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Australia's Defense Spending: Why It Matters More Than You Think
Australias current defence expenditure is about 2 per cent of GDP. But Rudd, who indicated he was speaking at the Aspen conference in a personal capacity, said Australia had a very narrow definition of defence spending, and if its methodology reflected the USs, the figure was probably 2.5 per cent or higher. Australia has been well north of the 2 per cent line for a very long period of time when quite a large number of other governments around the world have not been, he said, adding that he was confident Australia could work through each of the Pentagons concerns...
B.C. Health Minister Reverses Decision on Funding for Rare Disease Treatment
VICTORIA Four members of British Columbia's Expensive Drugs for Rare Diseases Committee have resigned after the government went against its recommendation and reinstated medication funding for a 10-year-old girl with a rare disease. The fallout from the handling of Charleigh Pollock's case also saw Health Minister Josie Osborne "sincerely apologizing" to the Vancouver Island girl's family on Friday. Pollock is the only person in B.C. with incurable Batten Disease, and the treatment to reduce her debilitating symptoms costs about $1 million a year. There was an uproar over the committee's recommendation to halt funding and while the government initially maintained...
Blind Journey: A Journalists Memoirs - Inspiring Tale of Overcoming Adversity
Like a blind man helped across a street, I believe God simply took my hand when I strayed from lifes journey and pointed me in the right direction. Jack Hawn, Blind Journey Blind Journey: A Journalists Memoirs shares Jack Hawns story from being a copy boy at a Hollywood newspaper to becoming a sports journalist. The memoir takes readers back to the time when Jack launched his writing career in 1948 while on a midnight bus. Blind Journey shares how a veteran with no formal training in journalism found his way into a profession that allowed him to connect with...
