In For A Cure, But Out With A Deadly Disease

THE recent deaths of the Sydney teenager Jehan Nassif and two children in New Zealand from meningococcal disease show that despite the best care and intentions we remain vulnerable to infectious disease. Perhaps we rely too much on hospitals as places of high-quality, infection-free care, just as we believe vaccination and treatment guidelines offer full protection against infection. Yet why are hospitals such dangerous places? Why are there so many infections and complications?

Principled Umpire Scarcely Deserves Censure

Darrell Hair is a fair official with the game's best interests at heart, Phil Wilkins writes

Fishing Quotas: Japan Needs To Play By Rules

Japan is once again in the spotlight for its fishing practices. This time it is in relation to the southern bluefin tuna.