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Calls for unvaccinated Australians to pay higher Medicare fees because they place more of a ...

The Daily Mail 28 Nov 2021
Unvaccinated Australians without a medical exemption should be forced to pay higher medicare fees, a leading economist has argued ... Grattan Institute health and aged care program director Stephen Duckett pointed out around 90 per cent of Covid-19 patients admitted to intensive care units were unvaccinated, Sydney Morning Herald reported ... .
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Brett Sutton’s ‘weapons grade chutzpah’ on federal road map

The Daily Telegraph Australia 15 Nov 2021
It comes as Professor Sutton along with the Grattan Institute’s Dr Stephen Duckett have criticised the federal government over its “missing recovery phase” in the COVID-19 roadmap.
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Victoria's top doctor Brett Sutton warns a 'nastier' mutant Covid strain could arrive in Australia ...

The Daily Mail 15 Nov 2021
In an article co-authored by the Grattan Institute's Dr Stephen Duckett and published by the Medical Journal of Australia, the authors said the government needed to prepare to weather the lingering repercussions of Covid-19. 'All viruses mutate, new dominant strains emerge ... 'Disappointingly, the roadmap includes no explicit recovery phase ... .
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S'pore's move to bill unvaccinated patients sparks Aussie debate

Straits Times 12 Nov 2021
Following Singapore's announcement, former foreign minister Bob Carr called for Australia to follow suit ... "You ignored warnings and got the disease." ... Dr Stephen Duckett, a health policy expert at Grattan Institute, an independent think-tank, said he believes charging unvaccinated patients is "a bridge too far" ... ....
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Australia debates Covid-19 fees for unvaccinated by choice after move by Singapore

Straits Times 12 Nov 2021
Following Singapore's announcement, former foreign minister Bob Carr called for Australia to follow suit ... "You ignored warnings and got the disease." ... Dr Stephen Duckett, a health policy expert from Grattan Institute, an independent think-tank, said he believed charging unvaccinated patients was "a bridge too far" ... ....
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Global Coalition of Public Health Experts and Citizens Announces Formation of World Health Network with ...

Daily Times Chronicle 29 Oct 2021
BOSTON, Oct ... Led by renowned complex systems scientist and pandemic response expert Dr ... Key members of the World Health Network include.. Dr ... Stephen Duckett, Health Program Director at the Grattan Institute, Emeritus Professor of Health Policy at La Trobe University, and Chairperson of South Australia's Health Performance Council ... � ... .
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Driver in Boulder County hit-and-run that injured Andrew Bernstein sentenced to prison

Colorado Daily 23 Oct 2021
Stephen Thomas Grattan, 49, pleaded guilty Friday in Boulder District Court to one count of attempting to leave the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury ... Stephen Grattan, left, next to defense attorney M.
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Driver pleads guilty in hit-and-run crash that left Boulder cyclist permanently disabled

Fox31 Denver 23 Oct 2021
BOULDER, Colo ... It took more than a year for Colorado State Patrol to identify the driver, but last November, an arrest warrant was issued for 49-year-old Stephen Grattan. Grattan was ultimately arrested in June during a traffic stop ... Grattan did offer a brief apology ... “I want to say that I’m sorry to everybody that’s involved in this,” Grattan said.
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Andrew Bernstein says suspected driver in Boulder hit-and-run case could take plea deal

Daily Camera 22 Oct 2021
Stephen Grattan (Boulder County Sheriff’s Office). Stephen Thomas Grattan, 49, is charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury and careless driving resulting in injury, according to online court records ... Grattan’s defense attorney could not be reached for comment.
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In hindsight there was no foresight: how Australia bungled its Pfizer Covid deal

The Observer 12 Sep 2021
On 30 June 2020, Victoria’s Covid cases were doubling. Within a week the state would be in its second lockdown ... Act fast, they hinted – other nations are signing deals ... Read more ... Several stumbles have hampered Australia’s vaccination efforts ... Why? ... Grattan Institute economist Stephen Duckett said Australia could have been “fully vaccinated by February”.
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews' 'Covid Zero' fantasy is fast turning into a nightmare for Victorians, ...

The Daily Mail 31 Aug 2021
Deakin University epidemiologist professor Catherine Bennet (pictured left) has warned the current situation is unsustainable against Delta while Grattan Institute health program director Stephen Duckett (right) believes relaxing restrictions would relieve the mental health strain for many.
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Victoria considers easing punishing sixth lockdown from Thursday as the state records another 72 local ...

The Daily Mail 29 Aug 2021
'If parents understand how to have their kids in play in playgrounds safely ... Grattan Institute health program director Stephen Duckett has suggested reopening cafes and lifting the five kilometre travel limit for fully-vaccinated residents in a bid to ease the mental load of residents doing it tough during lockdown ... RELATED ARTICLES ... Lockdown... .
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Australia mulling million-dollar lottery prizes to boost vaccine drive

Straits Times 11 Aug 2021
A worsening Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney has led to a new debate about how to persuade Australians to quickly get vaccinated ... "What you want to do is convert them from 'it's not a rush' to 'I'm going to get vaccinated tomorrow'," Dr Stephen Duckett, from the Grattan Institute, a think-tank, told The Sydney Morning Herald ... EFFECTIVE INCENTIVES ... ....
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Why Australia's international borders could be closed for months to come as the country could ...

The Daily Mail 02 Aug 2021
Overcoming Covid-19 vaccination hurdles will be the ticket to Australia's international borders finally reopening and bringing an end to ongoing lockdowns ... Pictured are domestic passengers at Sydney Airport last week ... Grattan Institute health program director Dr Stephen Duckett believes the phased targets are too low to end lockdowns ... .
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How did Australia's vaccine rollout turn into a 'train wreck'?

Democratic Underground 31 Jul 2021
According to Grattan Institute health program director Stephen Duckett, Australia’s vaccine ...

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