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n the latest episode of "Connecting the Dots," Dr. Wilmer Leon drops bombshell revelations on the U.S. government's alleged attack on free speech. Featuring Chairman Omali Yeshitela recently cleared of shocking charges of being a Russian agent, this episode dives deep into systemic oppression, global politics, and the fight for freedom of expression. Despite government seizures and legal battles, Yeshitela and his colleagues triumphed in court. Don't miss this urgent call to action—your rights could be next!   Find me and the show on social media. Click the following links or search @DrWilmerLeon on X/Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Patreon and YouTube!   Hey everyone, Dr. Wilmer here! If you've been enjoying my deep dives into the real stories behind the headlines and appreciate the balanced perspective I bring, I'd love your support on my Patreon channel. Your contribution helps me keep "Connecting the Dots" alive, revealing the truth behind the news. Join our community, and together, let's keep uncovering the hidden truths and making sense of the world. Thank you for being a part of this journey!   Wilmer Leon (00:00): I opened with this piece last week, and I'm going to open with it again because it's as applicable today as it was last Thursday. The linguist, no Chomsky tells us the smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum, even encouraged the more critical and dissident views that gives people the sense that there's free thinking going on while all the time the presuppositions of the system are being reinforced by the limits put on the range of the debate. That's from Noam Chomsky. Is this what the so-called Justice Department is doing via selective persecution and mainstream American media, and those in Western established press are complicit in promoting and protecting. Let's discuss it, Announcer (01:00): Connecting the dots with Dr. Wilmer Leon, where the analysis of politics, culture, and history converge. Wilmer Leon (01:08): Welcome to the Connecting the Dots podcast with Dr. Wilmer Leon. I am Wilmer Leon. Here's the point. We have a tendency to view current events as though they occur in a vacuum, failing to understand the broader historical context in which most events take place. During each episode, my guests and I have probing, provocative, and in-depth discussions that connect the dots between these events in the broader historic context in which they occur. This enables you to better understand and analyze the events that impact the global village in which we live on today's episode. The issue before us is very simply the first amendment, freedom of speech and the US government's attack on this inalienable, right? And my guest is a political activist and author, co-founder and current chairman of the African People Socialist Party, which was formed in 1972 and which leads the O Movement and he's one of the oi, he is Chairman Omali Yeshitela. Chairman Omali, welcome back to the show. Chairman Omali Yeshitela (02:15): Thank you so much. It's very good to be with you, Dr. Wilmer. Wilmer Leon (02:22): Not a problem. Chairman Omali Yeshitela (02:24): But the reason I really want to express appreciation to you and even the comments that you just quoted from Chomsky is that one of the reasons that we were able to come out of that courtroom after going to trial on September 3rd with an amazing victory, and we were able to fracture the total or the absolute solidarity of opinion regarding black people and the righteousness of our struggle and the validity of the criticism that we make against the United States government. Because as you know, we were charged the three of us, me, penny Hess and Jesse Neville with being Russian agents. And then we were charged with conspiring, I guess, to be Russian agents. And what they have done is taken issues like reparations, like the charge of genocide against the United States government for treatment of black people. Our opinion that differed from theirs on the Ukraine war and things like that. (03:35): They're saying that it was the Russians who were responsible. In fact, in the trial itself, they went so far as to say the Russians came up with the reparations idea. Russians came up with the genocide idea. Russians were responsible for the institutions that we've created over the number of years for the liberation of African people. So they would maintain that kind of position, and so that would protect them from any criticism that black people had about our treatment in this country. So they would restrict the discussion so that if we said something that challenges acceptable narrative, then it was because we were paid by the Russian. Some foreign entity was responsible for that. And so I think it was really important that we went to trial and that the jury was able to see through the essential question here, and the state lost in terms of its efforts to criminalize black people fighting for freedom. (04:43): It lost by saying that what we were doing was a consequence of being hired by the Russians. The jury said they didn't believe that the jury said not guilty. We were not guilty of being paid working for Russia and without registering as foreign agents. And the conclusion there was that the struggle of act people is legitimate, that we have legitimate wives, we have legitimate criticism of the government, and we showed the whole history of our fighting around these interests going back many, many years. We connected the struggle of African people here and African other places around the world. We did that during this trial. And so the jury said that they agreed that we had the right to do that. The problem, of course, was the confusing second charge, if you will. I say second, I don't know if it was a second charge, what order if you want to put it in, but there was the secondary charge. (05:45): It was secondary in the sense that not just because the penalty is like five years as opposed to a maximum 10 year penalty that we would've gotten for the conviction of working for the Russians. But also the fact is that the jury was confused by what that meant as I am even as we have this discussion now, what was the conspiracy? If the jury said that we were innocent, that we were not guilty of working for the Russians, then what was the conspiracy? And are they saying that we wanted to work for the Russians but it didn't work and so we conspired to do something and fail to carry it out? Is that what they're saying? And I think it's a lot more to it than that. And of course, we're going to be appealing this and there's a lot of work we have to do between now and then and the work that you have done, the doors you have opened for us and others, forces like yourself contributed to I think this magnificent victory that we had. (06:50): They couldn't put us on trial in the darkness. People were aware of it. People came to Tampa, the courthouse was full, and they had to get a larger courtroom. And every day the courtroom was full. And when the jury looked out at that courtroom, they saw people who looked just like them. And I doubt if they saw anybody that they would've characterized as a Russian there. So that was really important to get the people there, to get people from September 3rd throughout the duration of the trial and to make them have to put this thing carried out in the light of day. And that's what we are contending with right now because we still have to go for sentencing for on November 25th, we'll be going to sentencing and it's going to be important to get people to Tampa to that courthouse for that as well. Wilmer Leon (07:42): You talk about September 3rd, and the trial started on September 3rd. And if my memory serves me correctly, they were expecting a four to five week trial. (07:55): What said. And what they wound up with was not even 10 days. Chairman Omali Yeshitela (08:00): No, no. Wilmer Leon (08:01): They ran out of ammo. They ran out Chairman Omali Yeshitela (08:03): Of ammo. Wilmer Leon (08:04): Go ahead, go ahead. Chairman Omali Yeshitela (08:06): Really important to mention that because the thing is that the government attacked us and according to their own testimony, their witnesses and what have you, they took something like terabytes of materials that constituted at least 1.5 million books. So all the stuff they took from our cell phones, from our laptops, from other devices that we had, it was enough material for 1.5 for one and a million, half million books. And the thing was that out of all of that, I think they used something like four or five emails or stuff from Facebook because there was nothing. There was nothing there. There was no there. And the state did not even have a human being or people who testified against us. All of their witnesses were people who worked for the state FBI agents, they had 12 FBI agents. They had two. So-called experts and experts who didn't know how much under cross examination had to admit, first of all, they knew nothing about the case. Secondly, one of whom had to say that he didn't even know how much he was getting paid for doing this. And he was actually a Russian who was waiting to get his citizenship to be able to achieve citizenship in this country. (09:48): And they were unable going through stuff for more than 10 years of materials and the two year duration after this attack on us. They could not bring a single human being into that courtroom who would validate anything they said about what we stand for, who we are, that we somehow working for Russians, that anything we're doing now is different from what we've done for the last 50 years. They couldn't do that. We were the only human beings in that court when it comes to testimony and what have you. The state testified and then they saw people, and we were the people. And the people in that audience who came to this trial were the people and the jury. The jury. Those were the people as well. Wilmer Leon (10:34): Is this a test case? The ARU three were on trial, but was this a test case? Pennys, Jesse Neville, yourself Chairman, Mali Ello, the three of you, the O three were on trial, but if the government had been successful, if they had gotten a guilty verdict returned on that first charge, how dynamic of a problem for free speech for the Wilmer Leons of the world, for the Scott Ritters, for the professor Danny Shaws and the Dan Vallis of the world. Would this have been Go ahead. Chairman Omali Yeshitela (11:25): Yeah, I think so. I think that very smart people, I think the FBI and the Justice Department are going to have to recalibrate how they take this issue on because it doesn't mean they're going to stop just because of what we have been able to do up to now. They will try to find ways to make even this conspiracy charge unfold in a fashion that challenges free speech rights of people even more. And that the conspiracy charge itself is a challenge to free speech. But this one, I think they'll have to recalibrate this whole thing about working for Russians, et cetera. And I think that people have been watching this, smart people, especially people like Scott Riter, especially people who have the audacity to share views about situation in the world, US foreign policy, what's happening in this country that challenges the narrative that the United States government puts forth itself. I think that people who have been dealing with the cop city question, I think there's a whole array of forces out there who have stakes in the outcome of this trial. And I think that so far we've done much better than I think many expected. And I think we can go ahead and further this by winning this case in the conspiracy. But beyond that, we are going to be doing more Dr. Wilmer. We think that the law itself is a political law. (12:57): When you got a law, it's a political law. It's not a law against robbing, killing, shooting, stealing or kidnapping, anything like that. It's a political law. The law was created for the purpose of carrying out political objectives in the contest with whomever was decided to be the enemy at any given moment. Wilmer Leon (13:19): Lemme jump in really quickly just to say, because I think it's very, very important for people to understand at this juncture, you were not charged with sedition, you were not charged with trying to overthrow the government. You were merely charged with saying things the government didn't like because what you said was consistent with some of the things that the government of Russia and other people in the country have said, which by the way, the things that you're articulating are true. So simply put it, if Russian President Putin comes out and says, the world is round, and you come out and say, the world is round, but Washington will have us believe the world is flat, all of a sudden now you're conspiring with Russians, you're working with Russians, you're operating on behalf of Russians. Chairman Omali Yeshitela (14:28): Well, it doesn't even matter if Putin says the Russian, the world is round and we say the world is round. What they're saying is that we don't have to be lying. What we say has to be something that undermines the United States. Wilmer Leon (14:45): No, I use that example simply to make the point that what you're saying is actually accurate. Chairman Omali Yeshitela (14:52): Yes, yes. Wilmer Leon (14:53): That's my point. Chairman Omali Yeshitela (14:54): Yeah, I think that's true, and I think that's real because at one time we had talked about bringing in experts of our own to testify about the whole history, for example, of the Ukraine War and how all of that stuff got started. And it wasn't just some evil Russians who decide, let's jump on this helpless and defenseless and innocent Ukrainians or something to that effect. And the point is, of course, that it is true what we said. It is true. But even if it were, this is what the court is saying, what the judge affirmed at one juncture, I think, and certainly the prosecution, that even if it was true, even if it's true, the Russians told you to do it and therefore it's a crime, and they say, we will move it from the element of speech now to an action, it becomes an action because the Russian told you to do it. (15:52): So they liquidate the free speech question, and this is what they try to do, and this is their dilemma, not ours, because we didn't write the first Amendment, we didn't write the Bill of Rights. They did it. And they say this is what they stand on and believe in. So they find themselves in this very treacherous and insidious thing all the time of trying to find out how we can have the First Amendment and our first amendment and attack it without attacking it, without obviously attacking it, without saying that we are attacking it. In fact, at one juncture, I think one of our lawyers wrote in a brief calling for the dismissal of the charges that we could have been talking about Russian cuisine, and would that have served the purpose of a charge working for Russian? They said, yes, if the Russians told us to say something about Russian cuisine and we did it, that would be working for the Russians. (16:50): It's garbage. It's a garbage law, and we intend to take it on. I mean, because this is just one aspect of it, fighting against these particular charges. But the law itself is a political law. It is a law based on politics. It's not a law based on criminal activity or anything except what the political climate at the moment requires. And so that's something that all of us have to be really concerned about as well, not just the winning in this particular case, in this particular instance, because it's still there and it's still something they can use. And they need to be put on the back foot around this question of having this 9 51 or whatever it is that they can say, somebody's working for Russia or somebody's involved in some kind of conspiracy because it meets the political objectives. Objectives, yeah. Yeah. Wilmer Leon (17:46): In fact, let me take a moment here and read the First Amendment, quote. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press or the right of the people peacefully to a assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances and What I think is also important for people to understand about the First Amendment, the framers of the Constitution, we're very, very careful. Every word, every comma, every is in a particular place for a reason. So when they open the first Amendment by saying Congress shall make no law, what that is telling everyone is that this is a protection of the American people against action by the government. They could have said, you have the freedom of speech. They could have said, you can say what you want, you can write what you want. No, it's not. They are protecting individual rights by prohibiting action by the government. It's called a negative, right? Chairman? Yes. Chairman Omali Yeshitela (19:16): I think that's really important. And I think this is what we've been talking about all along because that is in the Constitution, who has fought harder for the Bill of Rights than black people in this country. Historically, we started out with no rights that didn't apply to us. So free speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of association. We've been fighting like hell for this since we've been here. Every aspect of our existence in this country has been fighting for the benefit of the Constitution. So that is true. And I think that part of what we are looking at, so African people, black people, we've led around that question, we've led around this question of the Bill of Rights and the free speech, and we still are. And that was because even when this was put forward, when this was ratified, but the Congress, it didn't include us because we were enslaved in 1791 when this was ratified. (20:06): So we've been fighting forever up to now to this very moment until a trial that we just went to for the right to free speech, the right to freedom of association, the right for freedom of assembly, the right for freedom from unreasonable search and seizure. We've been fighting for that. And now the problem is because it is in the Constitution, how can they attack us on the one hand without obviously offending the Constitution and the Bill of Rights? And so that's the problem they're trying to solve. And so they're saying, except for now, they're trying to come up with an exception. And that's what even this law, this political law that they've come up with, it calls on the people, the court and everybody to overlook this constitutional right under these circumstances that's chosen for political reasons at political times in place. That's what we are looking at right now. (21:02): And the thing about that too, Dr. Wilmer, that's so important to us. I mean, the whole thing is important to us and to all the people. Make no mistake about it. When they come at us, it is not us because we never had the free speech. But it's for all those other people who, but the presumption that they had these rights presumption of free speech. So when they attack us and using attack on the First Amendment, it's on everybody's right to the First Amendment that's under assault. But I think it's especially and particularly significant for us, what we've seen just transpire because what they have concocted is this notion that everything is wonderful and peaceful. Everybody is acting civilized. There are no oppression of black people. There are no contradictions that we have that are legitimate contradictions. If we are criticizing the government, if we are criticizing our treatment, it's because we are working for some foreign agent, not because it's a legitimate criticism that the government has to respond to. (22:01): So as opposed to responding to it, as opposed to responding to the genocide convention that we are talking about, they have violated, they steal all of the 130,000 signatures and they say, the Russians are the one who got us to do this. Instead of dealing with the questions of what is happening to us as the people, a huge number of African people in prison and stuff, like they said, you can't make that complaint. That's not you making that complaint. It's Russians making that complaint through you. So they were nullified, they were nullify criticism by black people against the government itself. So not just an individual, it's the whole black population that has denied the right to criticize our treatment by the United States government. And that's been the fundamental thing that's really important, and that's why this winning this, at least on the question of working for Russians, that's why that was such an important thing to occur. And we still in the trenches having to fight all the way down the line around the other aspect of this charge. Wilmer Leon (23:07): Do you see similarities between the persecution that you all are enduring and what the United States did to Julian Assange, the Australian publisher who through WikiLeaks released documents that he had received government documents that he had received that exposed a number of American diplomats and a number of American elected officials for lying to the American people and to the world. The United States through an attempt of extradition, held Julian Assange in Belmar prison in London for seven years. He now has been released. He's now back in his home country of Australia. And when in fact, the United States was going after somebody for violating espionage and acts when he's not an American, never been to the United States, they were using their extra judicial reach in getting one of their proxies Britain to try to carry out their torture of another individual. Are there similarities between that and what the United States did to you? Chairman Omali Yeshitela (24:24): There certainly are, and I think that many, if not of the people who are tied to the Assange struggle, recognize that as well. We have been in touch with members of his family and they're members of the Assange resistance that have come on board in terms with us and even going into September, and we expect they'll be with us going to November 25th when we have to go and face the sentencing. So it is an absolute thing, and I'm old enough and dumb enough to have been impressed when we were hearing this stuff coming from our civic classes, et cetera, about free speech. I mean, I believed in free speech. Absolutely. I still do. Yeah. I don't think nobody believes more than freedom than slaves. You know what I mean? (25:19): And all of our children, all of our teachers taught us around this. I mean, they were really preached that to us. And so we were firm believers in this. We didn't need any Russians. We had our own experiences and we had magnificent training from teachers who really passionate, believed in free speech and had to believe in free speech to survive and to be able to pursue our interests. I mean, I was the same age as Emmett Till when he was killed. What was that murdered? It was at 1955. 