High school start and finish times can be a controversial topic! A quick search of school start and finish times in Queensland, Australia, my home ground, sees a range of start times generally between 8.20-9.00am, and a range of finish times generally between 2.30-3.30pm. High school start and finish times can be controversial indeed if you have […]
Month: November 2014
Ending men’s violence against women
Tuesday 25 November is White Ribbon Day in more than 60 countries around the world. Visit the Australian online resource to find out more about this inspiring campaign which is a male led Campaign to end men’s violence against women. The mission of the campaign is to make women’s safety a man’s issue too. The campaign works through primary […]
House fires
Australia was rocked by the deaths of 11 people from 2 families who perished in 1 house fire in a Brisbane suburb in August 2011. Just months after the three-year anniversary, the Coroner currently has the tasks of (1) The findings required by s.45(2) of the Coroners Act 2003; namely the identity of the deceased persons, when, […]
Response to John Langley from the Patron of Paper Cuts
For some while Langley and I have been debating whether injury prevention workers should try to prevent all injuries because (as I reason) we simply cannot predict which will be severe, or, as he argues, we need only prevent those that will be serious. After some back and forth, in a recent issue of Injury […]