Category Archives: skeptic

The Chiropractors’ Association of Australia: the compulsion of anti-vaccinationism

Over the last couple of months attention has been brought upon chiropractors and their tendency towards anti-vaccination misinformation. In March, Amy Corderoy wrote this piece in the Sydney Morning Herald, showing that chiropractors were receiving this (on CAA letterhead) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training from … Continue reading

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WoT is this I don’t even

Two days ago Meryl Dorey of the Australian (anti) Vaccination Network had a minor tremor on the AVN Facebook page. For some time Dorey and her AVN have been aggrieved that people should provide a rating on the Web of Trust … Continue reading

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On the convenience of forgetfulness…The Dorey Dilemma.

In the last few days Meryl Dorey of the Australian (anti) Vaccination Network has been publicising a new series of blog posts, which she calls the Dossier of Attacks on the AVN. Because “dossiers” are more important than blog posts, you … Continue reading

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Of Devaluations, Diversions and Dishonesty

Quite a nasty conversation has erupted in the last week, involving the Australian (anti) Vaccination Network. It has, of course, descended into the usual misrepresentation and vilification of critics of the AVN. My main points will be focussing on how … Continue reading

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Meryl Dorey now states that contacting grieving families is appropriate

One of the constant themes of the anti-vaccination movement is the displacement of empathy for grieving parents and families. The Australian Vaccination Network have consistently shown that they are more than willing to put aside ethics and decency in the … Continue reading

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What’s a troll to do?

I wasn’t going to bother writing this up, because, well, meh. But, I just noticed that the Tweets I was going to write about - then, was all meh about - have been deleted by an anti-vaccination troll who accused me of attempting … Continue reading

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More success for Stop the AVN: the world ignores Meryl Dorey

In the last few days Meryl Dorey of the anti-vaccine, infectious disease advocacy organisation, the Australian Vaccination Network, has been upset that the North Coast Public Health Unit has not been obsequious in bowing to her demands to show up at two … Continue reading

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No, Brian. Just, no.

Just a quick post. I’ve been quite busy of late, but, I just thought I’d share a brief something I revisited whilst searching for something else. Professor Brian Martin, of the University of Wollongong, has been keen to assist the … Continue reading

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Monika Milka threatens the internet (oh, and health)

Today, homeopath to Wolverine, Adelaide renowned worm-killer, and Mycobacterium farmer, Monika Milka, issued a legal threat to the internet. She has warned the internet to stop using publicly available information, posted on her public Facebook page, or there will be legal ramifications … Continue reading

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The Astonishing Mister Michael R Jensen: homeopath

You know the line: I am rarely shocked by anything any more… Well, tonight I witnessed such an act of intellectual bastardry that I’m still aghast as I type. I’ll be brief. Tonight ABC Television’s 730 program aired an awesome … Continue reading

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