Monthly Archives: September 2016

Organiser of CLIFF film festival an anti-Semitic, anti-vaccine, Sandy Hook massacre denialist

David Thrussell is the artistic director of the now infamous Castlemaine Local and International Film Festival (CLIFF), which was attempting to show the anti-vaccination film, Vaxxed, starring and directed by demonstrable fraud and liar, Andrew Wakefield. The film was pulled from the … Continue reading

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CLIFF film festival lied to media about dropping antivax film

Three days ago I published Victorian film festival embroiled in anti-vaccination, social media trainwreck. The post detailed the dishonest behaviour of the organisers of the October 7-9 2016 CLIFF film festival (Castlemaine Local and International Film Festival). The organisers had attempted … Continue reading

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Victorian film festival embroiled in anti-vaccination, social media trainwreck

On Friday September 16 2016, a little before lunchtime, I was alerted to an upcoming showing of Andrew Wakefield’s dishonest, anti-vaccination vanity-film, Vaxxed, at a Victorian regional film festival called CLIFF (Castlemaine Local and International Film Festival). The festival had … Continue reading

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Maria MacDonald is a registered nurse and registered midwife from Queensland. MacDonald cites her registration, related qualifications, and professional association memberships on a regular basis on her Facebook profile, including her Calmbirth practitioner membership: RN, RM, IBCLC, Calmbirth® practitioner, Member … Continue reading

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Susan Blackshaw is a registered nurse and registered midwife who practises as a homeopath in Queensland. Blackshaw cites her nursing and midwifery qualifications, and past employment, to support her homeopathy business and its related healthcare claims, on her website: Blackshaw’s … Continue reading

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UPDATE MARCH 30 2017 Kelly Fauth has had conditions placed on her nursing registration: Conditions: Counselling Conditions 1 Within two (2) weeks of the imposition of these conditions, the practitioner must nominate to the Office of the Health Ombudsman for … Continue reading

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Brand new Immunisation Foundation of Australia launched by Light for Riley

Maybe the second-best thing to happen in 2016 – the first being the birth of Lucy Grace Hughes, on August 4 – is the launch of the brand new Immunisation Foundation of Australia, by public health heroes Catherine and Greg … Continue reading

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UPDATE MARCH 30 2017 Sharon McAllan has had conditions placed on her nursing registration: Conditions: 1 The Practitioner must undertake and successfully complete a program of education, approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and including a reflective … Continue reading

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Sonya Beutel is a registered nurse and registered midwife in Queensland. Beutel’s Facebook profile lists her nursing and midwifery credentials, her past employers, and her homebirth midwifery business: Beutel’s homebirth business is called Nurture Your Birth. Beutel also lists her … Continue reading

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Serene Johnson (alternate Facebook  profile) is a registered nurse from the Hunter region of New South Wales. Johnson frequently cites her nursing and other related qualifications in her anti-vaccination activism, including photographs taken in her workplaces: Johnson has been active on antivax … Continue reading

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