55? Yeah, I was 14. He was 14 years old. And they murdered him. They said, because he whistled at a white woman, which was really dubious. And even if he did, so what? But the thing is, they murdered this kid, and it was something that traumatized the entire black community when his mama refused to allow him to bury him to have a closed casa at his funeral, she wanted Wilmer Leon (26:19): Mamie till, Chairman Omali Yeshitela (26:20): Yeah, Wilmer Leon (26:22): Mamie Till wanted the world to see. I think the quote was, I want the world to see what they've done to my son. Chairman Omali Yeshitela (26:29): Yes. And Jet Magazine blew it up, and all the Africans saw that, and it traumatized us all and to know that people can kill you like this with impunity. But anyway, yeah. Wilmer Leon (26:47): So people listening to this that may not have seen you on the show before, many may be asking why. Why was this done? I will posit that the world is changing the empire, the United States, what was formerly the Empire after World War ii, its power is on the wane. Other forces is turning from a unipolar world to a multipolar world. China, Venezuela, Russia, the Middle East, A number of countries have decided we're not going to follow that playbook anymore. We're going in another direction. They're doing it peacefully, much to the United States dismay. And there's a story, there's a narrative that the United States wants to continue to tell that isn't true. And through social media, through the internet, through the use of technology, there are more voices out there now that are exposing that lie for what it is. And I believe that's really at the heart. That's the crux of your problem. What say you, sir? Chairman Omali Yeshitela (28:11): I think you're absolutely correct. I think it's really important for our listeners to understand that when we talk about how the world is changing and what have you, this is not just some abstract issue. Announcer (28:26): It has a lot to do with the cost of oil and gas and properties and the relative power that the United States versus other countries that it is contending with for domination in the world, et cetera. There are all kinds of important issues. I mean the aspirations and hopes and et cetera. The majority of the people who live in this country are tied to the maintenance of the status quo, maintaining the control of the people in Iran and Afghanistan and Nicaragua and Venezuela and the black communities in this country, and maintaining control of the people in these concentration camps, reservations that Indian reservation they call concentration camps. So there's a lot at stake here. I mean, all of the petroleum in the world, I mean it is located in these countries that's contesting for freedom like Iran, like these other places. And the others who have been pushed out of history. I mean China, up until recently, people used to refer to China. People who were not doing well or who didn't appeal to have good promise, they were saying, you got as much. You don't have a China mans chance at Wilmer Leon (29:42): This time. China used to be called the sick man of Asia, and they decided that they were going to shred or shed that moniker and that they were going to readjust their culture. They were going to readjust their economy. They were going to readjust their society and that they were going to rise from the ashes. And to that point, another example, the Association of Sahel States, if we look at Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso and how they have been able to throw off the yoke of colonialism by removing France and the United States from their countries, they're now trying to stand. Talk a little bit about what the association of Sahel states, what some of these African countries are doing now, taking control of their own economies. Chairman Omali Yeshitela (30:36): Yeah, I mean that's a fundamental thing. And they're moving toward it. And the association SA Health states more effectively at this point, apparently, than most of the African entities that have come to be independent, because they're not just independent. They are combining. They, because as you know, Africa and its current designation countries and stuff like that, that was created by Imperialists, by the colonizer. They drew those lines, they drew those board split up people, et cetera. It makes it very difficult for Africa to even access his access own resources collectively. But France can access all of our resources as France. They can get resources from Burkina Faso, Mali, all of them and 14 different entities. France could play one off against the other, but we couldn't get our access to our own resources, right? When France would overthrow entities, governments that tried to do that, independent of France. (31:38): So that's a real kind of issue. And so I'm really appreciative of what these forces are trying to do, but it's very, very, very difficult because as you've probably seen since, because the France and the United States were using the basis for having these foreign troops, French troops in the Sahel, that they had to fight these jihadists, the jihadist terrorists and et cetera, and the moment the people kicked them out, then you see the rise of terrorism again. They say, you see people getting killed, slaughtered, and I'm convinced that the same forces are slaughtering them that are responsible for overturning the government of Ukraine when it did not suit their requirements and needs. They want to be able to have us say that we can't govern ourselves or to indicate we can't govern ourselves, and therefore the white man has to come in and take charge of our affairs. (32:35): Look at what's happening in Haiti right now. Look at how they're doing in Haiti. They've been doing for how long in Haiti. Right? And that's an aspect of the contradiction. We have to understand that there are all kinds of ways in which the colonizers attempt to advance their interests. And part of what they would try to do is to create a situation where you beg for them to come back. And they have succeeded in doing that. They're almost succeeded in doing that in Nicaragua. But Nicaragua people won their freedom and they started bombing and hurting people in Nicaragua to extend and demanding, and that the Nicaragua was having an election. The people were so terrified that they actually voted the revolutionary organization out of power for temporarily. So they will do that kind of thing. And this is really serious stuff. And I just want to say Dr. (33:28): Wilmer, that the oppressed never determines what methods are going to use to be free, the oppressor. If we could walk up to the White House or walk up to important staff and say, please, let's be free. Let us be free. And they say, okay, you're free now. And that was real. That would be cool. But that's not the case. Every instance you see all around the world, the oppressive, the determination of what it was going to take to be free was made by the oppressor. The oppressor. I mean, everybody tries to solve the problem the easy way. African people go, we pray, we beg, we nonviolent, do all of those kinds of things, and then they kill us and all around the world, not just us, but other oppressed peoples everywhere. So it is never been up to us to determine what methods are going to be used to be free. We don't want violence. We want violence out of our lives, but they employ violence of all sorts against us, and sometimes they disguise where the violence is coming from. Wilmer Leon (34:33): A couple of things that come to mind. First of all, let me be sure I explain why we went from the discussion of your trial to the discussion of the Association of Sahel States. And I brought that up as an example of how the world is changing, how we are shifting from a unipolar one control United States in control to a multipolar world. That's why I brought that up. Chairman Omali Yeshitela (35:03): Right? Wilmer Leon (35:05): You mentioned mentioned hate Chairman Omali Yeshitela (35:06): sounds like, What sounds like Putin. Wilmer Leon (35:09): Well, okay, movement of Russia, hey, right is right. The world is round, the world is round, and one plus one does equal two. Even in Russia, one plus one equals two. Chairman Omali Yeshitela (35:23): That's right. Wilmer Leon (35:24): The other point you mentioned, Haiti, and I just want to point this out to show some of the contradiction and some of the hypocrisy at the debate between Donald Trump and Vice President Harris. Donald Trump made that utterly racist, ridiculous, asinine statement about Haitians eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. And Kamala Harris was aghast at that statement. She was mortified by that statement as she should have been. But here's the question. Where is the outrage of the United States tried to reinvade Haiti? Kamala Harris as Vice President, went to the CARICOM meeting, the meeting of the Caribbean states trying to convince and twist the arms of the leaders of CARICOM to back the United States invasion of Haiti. So on the one hand, she's aghast to Donald Trump's ridiculous assertions and racist assertions about Haitians eating animals in Springfield, Ohio. But if the Biden administration wasn't trying to invade Haiti, most of those Haitians wouldn't have been there in the first place. They'd be in their own country enjoying their own meals, living in their own space, doing their own thing. So I'm waiting for people that are as aghast at Trump's racist statement to be as aghast at the Biden administration for the Biden administration's racist policy. Your thoughts, sir? Chairman Omali Yeshitela (37:06): I think you take us right back to Chomsky's observation. Like they define this reality and they place constraints on even how people can see. You can't see the whole world. They've reinvented what the quote left and the right are. So now the Democratic Party is left wing and the Republican party, the right wing, et cetera. When did Joe Biden become a leftist or Kamala Harris for that purpose? What has happened to the concept of left and right? I mean, they've redefined everything and they've placed constraints on the ability to, people see anything outside of these parameters, ideological and political parameters that they've established. And I think that's right on. I mean, I even saw that when people proclaimed to be aghast, that Trump talking about building a wall dealing with Mexico and Mexicans, but they ain't saying nothing about the walls that's being built all over Palestine. (38:04): The same people had the ability, the walls built, not unusual and peculiar. It's the thing that people do when they steal land, steal territory, and they want the people to be kept out of their own lands and what have you. So we allow them to define stuff, and that's one of the reasons they would attack us. That's one of the reasons they would attack the whole Bill of Rights in the First Amendment and things like that. Because the matter, the fact is, it's not just a matter of my right to talk. It's the matter of the people's right to hear what I'm saying. And that way they don't have to agree, but that gives them the ability to make an educated disagreement if that's what it is. They don't want that. They can't handle that anymore. And I think the crisis that you just talked about in terms of a changing world, this is critical. (38:50): I mean, it is hard to overstate how profound this transformation in the world that is happening now. It is one that's moving away from the grasp of a soul hegemon. This unipolar world as it's been characterized, is something that's under tremendous amount of stress. And you can see it fracturing and when it happens because so much of the political economy revolves around that. It has serious implications inside the country too. And so that people who have relied on being able to suck the blood of forces from around the world when this stops happening, you see greater amounts of suicide. The death spike, death rate of white people of certain ages began to happen. Alcoholism began to happen. And you see also people attacking the capitol. They attacking politicians who they feel have betrayed their ability to remain the top dogs in the world. And this is not something that's left to just Republicans or Democrats. I mean, this is something that permeates the consciousness of people in this country, and there's a certain presumption of the right of America to dominate the whole world, et cetera. Otherwise even people couldn't even see what's happening in the that under American leadership and dominance without protesting mightily. So yeah. Wilmer Leon (40:15): One of the things also that I think one of the assumptions that a lot of people may have made as it relates to your case is you are engaged in dialogue at a time when America is at war, and that that's what makes your narrative so dangerous. Here's the thing that people need to understand. The United States is not at war. Congress has not declared war in Ukraine. Congress has not declared war against China. Congress has not declared war in the Middle East. There's a whole lot of fighting going on. There are a whole lot of bullets being shot and a whole lot of artillery rounds being launched. But the United States has started those conflicts. But more importantly, the United States is not at war. Chairman Omali Yeshitela (41:16): There's no declaration of war. Wilmer Leon (41:17): There's been no declaration of war by Congress. So this whole thing about the sensitivities of the government and it needing to protect itself against domestic insurrection because this is a time of war, that's not true. Chairman Omali Yeshitela (41:37): No, it's not true. I mean, I'm really disturbed sometime Dr. Wilmer about what often appears to be the gullibility. I don't think this is something generally true in the African community. I mean maybe sectors of the African community, but ordinary black people, we have this experience with the government. We know like treachery abounds as it relates to Cointel Pro. Yeah, coin Pro. And even black people who didn't know about Cointel Pro and just ordinary black people, the dealing that we have with the cops on the beat, everything. I mean, most black people who have a relationship with the government, it's through the police. You know what I mean? That's the direct relationship through the police and the housing projects. Everybody's given the corner, et cetera. And so we don't have the same illusions, not fanciful illusions about the state. And that's one of the reason we used to work hard to pass out, know your rights information to just poor people. (42:40): Because at the moment, poor people know that the Constitution says, I'm supposed to have these rights. And many people don't know. The Constitution say that says that. And because there's nothing in our lives that suggests that we have these rights. But if we say, these are rights, the Constitution says, you have these rights. You should have these rights. And then that often is alone is enough to foster resistance to what's happening to us. They say, I'm not taking this. If the Constitution says I don't have to take it, I'm not taking that. So this tendency too often of people to simply vow to the current iteration of a lie that's based on political domination of peoples and extraction of their wealth and their values, this tendency is something that we have challenged and continue to challenge. And almost everything we've done contributes to that. Almost everything is tied to tactics and strategies. (43:48): We want to be a free people and for us and the African people, social partner who movement, it means like all dignified people, we want to be self-governing. We don't want foreigners and aliens extracting all the value of being able to say that my laborer should not go toward benefiting my community and my children and their children. We don't want that. We opposed to that, we don't want somebody to be able to start wars, that black people are going to be in front lines fighting and all wars. That could actually lead to nuclear, conation, obliteration of the people on earth. We don't want people to be able to do that, and us simply to be here without having any ability to confront the powers that are making these kinds of choices and without even sharing the ability to do that with those of us who live here, who work for a living, who try to work, et cetera. Wilmer Leon (44:47): Well, and also something even more basic than that, you talked about these wars, the wars that we as citizens are paying for. Chairman Omali Yeshitela (44:57): Yes. Wilmer Leon (44:57): And how that money is being wasted, how that money is being stolen. We talk about the military industrial complex in many regards. For example, the United States just authorized almost $600 million to send money for military aid to Taiwan so that Taiwan can turn around and use that 600 million for this year to buy weapons from American arms manufacturers. Well, how many teachers' salaries could you pay with that 600 million? There are so many projects. There are so many things that could be done to truly ensure the safety of this country by improving the standard of living in this country. But unfortunately, those dollars go to Lockheed Martin. They go to Raytheon, they go to the military industrial complex instead of paying people's salaries, providing for healthcare and better education. Chairman Omali Yeshitela (46:07): Yeah, I mean, it's criminal. It would be criminal if the people had any power. Wilmer Leon (46:14): Exactly. Chairman Omali Yeshitela (46:15): It's not criminal now in the sense that the ones who have the power make the laws. The ones who want to do this stuff, make the laws, or if they don't make the laws, they tweak the law. They manipulate how people perceive law and things like that. And every time we get closer to the goal, they move the goalpost on us. They say, well, the law has changed. It used to be that way, but now it's changed. It's no longer that way. Now Wilmer Leon (46:38): The First Amendment doesn't matter anymore. Doesn't Chairman Omali Yeshitela (46:41): Matter anymore. Doesn't matter. There's, Wilmer Leon (46:44): As we wrap this up, what are the three most important things? First of all, there's going to be a rally. There's a rally coming up very shortly. Your sentencing is coming up very shortly. What are the three most salient things you want this audience to take away from this conversation today? Chairman Omali Yeshitela (47:04): Thank you very much. I really would like to win people to come to Washington, DC for the Black is Back coalition mobilization. That's going to happen along with support partnership with the hands off of Rural committee. We still fighting this conspiracy charge and what have you. That's going to be on the 16th annual mobilization, Black People's March. But this Black People's March is going to be an anti-colonial march that will see leadership coming from Palestinians, from Africans, Mexicans, Filipinos, you name it. The people coming together. And for white people who can unite with the rights of black people to have free speech and self-determination. So that's on November 2nd, go to black is back coalition.org. Black is back coalition.org for more information on that. On November 25th, we are going to be sentenced and we are going to be in Tampa, Florida for that at the Federal Courthouse. (48:09): And I'm really calling on everybody, all of you who were able to put off things and put on your calendar coming to the trial. And some people came several times to the trial, believe it or not, no matter of few days, people like Pam Africa and Cam Howard and others, they came several times to the trial. And we want you to come there because we think it's really important for the court to continue to see that the people recognize the significance of what we do and what we stand for. And then finally, we are engaging. And so to get more information on that, go to HANDS-OFF-UHURU, U-H-U-R-U.org. And then finally, what we are involved in is a letter writing campaign. We are asking people to write letters. This is pre-sentence stuff. So some of this is letters that we want to affect the sentence that's going to be handed out on November 25th, which could be as extreme as five years in prison. (49:18): And so we want people to write letters, and you can get more information on that by going to hands off uru.org and continue to support the work that we do because the final analysis, they attacked us because we've been effective in neutralizing or minimizing to some extent the colonial impact in our communities, the economic development programs that we've initiated and things like that. So continue to support us. And again, go to hands off ulu.org. Go to black as black coalition.org, and you can, that will get you everywhere. I'm not going to try to throw out anymore. Yeah. Wilmer Leon (50:01): Chairman Omali Yeshitela co-founder and current Chairman of the African People's Socialist Party, which leads the movement. I want to thank you for your work. I want to thank you for your commitment to our people, and thank you for being a guest on my show today, Chairman Omali Yeshitela (50:18): Dr. Leon, I will not be able to overstate the significance of being here with you and the work that you do and helping the world to see when the corporate and colonial media does do everything they can to keep us invisible. This is extraordinarily important. I think the victories we have up to now are do in part to your ability to keep us linked to the people. Thank you so much. Wilmer Leon (50:42): Well, thank you again, sir. I greatly, greatly appreciate it. I want to thank you all so much for listening to the Connecting the Dots podcast with me, Dr. Wilmer Leon. Stay tuned for new episodes every week. Also, please follow and subscribe. Leave a review, share the show, follow us on social media. You can find all the links below in the show description. And remember, folks, that this is where the analysis of politics, culture, and history converge because talk without analysis is just chatter, and we don't chatter here on Connecting the Dots. See you again next time: Uhuru - Uhuru - Uhuru... Until then, I'm Dr. Wilmer Leon. Have a great one. Peace. I'm out Announcer (51:32): Connecting the dots with Dr. Wilmer Leon, where the analysis of politics, culture, and history converge.

