Tag Archives: Greg Beattie

Australian Vaccination Network ordered to change duplicitous name

Posted on November 25, 2013 by reasonable hank

In what I am hoping can only be a shadenfreudeliciously costly affair, the rabid anti-vaccination pressure group, the Australian Vaccination Network, has lost its appeal against the NSW Department of Fair Trading, in the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal. The AVN … Continue reading →

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Breaking: Anti-vaccination liars lying about Dr Paul Offit. Also, night follows day.

Posted on November 17, 2013 by reasonable hank

Anti-vaccination liar Meryl Dorey and her special band of harpies at the Australian Vaccination Network can’t help themselves. Like maggots on carrion, or white people on a Christmas turkey, they caw over the carcass of any mention of public health … Continue reading →

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Sunrise's Seasonal Series of Stupification – Springing into Denialism

Posted on October 26, 2013 by reasonable hank

Last Saturday Channel 7’s Sunrise program kicked off its latest ratings grab by featuring an anti-vaccination liar, portrayed as an “expert”, up against a real expert. This was in the midst of a Measles outbreak. Here is the biography for … Continue reading →

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Anti-vaccine chiropractors 50 – the CAA Boards Extravaganza

Posted on September 11, 2013 by reasonable hank

This is the final post in this series. It has to end somewhere, and OCD dictates that it ends on a nice even number. There is enough material in here for maybe six more posts, but, again, OCD dictates that … Continue reading →

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Anti-vaccine chiropractors 39

Posted on September 1, 2013 by reasonable hank

The Chiropractic Board of Australia has had enough: The Chiropractic Board of Australia cracks down to protect the public. The Chiropractic Board of Australia is cracking down on chiropractors who step outside their primary role as healthcare practitioners and provide … Continue reading →

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Dr Bob Brown – public statement distancing himself from the AVN

Posted on July 12, 2013 by reasonable hank

For many years former Greens Leader Dr Bob Brown has been the go-to parliamentary  argument from authority used by the Australian Vaccination Network. It is true that in the past he entertained a conga-line of anti-vaccinationists (Meryl Dorey claims repeatedly … Continue reading →

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AVN President Greg Beattie bullshits directly into a camera. Doesn’t even flinch.

Posted on July 9, 2013 by reasonable hank

Today Tonight interviewed Senator Richard Di Natale and anti-vaccination pressure group president, Greg Beattie, tonight. I don’t know why, but, here goes. Greg Beattie stated this, directly into the camera: …a small group has tried to destroy us by spreading … Continue reading →

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AVN lies: are they pathological?

Posted on July 5, 2013 by reasonable hank

On June 28 2013 anti-vaccination pressure group president Greg Beattie published a self-congratulatory gotcha blog post on the official Australian Vaccination Network blog. In the post he included audio of a phone call he made to Senator Richard Di Natale (notice … Continue reading →

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Australian Vaccination Network being “investigated for fraud”.

Posted on June 16, 2013 by reasonable hank

Today the Sunday Telegraph revealed that the anti-vaccination pressure group, the Australian Vaccination Network, is being investigated for fraud, by the NSW Office of Fair Trading. This adds to the already dreadful year being had by the AVN, having just … Continue reading →

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“I am anti-vaccine, but, the AVN is not”, says the AVN

Posted on March 3, 2013 by reasonable hank

Before Stop the Australian Vaccination Network got rolling, the anti-vaccination pressure group, the Australian Vaccination Network, had a motto: But, have no fear. You can still buy the t-shirt: So, it is always intriguing when senior members of the anti-vaccination … Continue reading →

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