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Facebook puts critical health information at risk by blocking legitimate news sources
Like many organisations, Australian Skeptics Inc was affected by Facebook’s changes to sharing and viewing news in Australia. While we are pleased to see that our Facebook Page and past posts have been restored today, our own site content is still unable to be shared on Facebook. Several government health Pages…
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Wilyman PhD comments – errors, omissions and misrepresentations
RESPONSE TO JUDY WILYMAN’S PHD THESIS ON VACCINATION POLICY – AN ASSESSMENT OF ERRORS, OMISSIONS, MISREPRESENTATIONS This document is also available in PDF format. INTRODUCTION In 2015 noted anti-vaccination campaigner Judy Wilyman submitted a doctoral thesis to the University of Wollongong. Called “A critical analysis of the Australian government’s rationale…
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Paleo Pete Evans wins Bent Spoon for second time
The Australian Skeptics’ notorious Bent Spoon award has gone to former celebrity chef Pete Evans, only the first time in Skeptics history that the same person has won the award twice. The annual Skeptics’ awards were announced on October 25 during the 2020 Skepticon convention, which this year was an…
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