As has happened in the past, we are currently seeing another increase in COVID-19 cases in South Australia. In addition, we are beginning to see an expected increase in flu cases which is what we usually see in the cooler months.These rising cases in the community, will likely result in an increase in presentations to our hospitals of people with respiratory illnesses in the coming weeks.In this segment, we hear from Professor Nicola Spurrier, the Chief Public Health Officer for SA Health and has accountability for public health and communicable disease issues. Noel Lally, who is is the Acting Executive Director, Communicable Disease Control Branch and has been working in SA Health since 2009. His focus has largely been on immunisation, working across government, non-government and tertiary education sectors to coordinate and lead state-wide delivery of the Jurisdictional and National Immunisation Programs.

Irina is what we term an ‘Arrow' and a ‘Boomerang'. Originally from Romania, Irina moved to Adelaide in 2002 to undertake her post graduate studies at the University of South Australia and worked in a number of engineering and project management roles including as Director, Corporate Services and Director, Engineering & Building Services at SA Health. In 2011, she took up a national role with Schneider Electric Australia and subsequently moved to Sweden in 2016 before ‘boomeranging' back to Adelaide in 2021. Irina is now the Associate Director, Business Leader with Stantec and part of her reasoning for moving back to Adelaide was to support her son progress career opportunities in SA's tech and innovation sectors. We chat to Irina about her journey and why she chose to move to Adelaide not once, but twice.

