Thread: Unfortunately we are in the News.

I see the government has reacted to it.

Instead of being 'Reactive', why can't they be 'Proactive' and it's not just this issue I'm referring to?

Proactive requires committment and unbroken promises.

Reactive just requires hot air and lies.

Doomadgee isn't renowned as being a tranquil and pleasant place for health professionals to work in which makes it understandable that is is bloody hard to get staff to work/live there.
Sometimes people can be their own worst enemy when it comes to attracting/keeping the health profesionals and the other services they need in their community.

So is Bourke hospital.

there is a total life re-education program needed here for every person living in Doomagee.

every similar town in Australia has the same problems.

every item of town planning needs to be re-addressed vis , water , hygiene, sewerage, rubbish pick-up and disposal, healthclinics/hospitals , associated necessary equipment to maintain everything , persons employed and responsible for it.

if our govt just reallocated 1% of our defence budget into those areas , with proper education the problem would be licked.

perhaps parliament should be made to sit in some of these outback centres , as they exist , and just see how much could be done working in those conditions.

whoops, pushing current affairs button a little here....

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

there is a total life re-education program needed here for every person living in Doomagee.

every similar town in Australia has the same problems.

every item of town planning needs to be re-addressed vis , water , hygiene, sewerage, rubbish pick-up and disposal, healthclinics/hospitals , associated necessary equipment to maintain everything , persons employed and responsible for it.

if our govt just reallocated 1% of our defence budget into those areas , with proper education the problem would be licked.

perhaps parliament should be made to sit in some of these outback centres , as they exist , and just see how much could be done working in those conditions.

whoops, pushing current affairs button a little here....

Yep, be careful RB. You don't want to paint yourself into four corners!

Just watched the episode; nothing surprising revealed and nothing l could refute.

That poor woman should never have been treated in that way and something obviously needs to be addressed.
In doing so, everything and I mean everything, must be taken into account. I personally know medical staff who, when working at Doomadgee, were abused and according to the term in this day and age, assaulted by townsfolk. Basically, they were scared!
Admittedly, this was a few years ago, but as the programme indicated, Health Dept. issues are not new, and I would suggest that nothing has changed much over the years.