Rick Morton’s article “University paid for anti-vaccine student to attend conference” (28th January 2014) is an inaccurate account of my presentation on the HPV vaccine at the Cancer Science and Therapy Conference in San Francisco. Morton makes allegations about the procedures of this conference but does not provide any evidence for his statements. In addition,… [Read more]
Community Concern about HPV Vaccine
June 5th, 2013 To The Chief Medical Officer of Australia Here are some signals of the possible harm that HPV vaccine is causing: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last month revealed that its national Vaccine Injury Compensation Programme (VICP) has awarded $5,877,710 US dollars to 49 victims in claims made against the… [Read more]
Caroline Marcus (Daily Telegraph reporter) owes Sarah Wilson an Apology
Here is my reply to the article written by Caroline Marcus titled ‘Sarah Wilson’s apparent support of the ‘anti-vax’ movement irresponsible’ (11th April 2013): Caroline Marcus has made many unsupported claims in her News Limited media article, one of which is the claim that ‘not-vaccinating your children is irresponsible’. This is untrue and it is… [Read more]
Letter to the Senate Committee re Australia’s draft Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill
Further to my submission to the inquiry (No. 569) which provides evidence of the influence of industry on medical research and government advisory boards, I would like to draw your attention to the situation that currently exists in Australia with respect to childhood vaccination. Although it is claimed in our vaccination policies that ‘vaccination in… [Read more]
Women, Vaccinations and Discrimination in Australia’s draft Human Rights Bill
The issue of vaccination policies and discrimination is a big issue for all Australians but in particular it is a big issue for women. Recent developments in the USA are demonstrating this fact. Australia has recently implemented policies for healthcare workers that require them to have vaccines if they are training for work in clinical… [Read more]
Organisations and websites claiming to be ‘Independent’
There are many organisations and websites appearing on the internet that claim to be ‘independent and not affiliated with any group, organisation, or individual’ and they are claiming that the science against using multiple vaccines is ‘pseudoscientific’. One such website is “Diluted Thinking in Australian Healthcare” which is maintained and operated by Christine Bayne. This… [Read more]
Comments about the adverse reactions to MMR vaccine on Channel 7’s Sunrise program
I would like to recommend that you view this two minute youtube of the Australian Medical Association’s comments about the measles vaccine on the Sunrise program last week. A link to the comments by the AMA president can be found here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVoFtbU6tls&feature=youtu.be In this interview Steven Hambleton is asked ‘what are the side-effects of the… [Read more]
Channel 10 and the misinformation provided by Dr. Rachael Dunlop on vaccination
Dr. Rachael Dunlop is the vice-president of the Skeptics organisation in Australia. This is a lobby group that has many members who are promoting vaccination using false information and by discrediting academics. Evidence of this false information is provided on the Lobby-group page of my website. However, Channel 10 is presenting Dr. Rachael Dunlop as… [Read more]
Jonathon Holmes’s Mediawatch program ‘False balance leads to confusion’ (1st Oct 2012) is an exercise in propaganda
This episode of Mediawatch was about a TV station – the Illawarra’s Win TV – acting with integrity and presenting both sides of the vaccination debate: as investigative journalists are required to do. In this case, Win TV was presenting a story about measles and it mentioned the possible link between MMR vaccine and autism…. [Read more]
A review of Melanie’s Marvellous Measles by a PhD immunologist, Tetyana Obukhanych.
There has been much discussion about the information supplied to the public in a children’s book titled Melanie’s Marvellous Measles and lobby groups have been targeting book stores trying to get the book banned. Censoring a children’s book is a big step and there should be no need for this censorship in a society which… [Read more]