Social issues Loads of rubbish Darebin council proposed fining residents up to $1500 if we put our rubbish bins in…Sarah RussellMay 2, 2005
Social issues How to lay or lie with statistics “One in five Australians” has become a fashionable statistic. We often see it on billboards,…Sarah RussellJanuary 14, 2005
Health CareSocial issues Life after life support Data collected by the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society shows that 4% of…Sarah RussellAugust 26, 2004
Social issues Turning homes into prisons Victoria’s new home detention program is alarming. Electronic home detention has the potential to turn…Sarah RussellApril 9, 2004
Health CareSocial issues Hysterical ‘Pandemic’ Amid the hysteria over Pan Pharmaceuticals, Australians are being warned to avoid taking all herbal…Sarah RussellMay 2, 2003
Social issues Let’s broaden the population debate As Tim Watts, Hugh Martin and Steve Vizard have noted, the delegates of last years…Sarah RussellApril 8, 2003
Social issues ‘Down’ is all in the eye of the beholder By choosing to spend less time in paid employment, I am labelled as a "Down-shifter.…Sarah RussellJanuary 13, 2003
Health CareSocial issues Stem cell debate must look at broader issues Why are we forced to make so many important decisions on scientific practice well after…Sarah RussellAugust 29, 2002
Social issues Listen to youth on chroming Were young people who chrome invited to attend the recent Parliamentary Inquiry to talk about…Sarah RussellJune 24, 2002
Health CareSocial issues Palm Island’s health hazards When asked to describe my work as a nurse at the Palm Island Hospital, one…Sarah RussellNovember 24, 1997