Cancer touches every single one of us at some point, either through family and friends or directly when we sit before a medical specialist and receive the life changing news.
Cancer affects us all so it does come as a shock when we discover certain people choose to fake cancer.
Earlier this week, former Hockeyroo goalkeeper, Kate Hubble, 32, pleaded guilty to four charges of making and using false documents to obtain a financial benefit. Hubble drew two year’s salary from her employer, the cancer charity Redkite, after claiming she had cancer and forging documents from medical professionals which confirmed her fake diagnosis.
She will be sentenced on Friday.
The ultimate fake cancer charlatan in this part of the world is Belle Gibson, the twisted fantasist who was fined $410,000 late last month after Consumer Affairs Victoria brought civil action against her in the Federal Court. She was fined for five separate breaches of the Australian Consumer Law Act.
Full column here.
Yes, in contemplating the probable outcome of the present ALMS plebiscite, one is reminded of a most salient and related quote by Mahatma Gandhi – “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
In this regard, I dare say some would already be pondering the possible future for pew makers.
Hillsong Morrison the Treasurer for housing developers has again been shown up for lying about Negative Gearing. “the ABS has released its Housing Occupancy and Costs, 2015-16, which reveals that it is not ordinary “mums and dads” that are primarily engaged in negative gearing, but rather higher income earners” thank goodness for independent media outlets. No wonder the coalition want to get rid of them. They actually have the audacity to dare and hold the government to account for their misinformation.
Jack, looking at your Harvey Weinstein blog on the other side, it seems that a truckload of commenters think that lechery is the province of left wingers, solely.
Sure, Weinstein did some horrible things, but it’s got nowt to do with his political leanings. So sad that people could be this blinkered. It seems that the antics of the Groper-in-Chief, who then bragged about it, don’t register on their consciousness at all.
What a world.
What a time to be alive.
G’day Jack. Is the Weinstein piece going to get a run over here?
I was out and about on Friday so decided to wait until yesterday and put it up in full.
Magic, it has instantly arrived.
The last Holden rolls of the assembly line today I believe. This is almost the end of $29 Billion per year of economic input into the Australian economy. Abbot and Hockey deliberately destroyed and industry for ideological beliefs. the coalition and their supporters should hang their heads in shame. They will not. No surprises.
Ahh what do you know the changes to Private Health insurance will further lock in profits for the over Subsidised Private Health Insurance industry at the expense of the taxpayer and the government basically admitting they are presiding over a continued decline of the public hospital system and loo to be deliberately creating a multi tiered health system built around wealth. No surprises. usual disgraceful coalition tactics.
Footy tips Jack
And another very recent one, JTI.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-05/priest-and-nun-scammed-out-of-money-by-terminal-cancer-faker/9019378
Perhaps this is something South Australia has got right. Ms Walsh has been in custody since June last year and I would say she will be staying there for some time.
Classic sociopath right there, NFY.
Alms for an old ex leper?
How about an arm Wraith?
off topic
sorry peeps..but telstra??
http://reneweconomy.com.au/telstra-unveils-its-big-battery-its-nearly-10-times-bigger-than-teslas-29761/
https://theconversation.com/slashing-penalty-rates-a-misguided-response-to-problems-of-the-past-85317