Palliative care is a holistic approach to supporting individuals with life-limiting illnesses – meaning an illness that's active, progressive, or advanced, with little or no prospect of cure.With the support of healthcare professionals – including doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals, palliative care aims to alleviate symptoms, enhance quality of life, and provide emotional, social, and spiritual support to both patients and their families. Palliative care can begin at diagnosis, offering support throughout the illness journey, and can even potentially prolong life.Palliative care is about empowering people to live their lives as fully and comfortably as possible, even in the face of terminal illness.For help with navigating palliative care and bereavement support in South Australia, Palliative Care Connect provides information and links for people with life-limiting illnesses and their family, friends, and carers, as well as health and aged care professionals. Palliative Care Navigators and Bereavement Navigators are available by phone to support South Australians with life-limiting illnesses and their family members, friends, and carers, as well as healthcare professionals.To learn more, visit Palliative Care Connect or call the dedicated Palliative Care Connect Statewide Navigation Service on 1800 725 548 (PALLI8), available Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4pm.In this segment, we hear from Dr. Peter Allcroft, a Senior Staff Specialist at Southern Adelaide Palliative Services and is a highly respected physician who has dedicated his career to improving the lives of patients with life-limiting illnesses. Kate Swetenham, who is the Director of Nursing at the Department of Health's End of Life Care Team, provides clinical support to programs of work in Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care, Voluntary Assisted Dying and Grief and Bereavement.

Following the Department of Health announcing President Cyril Ramaphosa's eminent signing of the NHI Bill, the South African Health Professionals Collaboration (SAHPC) – a national group of 9 medical, dental and allied healthcare practitioners' associations representing more than 25,000 dedicated private and public sector healthcare workers, has expressed its concern. John Maytham speaks to SAHPC spokesperson Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Terror in our Suburbs - Chief Psychiatrist SA Health & Police Minister Joe Szakacs - 21st December 2023See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Psych Matters, doctors Maura Kenny and Linda Kader engage in conversation about the need for staff wellbeing to be a priority for healthcare settings. They also touch upon a number of issues in the healthcare industry which are crucial to explore systematically and understand ways to address to create a sustainable transformative work culture, whereby excellent care provision is there for patients, and at the same time a thriving team of staff delivering such care.Dr Maura Kenny is a consultant psychiatrist in SA Health with a longstanding specialist interest in mindfulness and self-compassion in both clinical settings and in the wellbeing of healthcare staff. In 2013 she developed a mindful self-care course, which has now been taken up around the world in a range of healthcare settings. In October 2022, Maura was appointed as the inaugural Director of Staff Wellbeing in the largest Local Health Network in SA, comprising 16,000 employees. This role is responsible for coordinating the content, promotion, implementation and evaluation of the CALHN Wellbeing Pathway, and developing a strategic plan that ensures a staff wellbeing perspective on all CALHN activities and initiatives.Dr Linda Kader is a consultant psychiatrist, psychotherapist & mindfulness teacher with a strong interest and commitment to raise and facilitate necessary conversations in healthcare leadership and management. She works at The Royal Melbourne and The Royal Children's Hospitals offering leadership & clinical care, supervision & teaching of registrars, and supporting various aspects of service development  & implementation. She is a Mentor for registrars with RANZCP, holds passion for refugee healthcare and engages in Human Rights Advocacy through her local Council committees. She brings to her daily work extensive practice and knowledge of mindfulness and compassion to nurture professional, safe and engaging working atmosphere for  her teams and all staff. Feedback:If you have a topic suggestion or would like to participate in a future episode of Psych Matters, we'd love to hear from you.Please contact us by email at: psychmatters.feedback@ranzcp.orgDisclaimer:This podcast is provided to you for information purposes only and to provide a broad public understanding of various mental health topics.  The podcast may represent the views of the author and not necessarily the views of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists ('RANZCP'). The podcast is not to be relied upon as medical advice, or as a substitute for medical advice, does not establish a doctor-patient relationship and should not be a substitute for individual clinical judgement.  By accessing The RANZCP's podcasts you also agree to the full terms and conditions of the RANZCP's Website. Expert mental health information and finding a psychiatrist in Australia or New Zealand is available on the RANZCP's Your Health In Mind Website.

 In this fresh new episode , we had the privilege of diving into the world of healthcare leadership with the remarkable Dr. Robyn Lawrence, the visionary CEO of SA Health. Her insights and experiences offer a roadmap for navigating the complexities of healthcare. Here's why you should not miss this episode:1. Resilience in Leadership- Explore how Dr. Lawrence's journey, from projects to pandemic response, reflects resilient leadership in the face of challenges.2. Future-Proofing Through Innovation- Discover how technology can reshape healthcare, as Dr. Lawrence envisions a patient-centric, tech-driven future.3. Inclusivity and Cultural Transformation- Learn from Dr. Lawrence's insights on fostering inclusivity and navigating cultural shifts for a stronger healthcare ecosystem.4. Strategies for Effective Leadership- Gain practical leadership strategies from Dr. Lawrence's experiences at the helm of SA Health.5. Collaborative Power -Understand the impact of collaboration in healthcare, driving positive changes and improved patient care.Join us as we explore these key takeaways from our conversation with Dr. Robyn Lawrence. Her expertise and insights redefine healthcare leadership and inspire us all to create synergy within the industry. Tune in to gain valuable perspectives and strategies for navigating the evolving landscape of healthcare.

Influenza virus spreads easily and quickly between people through coughing, talking, sneezing and touching contaminated hands, tissues and other items. Flu is much more than a simple cold and vaccination every year provides the best protection and is highly recommended. Those who are pregnant and people with chronic health problems are also more at risk of complications.  Free vaccinations are available now at GPs and pharmacies for eligible groups.  You can find out more about how to Stop the Flu - https://bit.ly/STOPTHEFLUIn this segment we hear from Professor Nicola Spurrier is the Chief Public Health Officer for SA Health.

The shadow minister for health in South Australia and member for Schubert, Ashton Hurn, speaks with Flow listeners about the ramping of ambulances in metropolitan Adelaide, what the Code White situation in metropolitan hospitals means for regional SA listeners, and why the state government launched an audit of pillow availability in hospitals.

SA Health has issued a warning for anyone in Adelaide's parklands for the festival season not to touch any bats they might find on the ground, Bats can carry germs including the bat lyssavirus which can be transmitted through bites and scratches. Matthew speaks with Adelaide Uni's Assoc Prof Wayne Boardman from the School of Animal and Veterinary Science. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'Completely bogus' is the way the South Australian health minister Chris Picton describes claims made on FlowFM this morning by the shadow minister, the Liberals' Ashton Hurn, about ramping figures from last February compared with now. Ms Hurn told Flow listeners that over almost 12 months the wait times to get into emergency departments in Adelaide had almost doubled. Minister Picton points to the cancellation of elective surgery at that time 12 months ago as a cause for the increased ramping numbers quoted by his shadow but not disputed by the Minister.

The South Australian Premier says The peak has been reached in the flood for Renmark, said Premier Peter Malinauskas in a press conference on Wednesday afternoon. A high ranking emergency physician has lashed SA Health in a four page resignation letter in which she says the current state of the RAH emergency department “offends the very humanity” of doctors working there.  US President Joe Biden departed for a  US Virgin Islands holiday yesterday, exchanging a deadly snowstorm for a Caribbean vacation. A mid-strength has topped the list of Australia's highest selling beers for 2022. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at advertiser.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Better Thinking, Nesh Nikolic speaks with Dr Annabelle Neall about the effects of bullying and harassment in organisational settings. Dr Annabelle Neall is a Lecturer of Organisational Psychology at the University of Queensland. Her research aims to tackle negative workplace behaviour through bystander intervention and psychosocial risk management. Her work has been translated into practical solutions designed to optimise the psychosocial hazard assessment and management in organisations such as SA Health, Correctional Services NSW, and the Department of Infrastructure and Transport. She has published a wide range of highly cited peer-reviewed articles, chapters, and reports, and collaborates with national and international research partners to solve theoretical and practical problems in the workplace safety and wellbeing space. Episode link at https://neshnikolic.com/podcast/annabelle-neallSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Young Indigenous Hawthorn players were separated from their partners and were pressured to terminate a pregnancy by key Hawks officials including then-senior coach Alastair Clarkson, according to allegations reported by the ABC. Renowned winemaker Warren Randall wants to ignite an audacious bid to create the world's seventh Disneyland in South Australia and is offering part of his extensive McLaren Vale land holdings for a site. A woman who fell pregnant to a teen she had repeatedly sexually abused has been jailed for almost five years, a court has heard. And our doctors involved in a bitter contract dispute with SA Health will no longer attend emergency services at  two rural hospitals.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at advertiser.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A festival of footy centred on Adelaide Oval would showcase all nine AFL matches in a single round next year, under South Australia's bid for a proposed one-state carnival. SA Health's chief executive Dr Robyn Lawrence said reducing ambulance ramping times would be one of her first priorities in her new role. The Wallabies  match  against the Springboks at Adelaide Oval proved a  multimillion dollar winner for the state's tourism sector, which recorded winter revenue highs. And almost four million Australians tuned into the live television broadcast of Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral in London to farewell the longest-reigning British monarch.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at advertiser.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Sandile Tshabalala joined Darren, Keri and Sky for a chat about Vaccination. The Head of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has encouraged everyone to still go and vaccinate. #DarrenKeriSkyOnECR

