proliferation.

This new partnership is an historic opportunity for our three nations to protect shared values and promote security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. ... See MoreSee Less

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Well done to "that fella from down under" in protecting Australians from overseas threats. The French method of upcycling ships to submarines was novel and innovative, but NZ seemed less than impressed with the Rainbow Warrior conversion. Now we need "that fella from down under" to protect us from another overseas threat, namely covid, by organising triple layer biosecurity facilities and systems to allow people to safely enter Australia without catching covid in dodgy hotels, or infecting family and friends and the community. Sydney airport must be shut down until some form of infection control is implemented. The current lockdowns, deaths and billions wasted could have been avoided with a 50cent mask and a $2 bottle of foaming handwash. Don't keep dropping the ball on our international borders.

Covid waves of infection will pass repetitively throughout society killing the weak and those weakened by prior infection and this will lower the total amount of people in our society. Vaccination does not stop the spread, it is claimed that it lowers infection rates and that may be true but it is an airborne contagion and will infect anyone who breathes enough of it in so allowing it to roam freely throughout our society endangers large populations the most, like cities!

John Alexander

2 days ago

So wonderful; to see our Dylan complete not just a Grand Slam (winning all 4 majors in one calendar year), but the Golden Slam (or Steffi Slam), which also includes a Paralympic Gold medal as well! Steffi Graf is the only other person to have ever done it, in 1988, until the US Open last weekend.

Amazingly, The Netherlands' Diede de Groot won the women's Golden Slam as well in wheelchair tennis over the weekend.
So in one weekend, the number of Golden Slams in history went from ONE to THREE! ... See MoreSee Less

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Great tennis was played. Bet you didn’t budge John. Tennis is such a sociable game. But also a lonely sport. If one messes up it’s all on that person.

John Alexander

1 week ago

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DOSE WATCH by LGA (as of 6 Sep): You are all doing so well getting vaccinated, THANK YOU!
Being vaccinated significantly reduces your chances of getting seriously ill if you get COVID-19. Our area has at least 75% 1st dose vaccinations, which means we'll be fully vaccinated (2nd dose 70-80%) very very soon...!

✅Ryde LGA: 1st dose 74.9%, 2nd dose 44%

✅Parramatta LGA (Epping, Carlingford, Ermington, western Eastwood, etc): 1st dose 81.7%, 2nd dose 43.8%

✅Hornsby LGA (North Epping): 1st dose 84.9%, 54.4% ... See MoreSee Less

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Except that these figures are mathematically incorrect. The actual vaccination rates are much lower. Please advocate for teenagers (and children, once eligible) to be included in the national vaccine targets. They’re part of the population; logically, they must be part of the target. Otherwise a target of 80% doesn’t actually mean 80% of the Australian population. It’s faulty maths. And opening up at what is effectively a lower vaccination threshold puts our community - including our unvaccinated children - at unnecessary risk. Thank you. I look forward to hearing your response.

Epping has been great on vaccines, high daily test rates, low cases… but still been administered by the state government to be in the area of concern (part of Parramatta)… any chance to review this… Epping was in the Hornby/ Ryde LGA.. community is more aligned with Eastwood Beecroft area..

Good news on vaccines but we must proceed with caution. Without proper triple layer biosecurity systems to quarantine all people entering Australia, vaccination alone is doomed to failure, and will lead to many unnecessary deaths from breakthrough infection. The vaccine can be compared to the airbag in your car- it may save you from death and hospitalisation, but you do not want to see it go off. You shouldn't drive like a lunatic just because you have airbags. Reckless driving is still going to hurt, and possibly kill and maim innocent people. The current delta outbreak and lockdown disaster unfolding is purely caused by the culpable stupidity and criminal negligence of the NSW and Federal governments in refusing to implement adequate quarantine and infection control protocols at Sydney airport, despite repeated obvious quarantine breaches, and full knowledge of delta and other variants. The vaccine rollout is necessary and proceeding as well as could be expected, giving important protection, but proper quarantine and infection control at our borders is just as necessary to keep all of us alive. Imagine if the 5.5 billion dollars spent on this outbreak, along with the quarantine effort on state borders had been used to develop effective triple layer biosecurity system on our international borders, keeping us safe for years to come, allowing us to vaccinate while living normal lives in covid free Australia, instead of terror inspired frantic scramble from lockdown and despair.

Excellent results John. Must say Australians have really come forward.

Hi John Alexander when international travel resumes will passports be extended?

Tom Mackellar Ella de Gelder

NSW getting 45% of the pfizer doses making everyone else very angry in the other states. www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-06/nsw-gps-got-45-per-cent-of-pfizer-covid-vaccines-last-month/100380...

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