Damaged lives: lifting the lid on the consequences of war
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Damaged lives: lifting the lid on the consequences of war
As Australia prepares to confront suicides among military veterans, some of those suffering PTSD and depression sit for Chris Hopkinsâ camera and tell their stories.
May 7, 2021
âWhen I was discharged I only knew the military and I didnât know how the world outside worked,â says Daniel Spain (above).
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It was as if parts of Daniel Carr fell away, never to reappear, as he spun from conflict to conflict.
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From April 29 – May 5, the state reported 4,384 new COVID-19 cases, compared to 4,290 the week prior, a 2% increase. New COVID-19 cases have dropped 90% since the peak in mid-November.
There were 418 new people hospitalized with COVID-19 this week, the same as last week. New hospitalizations have dropped 74% since the peak back in mid-November.
The total COVID-19 inpatient population dropped from 351 to 331. The COVID-19 inpatient population has dropped 85% from the peak in mid-November.
ICU patients dropped from 112 to 99. The number of ICU patients has dropped 78% since the peak in mid-November.
In the past week, the state reported 56 new deaths, compared to 86 the week prior. The number of weekly deaths has dropped 87% since it peaked at 423 during the week ending on December 22nd.
Local projects tip hat to wartime heritage Ripley Valley State Secondary College principal, Brendan Krueger and Blair MP Shayne Neumann inspect the plans for the school s memorial.
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Four new projects have been approved under the Saluting Their Service grants program to commemorate Australian wartime heritage.
The projects aim to recognise Australian Defence Force personnel who have fought for our country.
The Moore Soldiers Memorial Hall Association has been granted $10,000 to establish a peace garden at the hall in dedication to ADF members who served during World War One.
Mount Crosby State School Parents and Citizens have been granted $2,000 to install two new flagpoles in the school’s memorial garden.
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Several stakeholders in the fishing expressed cautious optimism over the appointment on Wednesday of former mayor of Walvis Bay, Derek Klazen (picture herewith), as Namibia’s new fisheries minister.
Minister Klazen’sappointment is a subject of much pride for Walvis Bay residents.
Those stakeholders consulted said Klazen hails from Walvis Bay, and as former mayor and resident of the town would understand local challenges better than predecessors.
President Hage Gein-gob on Wednesday an-nounced a reshuffle of Ministers and Deputy Ministers. The Head of State is empowered to do so by virtue of Ar-ticle 32 (3)(i)(dd) of the Namibian Constitution.
Originally published on May 3, 2021 1:32 am
Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday expressed regret over hiring former Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs Director Linda Chapa LaVia as critics lash out after a scathing report examining what led to the massive COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans Home last fall, which left 36 residents dead.
The investigation, which Pritzker ordered a few weeks into the deadly outbreak in November, found systemic organizational problems and failures to communicate in both the LaSalle Home and the state’s Department of Veteran Affairs, which runs the facility and three other veterans homes in Illinois.
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Along with inconsistent and confusing COVID protocols that led to lax enforcement among staff, the report also found former agency Director Linda Chapa LaVia “abdicated” her responsibilities to her chief of staff, who in essence performed three jobs. The failure to fill crucial vacant jobs inevitably left the chief of staff and other