Sisters who lost their sibling and parents in a crash have been left shattered after a judge found the offending driver not guilty. SA Health has run out of inpatient hospital beds for metropolitan patients. The proprietors of a local pub believe a “vendetta” is behind a council's instructions to  change how they use a vacant lot. Jordan Dawson will be “fine” to take on his former club with the Crows today.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at advertiser.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This morning on the show, Bec, Cosi & Lehmo were joined by SA Premier Peter Malinauskas about ramping up SA Health jobs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Health Systems Trust has published their latest edition of the SA Health Review, which is being billed as a complete guide to the effect of covid on the country, focusing on its medical, social and economic impact. HST CEO Themba Moeti speaks to Refilwe Moloto about the importance of the review.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Close contact quarantine rules that have sparked widespread chaos have been slashed while mandatory masks will all but go within weeks, under sweeping changes to Covid-19 laws. Self-funded retirees will get another year's extension to rules introduced at the start of the pandemic which cut the amount of money they have to take out of super as pensions. The deadly mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus has been detected  across the state, prompting a warning from SA Health. And in sport, the Russell Ebert statue at Adelaide Oval will have special visitors before the SA football legend's tribute game on Saturday night. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atadvertiser.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott Morrison and senior government MPs have sought to downplay the federal implications of Labor's decisive victory at the South Australian state election, saying there's a “big difference” between the premiers and Anthony Albanese.Liberal Party Premier Steven Marshall conceded defeat on Saturday night, with big swings towards Labor making Peter Malinauskas the first leader to defeat an incumbent government since the pandemic began.The ABC is projecting Labor will win 26 seats and the Liberals 15, with five independents.Labor enjoyed swings of more than 5 per cent on a two-party preferred basis across South Australia, posing questions for the Morrison government ahead of the imminent federal election.The Prime Minister on Sunday insisted the South Australian election was fought on “state issues” and said the federal election would be different.Mr Morrison appeared to be well aware that he will have to get voters to re-elect him as the nation's Liberal leader in an environment where Labor premiers have proved incredibly popular in their states.“What I know is that Anthony Albanese is not Peter Malinauskas, he is not any of the other premiers, he is not Annastacia Palaszczuk. He is none of these other premiers,” Mr Morrison said, taking a dig at the Opposition Leader.“One thing they have noticed is there is a big difference between Anthony Albanese as the federal Labor leader and what we see in the performance of some of his state colleagues.“Mark McGowan is a good example of that. Anthony Albanese is no Mark McGowan. That is for sure.”Mr Morrison and Mr McGowan last week appeared side-by-side at a joint press conference in Western Australia, where the Liberal Party was almost completely wiped out at the most recent state election.Finance Minister Simon Birmingham on Sunday tried to minimise any ramifications from the South Australian Liberals' stunning loss.The most senior South Australian politician in the Morrison government claimed some South Australian voters were “potentially tricked” by Labor's state election campaign after the party secured a decisive victory.Appearing on ABC's Insiders, Senator Birmingham appeared reluctant to concede there were any lessons to be learned at a federal level.He said he would work as closely as he could with Mr Malinauskas, but claimed Labor had run a singularly focused “scare campaign” on hospitals and ambulance ramping.“I do think that Labor's campaign was effective, but I also think, as the Electoral Commission found, that it was based on misleading statements and that of course is something that does mean that some voters potentially were tricked,” he told the ABC.“But equally I think Covid-19 did play a very difficult role for Steven Marshall.”A Labor election advertisement about ambulance ramping in South Australia was last week found to have breached the state's Electoral Act because it was “inaccurate and misleading”.Labor was ordered to take down the commercial, which featured an ambulance officer claiming ramping was “worse than ever”, because it contradicted SA Health data that showed ramping times had markedly declined.Last week the state's ambulance union said five people had died while waiting for paramedics to respond to calls for help in the fortnight before the election.And the issues of ambulance ramping and hospital wait times seemed to resonate with voters.Senator Birmingham claimed there was a possibility Labor would collude with unions on campaign “strategy tactics” ahead of the federal election.However, he said no government was perfect and that the federal election was “always going to be a challenging one” for the Coalition.Later that morning, Mr Malinauskas told reporters he was committed to solving the ambulance ramping “crisis” but said his government would have a broad policy agenda that was not singularly focused on...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

South Australia has four new confirmed cases of Japanese encephalitis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Modelling published online by SA Health reveals the “vast bulk” of current COVID restrictions will lift by mid-March, reports FIVEaa Breakfast's David Penberthy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Liberal member for Mackillop speaks with FlowFM listeners after passing near the fireground near Lucindale, and seeks to set the record straight on what he supports about the ALP Opposition's health policy for his region as Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas visits the Limestone Coast. Mr McBride also talks about the roles Teys, SA Health, the Naracoorte community and Robe had to play in the recent shutdown of the Naracoorte meatworks

Australia was forced to make captain Pat Cummins a sacrificial lamb in Adelaide to ensure the safety of the entire Ashes was not jeopardised, as player freedoms hang by a thread. Five primary school classmates were killed and a three others were fighting for life last night after falling from a windswept jumping castle on what was meant to be a fun day to celebrate the end of school on Thursday. New data has revealed road users are failing the most dangerous safety tests, with rates of the  “fatal five” offences dramatically rising in SA. And Christmas family gatherings have been deemed “essential activities” by SA Health, meaning anyone still living with restrictions after their seven days isolation can attend festive events. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atadvertiser.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federal Member for Mayo Rebekha Sharkie has written to SA's Health Minister Stephen Wade, urging him to expand COVID testing facilities in outbreak areas and in the Fleurieu Peninsula region. The Centre Alliance candidate joins Jennie Lenman in this podcast to talk about the issues, along with good news for exporting fruit growers concerned about fruit fly and a positive outcome for a local couple who have been seperated by international borders. For a full list of COVID exposure sites, head to the SA Health website.

Speaking from 'hotel detainment' he claims is linked to difficult questions he has asked SA Health officials, the Liberal SA Senator says he is planning to advocate and 'push back' for South Australians who face having no job due to these 'ridiculous mandates'

The owners of Nino's Cafe in Victor Harbor say they were the last to be made aware that they are a COVID exposure site on 30 November. Owner Kirsty Pitman said the first she was contacted by authorities a day after the public received word of the news. She joins Jennie Lenman in this podcast to discuss. Listen below and read more about the story on the local news page of our website.

It is estimated that 1 in 4 Australian women will have an abortion by the time they reach 45, but we often do not hear these stories. Join me as I share who I am, why I've created the podcast, and who the podcast is for...  The Pregnancy Outcomes report referenced can be found on SA Health's website under 'Pregnancy Outcome Statistics'.   Melissa Madera's podcast can be found on all major podcast apps - The Abortion Diary podcast.   You can find the podcast on instagram @australianabortionstories. Subscribe, and tune in next week to hear my own abortion story. 

Some facilities and festivals have a COVID vaccine mandate now and into the future. In this podcast, Jennie Lenman finds out from Services Australia General Manager Hank Jongen how to get digital or paper proof of vaccination status.   Click on this SA Health website link for more detailed run down on how to add your COVID-19 digital certificate to the mySA Gov app. For Australian Immunisation Register enquiries, including requesting paper certificates, contact 1800 653 809. For more information, visit Services Australia

A sophisticated Chinese spy ship spent three weeks collecting sensitive electronic intelligence off the coast of Australia. Billy Hyde Music at Marleston will be bulldozed to make way for part of the South Rd upgrade. SA Health chief executive Dr Chris McGowan has ordered faster offloading of patients from ambulances and other measures to tackle ramping. The AFL hit by yet another Covid scare after an attendee tested positive inside Marvel Stadium on the first night of the AFL Draft. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at advertiser.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Simone Douglas wears many hats but this time we are going to interview her as proprieter of the Duke Of Brunswick Hotel and as a representative of the Hospo Owners Collective, during this phase of trying to deliver hospitality in a time of Covid. Ultimately we discover, we need to honour the science, we need to manager our communal health, we need to nurture our economy, and perhaps the missing link has been a strong, statesperson in political leadership? That said, we also note that this is a one in 100 year event. We also drink a stunning Shiraz by Cimicky Wines from the Barossa. And in the Musical Pilgrimage, Emma Knights sings There's No Beauty. You can navigate episodes using chapter markers in your podcast app. Not a fan of wine? You can click next to jump to the next chapter in the show. We're here to serve! And please consider becoming part of our podcast by joining our Inner Circle. It's an email list. Join it and you might get an email on a Sunday or Monday seeking question ideas, guest ideas and requests for other bits of feedback about YOUR podcast, The Adelaide Show. Email us directly and we'll add you to the list: podcast@theadelaideshow.com.au If you enjoy the show, please leave us a 5-star review in iTunes or other podcast sites, or buy some great merch from our Red Bubble store - The Adelaide Show Shop. We'd greatly appreciate it. And please talk about us and share our episodes on social media, it really helps build our community. Oh, and here's our index of all episode in one concise page Running Sheet: Hospitality in a time of Covid 00:00:00 Intro Introduction to the show. 00:03:35 SA Drink Of The Week The SA Drink Of The Week is 2017 Cimicky Wines Shiraz from the Barossa. 00:13:01 Simone Douglas Simone Douglas is no stranger to mixing it with influential members of parliament, government, and industry. Usually, it's all very harmonious. But over much of 2021, we've seen a different side of Simone, as she has stepped up (as co-owner of the Duke Of Brunswick Hotel and as a respresentative of the Hospo Owners Collective), to help her sector advocate for what she calls more responsible and just Covid restrictions. Before we get into the guts of this discussion today, what has it been like, having to be on the front foot, trying to advocate for change against people and institutions you are normally in harmony with? I should also put in early that this podcast rests on a couple of very important principles. Firstly, we accept the world's scientific and medical consensus about this pandemic, about the measures that have been explored to constrain it (thanks to epidemiologists who know a lot more about the complexities of these things than your Facebook Armchair Experts or conservative commentators), and secondly, we feel deeply for SA Health and our politicians who are having to navigate through a once-in-100-years event but are doing so in an age of social media in which looney conspiracy theorists can make as much if not more noise than proper experts. That said, we also hold to the principle that humans are fallible and we must always have a curiosity and and open mind so as to keep reviewing evidence in light of experience and data AND we must appreciate that, as Oscar Wilde said, the truth is rarely pure and never simple. Simone, can you chart us through the journey of running a pub during Covid, noting that you've always had a strong stance of supporting community groups and performers. What's it been like for staff What's it been like with suppliers How have the different phases of government regulations affected you What would you like to see What is holding the government back Researchers from Monash University and the University of Edinburgh, just published the results of a large study. I'll quote from the Guardian story - “This systematic review and meta analysis suggests that several personal protective and social measures, including handwashing, mask wearing, and physical distancing are associated with reductions in the incidence of Covid-19,” the researchers wrote in the BMJ. They said the results highlight the need to continue mask wearing, social distancing and handwashing alongside vaccine programmes. Can you see a way for the hospitality sector to accommodate masks and distancing while remaining viable? What is your message to us? Support the show: https://theadelaideshow.com.au/listen-or-download-the-podcast/adelaide-in-crowd/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adelaide Oval to become the only stadium in the country to restrict the number of visitors allowed at the Ashes Test this cricket season. Oyster orders are being cancelled and casual staff stood down after a health scare forced the temporary closure of Coffin Bay's farms. SA Health's new blueprints for critical services are built on complex spaghetti-like matrix plans of how to deal with different scenarios. Taylor Walker will return to the Crows for day one of pre-season next Wednesday. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at advertiser.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down but maybe they should say it brings us closer to diabetes. Our special guest in this episode is former Australian Of The Year and eye specialist, Dr James Muecke, who is on the warpath against sugar because he's seen what it's done to his patients, including instantaneous blindness. In the SA Drink Of The Week, we have a shot or two of Baristador B70 espresso coffee. And in the Musical Pilgrimage, Susan Lily returns with her whiskey the way James Muecke would approve! You can navigate episodes using chapter markers in your podcast app. Not a fan of wine? You can click next to jump to the next chapter in the show. We're here to serve! And please consider becoming part of our podcast by joining our Inner Circle. It's an email list. Join it and you might get an email on a Sunday or Monday seeking question ideas, guest ideas and requests for other bits of feedback about YOUR podcast, The Adelaide Show. Email us directly and we'll add you to the list: podcast@theadelaideshow.com.au If you enjoy the show, please leave us a 5-star review in iTunes or other podcast sites, or buy some great merch from our Red Bubble store - The Adelaide Show Shop. We'd greatly appreciate it. And please talk about us and share our episodes on social media, it really helps build our community. Oh, and here's our index of all episode in one concise page   Running Sheet: Sugar vs Dr James Muecke00:00:00 Intro Introduction to the show. 00:05:06 SA Drink Of The Week The SA Drink Of The Week is the Baristador B70 dark roast espresso. 00:11:43 Dr James Muecke Sugar is everywhere and in everything, from processed foods to the fruit of the vine. It comes in every type of food we can imagine and in our brains, sugar stimulates the “feel-good” chemical dopamine, which scientists think has evolutionary roots (find a source of sugar in hunter-gatherer days and you have a source of energy that will aid survival. However, the 2020 Australian of the Year, ophthalmologist James Muecke, says in our society, sugar is a shortcut to diabetes and the next stop after that is blindness. Sight For All James, I feel bad that we're not going to have time to delve into your wonderful legacy of work as an opthamologist all around the world, doing what you could to save and restore sight. So could we start with one of your most profound memories of your work in that field, whether that was in Australia or overseas? Hearing stories like that makes my blood boil because you represent a body of people who dedicated years to learning within the discipline of medical science but most of the noise we get on social media these days is all about how that science is a fraud. Have you developed any coping mechanisms for when you encounter the torrent of half-baked intuitions, psuedo science, and snake oil being touted by these shrill alarmists? I saw you speak recently at a conference of doctors and you stunned us with your opening story of a patient of yours who woke up one day, blind. Can you share that story now because that puts the seriousness of our sugar discussion into perspective. How do we measure the impact sugar consumption is having on our bodies. Are there particular signs that we doing it wrong? Let's talk about the 5 As of sugar. We have some questions about interacting with sugar from listeners but as I look at them, they are largely about sugar itself, whereas you had some good coverage in the media recently about turning the focus around to eat like it's the 1970s. I want to get to the "sugar wrestle" but let's start on the positive step about how we should be approaching food. I want to turn to our 11yo voiceover artist, Caitlin, who has contributed the following questions, completely unprompted. How much sugar a day is good for a human? In other words, should we be having no sugar or a bit of sugar a day? Is the sugar in fruits and sweets the same and if it is, why do fruits have sugar? And how much sugar does it take to gain weight? Two other listeners have asked similar questions: Monique Miller would like to know your opinion on artificial sweeteners and the “sugar free” craze too. Should we cut back on sweet altogether? Are they an ok alternative? And Chris Glenn from Japan asks, what do you suggest as Sugar alternatives because we've been using one made from beets? Another listener, Rick Carter, asks, what do you think about SA Health funded Sausage sizzles ... and The Premier promoting Krispy Kremes. As our household moves towards eating whole foods and reducing sugar, I commented recently to my wife that our days start strongly (intermittent fasting, whole meats and veg and dairy and nuts for lunch/dinner), but then the ship of virtue crashes into the reef of carbs around 9pm when crisps or ice cream or chocolate or all three start their siren calls. Would you think that isolating our weaknesses and strengthening them up, is a fast and reliable way for shoring up the ship, as it were? Should sugar be a proclaimed substance like tobacco or alcohol and only be sold through specific stores AND not to minors? Do we build "slack" into our systems if we're doing most things right, so much so that our bodies can cope more readily with some lopsided eating either as "treats" or during times of unexpected bursts of stress or abnormal situations? Support the show: https://theadelaideshow.com.au/listen-or-download-the-podcast/adelaide-in-crowd/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unvaccinated South Australian's have been warned time is running out to get their Covid-19 jab as the state prepares to reopen to the rest of the country. The SANFL will consult with SA Health and the AFL to determine whether a COVID19 vaccination policy will  be introduced to the state league competition. The Labor Government has promised to build five public technical colleges across South Australia if elected in March.  Hit 1980's band Icehouse will perform with guest First Nations artists at next year's Adelaide Festival to mark the 40th anniversary of the band's anthem Great Southern Land. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at advertiser.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

School principals could be given powers to fire underperforming teachers, under a Labor pre-election plan. SA Health's travel exemption system will come under intense scrutiny at a parliamentary committee today. Amusement and recreation sector's insurance woes threatening hundreds of businesses. AFL's talent ambassador Kevin Sheehan says he likes what he sees of Port Adelaide father-son candidate Jase Burgoyne. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at advertiser.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show …AFL superstar SHAUN BURGOYNE comes into the studio to talk about retiring, his new book and about being pranked by one Ms Erin Phillips – aka his sister in law – during his 14 day quarantine after making the move back to Adelaide from Melbourne; we meet Olivia in today's Write Your Own Cheque who needs some money to save her eyebrows after she destroyed them after trying a little DIY at home; Erin talks kids and Covid, and her fears about opening borders back up while there still isn't any options for her children being vaccinated. We talk to callers, get a response from SA HEALTH about the options available for children under-12, and we talk to Dr Norman Swan about the latest trials and news on the issue; plus we got quite a heated response from yesterday's moral dilemma, ‘would you sell your dog for $250k?'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show … AFL superstar SHAUN BURGOYNE comes into the studio to talk about retiring, his new book and about being pranked by one Ms Erin Phillips – aka his sister in law – during his 14 day quarantine after making the move back to Adelaide from Melbourne; we meet Olivia in today's Write Your Own Cheque who needs some money to save her eyebrows after she destroyed them after trying a little DIY at home; Erin talks kids and Covid, and her fears about opening borders back up while there still isn't any options for her children being vaccinated. We talk to callers, get a response from SA HEALTH about the options available for children under-12, and we talk to Dr Norman Swan about the latest trials and news on the issue; plus we got quite a heated response from yesterday's moral dilemma, ‘would you sell your dog for $250k?'.

In light of the CEO of SA Health and the Premier voicing different views on if the state will be open for Christmas. The Shadow Health Minister Chris Picton joined Matthew to discuss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A former insurance broker who dodged jail for stealing more than $155,000 after a court found he suffered dementia, suddenly recovered from the “irreversible impairment”. Adelaide should brace itself for large earthquakes in the future, with experts forecasting seismic events of around magnitude 6.5. Christmas confusion reigns as Premier Steven Marshall's hope for a quarantine-free pass for double vaccinated interstate visitors in time for festivities was slapped down by SA Health boss Dr Chris McGowan. And in sport, Sydney will have to stump up more than just pick 31 if the Swans are to secure Peter Ladhams from the Power. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atadvertiser.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 1200 extra nurses will be employed from next month and three metropolitan vaccination centres will accept walk-ins. Almost 50 public school teachers have been suspended over allegations of misconduct in the past three years. Lisa Wilkinson has revealed how she was sexually assaulted by her friend's father when in high school. Both Adelaide and North Melbourne keen on South Adelaide midfielder/forward Jason Horne-Francis. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at advertiser.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we talk about the factors that make us an elite Breakfast Radio Show, we have to also include the the fact that we get the chance to speak directly with one of the world's top virologists, virus-hunters and bioinformaticians in the world - Professor Tulio de Oliveira. Take a listen as he answers this and other COVID-19 and vaccine-related questions that go as follows: Are the Pfizer and Johnson and Johsnon vaccines equally effective? And are both recognised internationally? - SA Health sites says that you should wait a minimum of 30 days after you've had COVID-19 to get your vaccine. Do you agree? - Is it true that you can't get the delta variant if you don't have tonsils? He covers all these tracks in this podcast.

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South Australian kids aged 12 to 15 will be eligible for the Pfizer vaccine from Monday but they won't be able to go to one of SA Health's vaccination hubs to get the jab.  Serial paedophile Gary John Tipping has appeared in court charged with more child sex offences.  AFL great Shaun Burgoyne is returning to his roots, accepting an off field position at Port Adelaide ... And one that might leave a sour taste in the mouth....A Royal Adelaide Hospital patient says she  resorted to telling friends to bring her food because her hospital meals were “inedible”.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at advertiser.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Penberthy has blasted an SA Health decision that will keep a 12-year-old South Australian boarding school student away from her family for at least five months. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Several of Adelaide's biggest hotels are on the verge of temporarily closing as occupancy levels drop to record lows, prompting calls for urgent financial support. SA Health has backflipped on a pledge that people aged over 60 would not be penalised if they waited for the Pfizer vaccine. Low-flying planes will drop millions of sterile fruit flies each week over Adelaide for the rest of the year in a move to eradicate outbreaks. And in sport, whenever Crows captain Rory Sloane sees a beautiful sunset, or a dolphin cruises past while he's out surfing, he'll think of his firstborn son, Leo. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atadvertiser.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Info released during a press conference with Professor Nicola Spurrier on Wednesday about positive COVID results in Adelaide wastewater were at odds with official SA Health advice at the time, reports FIVEaa Breakfast's Will Goodings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Royal Adelaide Show organisers are devastated by the cancellation of the event for the second year in a row, as ride operators and other participants miss out on millions of dollars in income. Hospital workers are being ordered to get vaccinated to keep their jobs as SA Health deals with grim data showing a cluster of 37 cases and six deaths in NSW are directly related to a single case at a ­Sydney hospital. A Flinders University Professor says burning Kangaroo Island's timber plantations would release about 1.3 million tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere. And in sport, Port Adelaide has vowed to bring the club's trademark power-to-win aggression and tradition to the AFLW after being granted a licence by the AFL to form a women's team. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atadvertiser.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel Cioffi is trying to reunite with his terminally ill mum, Emanuela, in Adelaide. He is stuck in a medi-hotel in Brisbane and has been denied an exemption by SA Health to complete his quarantine period in Adelaide.Erin & Soda speak to Daniel about his situation and the deterioration of his mother's health. If you would like to help reunite Daniel with his mum you can sign the petition here: https://bddy.me/37d4ts4 Listen here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel Cioffi is trying to reunite with his terminally ill mum, Emanuela, in Adelaide. He is stuck in a medi-hotel in Brisbane and has been denied an exemption by SA Health to complete his quarantine period in Adelaide. Erin & Soda speak to Daniel about his situation and the deterioration of his mother's health. If you would like to help reunite Daniel with his mum you can sign the petition here: https://bddy.me/37d4ts4 Listen here

The boys were joined by Crows key defender, Daniel Talia, The Age's Daniel Cherny and Channel 7's Mike Smithson

Channel 7's Mike Smithson joined the boys to discuss all the latest on tonight's Covid restrictions from midnight tonight

SA Health's Dr Emily Kirkpatrick says authorities are working to locate possible exposure sites after confirming COVID-positive removalists stopped in South Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New South Wales has recorded 24 new community cases of Covid-19. The new cases take the Sydney outbreak to 195, with 175 linked to the Bondi cluster.Nine of today's new cases were in isolation throughout their infectious periods, NSW Health said in a statement. A further three cases were in isolation for part of their infectious periods. Twelve cases were infectious in the community.NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the fact that almost half of today's new cases were in the community while infectious was a cause of concern."People going about their business, shopping and interacting with others is causing the virus to continue to circulate," she said."If we want the lockdown to succeed, all of us to have minimise our movements, all of us to have minimise our interaction with others, as difficult as that is, to make sure that the lockdown is successful."We know how transmissible this variant of the virus is and we need to respond accordingly," she said.Two cases in Queensland, one in NT, none in Victoria, SA or WAQueensland today recorded two new community cases of Covid-19, bringing the state's outbreak to 20.Of those new cases, one was a close contact linked to the Portuguese restaurant cluster and was already in isolation. The other case is a 37-year-old woman who works at the Qatar check-in counter at Brisbane's International Airport.Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the low case numbers were very encouraging, but warned residents that the state was "not out of the woods yet"."We've got another 24 hours to see what happens over the next 24 hours and will take you tomorrow in relation to whether or not we can [end the] lockdown, but it is very encouraging news at this stage," she said.Infectious diseases physician Paul Griffin told the Courier Mail just one day's figures wasn't enough to make a call on whether the lockdown in the south-eastern parts of Queensland will end on time tomorrow.The Northern Territory today recorded one new community case. That person was a close contact of a known positive case and has been in quarantine throughout his infectious period.Western Australia, Victoria and South Australia all recorded zero community cases today.This is where the outbreak currently stands: NSW has 195 confirmed cases, Queensland has 20 cases, the Northern Territory has 10 cases, Western Australia has four cases and South Australia has five cases.Second nurse at Sydney hospital infectedA second nurse at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital has contracted Covid-19.It comes after authorities revealed yesterday a 24-year-old student nurse had tested positive to the virus and worked in the rehabilitation ward at Fairfield Hospital and the and a cardiology and a general abdominal surgery ward at the Royal North Shore Hospital during her infectious period.Those wards were immediately sent into lockdown as authorities rushed to conduct contact tracing.Journalist Ben Fordham revealed this morning three extra wards are now on alert following the second case. The vaccination status of the nurses is not known.Tighter restrictions across AustraliaAround half of the Australian population is in lockdown as multiple states and territories battle rising Covid-19 cases.NSW's Greater Sydney area, the Northern Territory's Greater Darwin and Alice Springs regions, Western Australia's Perth and Peel regions, and the south-eastern parts of Queensland are now all in lockdown due to multiple coronavirus outbreaks. This adds up to more than 12 million Aussies living under stay-at-home orders as concern grows over the country's Covid-19 situation.South Australia yesterday recorded its first community case after more than 200 days of not having any community transmission. The miner's four household contacts tested positive as well. SA Health workers are scrambling to determine the source of the infection and how many other community members were in contact with the person.While holding back on imposing...

Regional health has lit up as a battleground at the March 2022 state election, with the Liberal government and Labor opposition bidding on who will spend the most in the regions. In Whyalla and heading west today, Minister Wade also addresses whether the Liberals WILL build a Barossa hospital, and says country SA people's health outcomes are poorer - hence a new spending program on preventative regional health

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Health experts in South Africa are trying to make sense of how the new COVID variants already detected in the country will behave. This, amid the country witnessing a rise in daily new infections of the virus. Although it remains to be seen if the upward trend signals the start of the feared third wave, the Gauteng province in particular is said to be already worrying. To help us make sense of the COVID situation in the country lately, Khumbelo Mumzhelele spoke to clinical virologist, Dr Ramokone Maphoto …

Dumadami na ang mga community pantries sa Mindanao pero ilan dito ang pinahinto sa Davo City dahil sa paglabag sa COVID-19 health protocols

The regulation of cargo ships came into sharp focus this month when two ships were detained because they lacked fuel and food and amenities for their crews. We speak to Ian Bray from the the ITF about the situation.We also look at what is at stake for the SA Ambulance Employees Association as they call for the end of ambulance ramping in their State.

Sexual harassment, bullying and intimidation “start at the top” in SA's legal profession, including gross and lewd actions by judges, a report asserts. A second South Australian McDonald's franchisee is being sued for allegedly denying paid breaks Pressure is mounting on SA Health to approve a full house at Adelaide Oval in time for next month's blockbuster AFL Showdown. Dumped Crow Tyson Stengle is eyeing a third AFL opportunity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A patient infected with a mutant strain of COVID-19 who was hospitalised in Adelaide is now in a critical condition, health authorities have confirmed.The man, in his 40s, is one of 12 people in South Australia with COVID-19, all of whom acquired the virus overseas.SA Health moved the man, who has the South African variant of the virus, from a dedicated quarantine hotel for positive cases to the intensive care unit at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.SA Health confirmed to NCA NewsWire the man's condition had been upgraded from serious but stable to critical.He is the first person in South Australia to be admitted to ICU with coronavirus since May last year.It comes a day after SA acting chief public health officer Michael Cusack said the man had the South African variant, which contains a mutation which appears to make it more contagious.“One person was taken from Tom's Court (medi-hotel) to the Royal Adelaide Hospital this morning because they were unwell and are currently being assessed there,” Dr Cusack said on Saturday.“This is a male in his 40s we believe has the South African variant.“Clearly if someone is deemed unwell enough that they have to go to hospital, we have concerns for their welfare, but obviously they are in the right place.”Dr Cusack said the patient had been suffering shortness of breath.“Whether they're sufficiently short of breath or their lungs are sufficiently impaired that they will need to remain in hospital is still to be determined by the emergency department at the Royal Adelaide,” he said.South Australia recorded just one COVID-19 case on Sunday which was a child who had returned from overseas and is in isolation.The state also administered 145 vaccinations for COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total to 28,759.

An SA Health text message bungle has left hundreds of people arriving in Adelaide from Brisbane confused and in limbo. Drug cheat Lance Armstrong was paid almost $4 million by the South Australian taxpayer to compete in the Tour Down Under over a three-year period. Easter Saturday at Oakbank has been an annual tradition since 1876, while last year's race meeting was spectator free because of COVID19, racegoers will be back today for the event which will include the $150,000 Great Eastern Steeplechase. Adelaide United boss Carl Veart was disappointed his team bombed out against Central Coast on Thursday night missing an opportunity to equal a club record seven consecutive wins. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at advertiser.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Dr Emily Kirkpatrick, SA Health's Deputy Chief Public Health Officer, as she discusses and answers questions about the new COVID SAfe Check-in, designed to enhance contact tracing and keep our community COVID safe.The purpose of the app is to allow SA Health to quickly contact others who may have been exposed to the virus, if someone in South Australia tests positive to COVID-19. Businesses with a COVID Safe Plan should display the QR code reader in a prominent location within the business. When people arrive at a venue or business, they can check in by scanning the QR code using their smart phone through the mySA Gov app.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all of us and as we’ve seen over the past week, continues to do so. South Australia is experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak known as the Parafield cluster. Listen to Dr Emily Kirkpatrick, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer from SA Health as she discusses South Australia’s COVID-19 outbreak and gives an insight into the comprehensivepublic health response needed to tackle this pandemic, as well as the importantrole the public plays in keeping the whole community safe.

Covid-19 updates, SAPOL and BOM, Premier Steven Marshall, Labor Leader Peter Malinauskas, Rowey, Dr Emily Kirkpatrick of SA Health, Amelia Mulcahy, Blakey, The Chase comp, Police Commissioner Grant Stevens, Behind Closed Doors, Kochie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Covid-19 updates, Meat Tray Friday, Brad Chilcott from White Ribbon, Ian McPhedran, Rowey, Dr Emily Kirkpatrick from SA Health, Amelia Mulcahy, Blakey, The Chase comp, Alex who managed to get married before lockdown, Behind Closed Doors  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode I talk with Melanie Colling. Melanie is a podcaster, a best-selling author, and the business owner of Purpose Driven Projects. With her business partner Brett Jarman she is also the co-founder of Experts on Air. She moved to Bali with her family to pursue her love of connecting with people but in her own words “After 7 months, I was voted off the island by my family.” She is also a Certified Project Management Professional with over 20 years project management experience.She’s worked on multi million dollar projects throughout her career for companies such as NAB, Telstra, BP Oil, Medibank, SA Health, Origin Energy, BHP and 7-Eleven. We talk about •Understanding you profile as the key to knowing why you do what you do •From “what’s a podcast?” to owning her podcast booking agency •The Bali experience connecting with people from around the world •Dealing with sunk costs •Investing in yourself with leaps of faith•Finding stories and breaking rules •“You are a Genius” the book that hit Amazon’s best seller lists •The power of podcasting•The 3 personality levels that get you out there Contact Melanie Colling here: mel@expertsonair.fmExperts on Air website https://expertsonair.fm/Wealth Dynamics Profile test http://www.wdprofiletest.com/ Ready to transform your business?Book a 15 minute phone chat with Pauline BrightLinks:Pauline Bright website Pauline Bright on LinkedIn Bright Business on Facebook Pauline Bright on Twitter

The situation with the coronavirus, the information provided by South Australia- Health and some of the latest activities of the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia, constitute the content of this week’s report from Adelaide. - Αρνητικό προβάδισμα κατέγραψε η Νότια Αυστραλία, η οποία μετρά από χθες 17 ενεργά κρούσματα κορωνοϊού, ξεπερνώντας έτσι και την πολιτεία της Βικτώριας η οποία σύμφωνα με τους υπεύθυνους υγείας σημείωσε μόλις 15 ενεργά κρούσματα τις τελευταίες ημέρες.

SA Health will conduct a review of the circumstances surrounding the deaths of four babies at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital. - Τέσσερα νεογέννητα μωρά απεβίωσαν στην Νότια Αυστραλία επειδή, λόγω του κορωνοϊού, δεν μπορούσαν να διακομισθούν σε νοσοκομείο της Βικτώριας.

While a lot of councils are taking a conservative approach in the lead up to Christmas, there is a lot planned for the Rural City of Murray Bridge in the coming months. Following news of plans for a Murray Bridge Riverfront Christmas Festival (https://www.5mu.com.au/news/local-news/40-local-news/106204-storyc) in November, the council also aims to host a New Year's Eve party and month long Splash Festival, pending SA Health approval. Renovations are also on track at the Murray Bridge Swimming Centre for a pool party (https://www.5mu.com.au/news/local-news/40-local-news/106361-party-to-celebrate-new-murray-bridge-pool) on Friday October 30 from 3.30pm-late. CEO at council, Michael Sedgman, joins Jennie Lenman for a chat about what is in store.

Dr David Cunliffe from SA Health with Laura Hannant from SA Water, State Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas, Rowey, Sean Fewster, Amelia Mulcahy, Blakey, Graham Cornes, Michael Smyth, Behind Closed Doors  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Sport SA hosted SA sporting CEOs and Presidents to hear from Professor Nicola Spurrier, Dr Chris Lease, Dr Janet Young and Katrina Ranford on COVID and our Return to Sport.(1:30) MICHAEL WRIGHT, President, Sport SA(3:30) PROFESSOR NICOLA SPURRIER, Chief Public Health Officer, SA Health(18:40) Panel Discussion / Q&A. DR CHRIS LEASE, Executive Director Health Protection and Licensing Services, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer, SA Health. DR JANET YOUNG, General Practitioner, Council Member, SA Sports Medicine Association. KATRINA RANFORD, General Manager - Active Inclusion, Inclusive Sport SA.

South Australian businesses are required to appoint COVID Marshals (https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/recovery/covid-marshals) before this Friday 21 August to ensure COVID-19 protocols are being correctly followed. If fewer than 200 people are reasonably expected to be present at the event or venue, they must have a nominated COVID Marshal, if more than 200 are expected, they must have a dedicated COVID Marshal. Following the release of SA Health's online training module (https://marshal.clickontraining.com.au/) , SA’s Deputy Cheif Public Health Officer, Dr Chris Lease, joins Jennie Lenman to explain the ins and outs of the plan.

In the month of April, when the first flight carrying Australians stuck in India arrived in Adelaide, SA Health worked closely with the South Australian Indian Medical Association (SAIMA) to provide primary care to travellers during their quarantine in Adelaide.

According to Corruption Watch, the most common forms of corruption in the country are employment corruption which is at 39%, procurement corruption at 29% and the misappropriation of resources at 16%.  In relation to employment corruption in the health sector, the Northern Cape leads the pack with 55% reports. Mpumalanga is hot on their heels with 51%. The province with the lowest employment corruption is Limpopo with 27%. Issues relating to employment corruption include allegations of nepotism and time claimed for work not done.  Guest: Melusi Ncala, Researcher at Corruption Watch  Topics: Corruption Watch: SA health care sector critical See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

On todays episode we interview a disease detective hunting for patient zero and trying to stop the spread of COVID-19. Christian Peut is a Contact Tracer in the Communicable Disease and Control Branch at SA Health. Coronavirus contact tracers or "disease detectives" are the health experts who interview people with COVID-19 to try and work out who they might have got the disease from and who they might have given it to.    In today's news headlines:  Masks mandatory in Melbourne from Thursday More small business support ahead of JobKeeper tweaks Presidential latecomer Kanye West is holding his first rally today   In todays Briefing we ask: How does contact tracing actually work? Is it really possible to track everyone an infectious person has come into contact with? What happens if - or when - the Covid Safe app fails?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If 2020 has taught us anything, its the value of planning and communicating through uncertainty. Thanks to a great response from SA Health to the coronavirus pandemic, we have had more certainty here than anywhere else in the world, but industries have had to adapt and evolve dramatically to survive. Ben Fee, the CEO of Regional Development Australia Murraylands and Riverland (https://rdamr.com.au/) , joins Jennie Lenman to discuss lessons learned from the peak of the crisis. 

In this Episode: When to suspect post-COVID pulmonary fibrosis GPs have key role in promoting social responsibility More advice on masks Host: Dr David Lim, GP Guest: Prof Hubertus Jersmann, Senior Respiratory Physician, SA Health; Senior Consultant, Adelaide Hospital; Professor, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide. Total time: 31 mins See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Minister for Health and Wellbeing Stephen Wade joined Kane and Hayesy.

Professor Nicola Spurrier joined David and Will after SA Health confirmed a man who travelled from to SA yesterday tested positive for coronavirus. He won't be counted to the state's total as he first tested positive in Melbourne. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chief Public Health Officer at SA Health, Professor Nicola Spurrier joined David and Will after South Australia recorded its fifth coronavirus-free day. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

SA Health is calling on all South Australians to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 in South Australia. By making some fundamental changes in the community, school and in the workplace we can protect ourselves and others from getting sick. Stay home and avoid contact with others if you are sickWash your hands regularlyCover your coughs and sneezesWipe down frequently touched surfacesOn this episode of ‘Our State’, GP liaison for the SA Health COVID-19 response Dr Danny Byrne talks about how we must all play our part in stopping the spread.Learn more at http://stopthespread.sa.gov.au.

Ray White spokeswoman Lisa Pennell and Dr Nicola Spurrier of SA Health See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Executive Director at SA Health, Dr Chris Lease, joins us to discuss the smoke conditions in Adelaide. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

South Australia has just launched its first locally made smoking cessation advertisements in two decades. For a number of years, the campaign has used interstate and overseas advertisements rebranded for the South Australian audience.While this approach has been very successful, the pool of suitable new advertisements to choose from has declined in recent years. Rather than repeating advertisements that have aired in South Australia for many years two new advertisements have been developed by SA Health for a South Australian audience. On this week’s Our State Dr Clinton Cenko, Manager, Tobacco Control Unit, Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia, Kirsty Mudge, Senior Project Officer, Tobacco Control Unit, Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia and Alana Sparrow, General Manager, Services, Research and Public Policy, Cancer Council SA tell listeners about the new campaign.

A train and envelope walk into a salad bar... joke. That's not one of these. Guess the three things these outbreaks have in common... Music: Lost Radiance - On The Planet Far Away (ver. 1) Sources: Websites - Bioterrorism Agents/Diseases. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/agentlist-category.asp Anthrax – including symptoms, treatment and prevention. SA Health. https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/health+topics/health+conditions+prevention+and+treatment/infectious+diseases/anthrax/anthrax+-+including+symptoms+treatment+and+prevention Aum Shinrikyo’s legacy of toxic terror. The Strategist. https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/aum-shinrikyos-legacy-of-toxic-terror/ Aum Shinrikyo: Doomsday Cult That Attacked the Tokyo Subway System. Learn Religions. https://www.learnreligions.com/aum-shinrikyo-japanese-doomsday-cult-4171578 When Anthrax-Laced Letters Terrorized the Nation. History.com. https://www.history.com/news/anthrax-attacks-terrorism-letters#gid=ci02349043000326cb&pid=anthrax-letter-1167950 A Strange but True Tale of Voter Fraud and Bioterrorism. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/06/a-strange-but-true-tale-of-voter-fraud-and-bioterrorism/372445/ Journal Articles - Meselson M, Guillemin J, Hugh-Jones M, Langmuir A, Popova I, Shelokov A & Yampolskaya O. The Sverdlovsk Anthrax Outbreak of 1979. Science. 1994; 266 Grunow R & Finke EJ. A procedure for differentiating between the intentional release ofbiological warfare agents and natural outbreaks of disease: its use inanalyzing the tularemia outbreak in Kosovo in 1999 and 2000. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 2002; 8: 8

Dr Louise Flood from SA Health regarding the Flu See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Vaccinations are the best protection against a number of communicable diseases; including the flu, measles, mumps, chickenpox, whooping cough and meningococcal. Dr Louise Flood, Director of the Communicable Disease Control Branch in SA Health tells listeners all about the free immunisation programs available for both children and adults in South Australia.

Penbo's 50th Birthday Celebrations, Matt Pantelis, Jane Reilly, Tom Rehn, Stephen Rowe, Sean Fewster, SAPOL and BOM, Hayley Cain from RAA, SA Health, Blakey See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pharmacist Usha Ritchie, and Child Health Nurse Natasha Clark discuss teething infants See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

SA Health and Community Services Complaints Commissioner See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our food supply is among the safest in the world, however each year an estimated 5.4 million Australians contract a food borne illness. Director of SA Health’s Food and Controlled Drugs Branch Dr Fay Jenkins talks about how to prevent them through good hygiene and safe food handling practices.

The Turnbull government is vowing to keep the cost of private health insurance premiums as low as possible, after giving the green light to an almost 5 per cent hike from April this year. Image: (SBS) - Nangangako ang pamahalaang Turnbull na papanatilihin ang halaga ng primyum ng pribadong health insurance na mababa hangga't maaari, pagkatapos payagan sa halos limang porsiyento pagtaas mula sa buwan ng Abril sa taong ito.    Larawan: (SBS) 

Medical NGO, Doctors Without Borders says recent pledges of help and the deployments of personnel to west Africa, have not had any impact on the Ebola epidemic. This as four South African fieldworkers with the organisation return home this week from Sierra Leone and Liberia. Our Producer Sithakazelo Dlamini spoke to Jens Pederson who is part of the field workers that recently returned from West Africa about some of the conditions there...

Now Oceania Lead, Public Health Sector Advisory at Ernst & Young, Dr Tony Sherbon was the CEO of the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority when this podcast was released. Dr Sherbon has also been the CEO of SA Health, ACT Health and Illawarra Area Health Service. Ccentric is a leading international executive search firm that focuses on healthcare, academic healthcare, digital health, and not-for-profit and human services. As a leader in our field, we have always tried to stay at the forefront of news and changes in the industry.  To keep up-to-date with the latest news from Ccentric subscribe here today.

Mr Shane Solomon was the CEO of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority when this interview took place. He has since been the National Health Lead at KMPG and Managing Director of Telstra Health. He now sits on a number of boards including Chair of the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Board Director Silver Chain Group, Board Director Virtus Health, Chair EMR Project Board at SA Health as well as holding an Adjunct Professor position at UTS School of Business Ccentric is a market-leading executive search firm in Australia with an exclusive focus on healthcare, academic healthcare, digital health, and not-for-profit and human services – industries that improve the quality of life. Ccentric has four division including Ccentric Executive Search, CcSelection, CcInterim and CcLeadership which allow Ccentric to assist clients with their needs ranging from mid-level leadership to c-suite executive search, interim management, leadership assessment and succession planning. To keep up-to-date with the latest news from Ccentric subscribe here today.