tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60776685391519597282024-03-05T10:06:09.734-08:00SING(Silence is not golden)
A support group for Aged Care staff speaking out.
This website is dedicated to Maughn McCarthy and George Hadgkiss.
SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-70863420512785603622020-06-22T23:29:00.002-07:002020-06-22T23:29:51.363-07:00SING ASKS - WHAT ELSE IS NEW IN AGED CARE?<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-23/four-corners-newmarch-house-coronavirus-australia/12345726?nw=0">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-23/four-corners-newmarch-house-coronavirus-australia/12345726?nw=0</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-90745121544397054462020-06-22T23:21:00.001-07:002020-06-22T23:21:36.285-07:00SING ASKS - WHAT ELSE IS NEW FOR THE GENUINE PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWER?<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-23/nick-xenophon-afghan-files-david-mcbride-witness-j-whistleblower/12382154">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-23/nick-xenophon-afghan-files-david-mcbride-witness-j-whistleblower/12382154</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-16704429525099943482019-06-11T21:15:00.001-07:002019-06-11T21:20:27.122-07:00SING ASKS: ISN'T IT GREAT HOW OUR PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWERS ARE STILL BEING TREATED AFTER SO MANY PROMISES BY THOSE IN POWER.<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/this-country-s-treatment-of-whistleblowers-has-strong-echoes-of-orwell-20190610-p51w9f.html">https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/this-country-s-treatment-of-whistleblowers-has-strong-echoes-of-orwell-20190610-p51w9f.html</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-33671899605385287782019-06-11T21:07:00.001-07:002019-06-11T21:12:10.552-07:00SING KNOWS THE PLIGHT OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWER WHEN THEY DARE TO SPEAK OUT. NOTHING HAS CHANGED - HAS IT?<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/i-feel-like-i-almost-died-ato-whistleblower-breaks-silence-on-facing-161-years-in-jail-20190531-p51ta5.html">https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/i-feel-like-i-almost-died-ato-whistleblower-breaks-silence-on-facing-161-years-in-jail-20190531-p51ta5.html</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-81030645760685017422018-11-29T14:33:00.001-08:002018-12-01T18:18:00.851-08:00SING ASKS - WILL PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWERS EVER BE PROTECTED WHEN THEY SPEAK OUT?<a href="https://www.intheblack.com/articles/2018/07/01/should-whistleblower-be-compensated?utm_source=outbrain&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=CPACM-Outbrain&utm_content=The+truth+hurts%3A+why+whistleblowers+should+be+paid" target="_blank">https://www.intheblack.com/articles/2018/07/01/should-whistleblower-be-compensated?</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-34053056177100534422018-02-13T17:09:00.000-08:002018-02-12T17:16:35.189-08:00SING asks once again - What else is new in aged care? This same problem was reported by SING's founder in 1999.<a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/02/12/07/31/nursing-home-residents-fed-for-less-than-prisoners" target="_blank">https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/02/12/07/31/nursing-home-residents-fed-for-less-than-prisoners</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-67798747869870586232017-10-01T16:17:00.000-07:002017-09-30T16:19:46.346-07:00Opinion: Aged care a disgrace by Terry Sweetman. The Sunday Mail (Qld) 1/10/2017<a href="http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/opinion/opinion-aged-care-a-disgrace/news-story/c70272a5c82a2196384e15aedc5f88d0" target="_blank">http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/opinion/opinion-aged-care-a-disgrace/news-story/c70272a5c82a2196384e15aedc5f88d0</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-73749852739152755422017-09-30T18:44:00.000-07:002017-09-30T18:51:14.518-07:00Chilling story lays bare insulin murders in australian aged homes<a href="https://startsat60.com/news/chilling-story-lays-bare-insulin-murders-in-australian-aged-care-homes" target="_blank">https://startsat60.com/news/chilling-story-lays-bare-insulin-murders-in-australian-aged-care-homes</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-85248566137979970632017-09-14T00:43:00.002-07:002017-09-14T01:02:57.544-07:00Whistleblowers should be financially rewarded, parliamentary inquiry recommends by Peter Ryan ABC News 13 September 2017<b>WHAT A PLEASANT CHANGE IT WOULD BE TO SEE GENUINE PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWERS TREATED WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY RATHER THAN THEIR USUAL TREATMENT OF CONTEMPT AND VILIFICATION.</b><br />
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<b>WHAT A PLEASANT CHANGE IT WOULD BE TO SEE THEM THANKED RATHER THAN OSTRACIZED AND SHUNNED.</b><br />
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<b>WHAT A PLEASANT CHANGE IT WOULD BE TO SEE THEM REINSTATED IN THE JOBS THEY OBVIOUSLY LOVED RATHER THAN THREATENED AND SACKED.</b><br />
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<b>THIS WRITER STILL HAS THE HOPE THAT ONE DAY THIS WILL BE OUTCOME FOR THE GENUINE PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWER WHO HAD THE COURAGE AND FORTITUDE TO SPEAK OUT WHEN WITNESSING WRONGDOING.</b><br />
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<b>'OUR LIVES BEGIN TO END THE DAY WE BECOME SILENT ABOUT THINGS THAT MATTER' </b><br />
<b>MARTIN LUTHER KING (1929 - 1968)</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-13/whistleblowers-should-be-financially-rewarded/8942990" target="_blank">http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-13/whistleblowers-should-be-financially-rewarded/8942990</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-1143417091185334712017-09-13T20:50:00.001-07:002017-09-13T20:52:27.005-07:00Whistleblowers should get compo parliamentary inquiry finds by Adele Ferguson - The Canberra Times - September 13 2017<div class="MsoPlainText">
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SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-55362993093128405032017-09-13T06:07:00.002-07:002017-09-13T16:02:38.359-07:00MP calls for whistleblower protection by Ed Jackson - The Sydney Morning Herald. SING ALSO WOULD LIKE THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO REMEMBER JUST A FEW OTHER PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWERS VILIFIED BY FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS OF THIS COUNTRY WHEN THEY DISCLOSED WRONGDOING.<br />
ALL EMPLOYEES JUST GOING ABOUT THEIR JOBS AND FULFILLING THEIR OBLIGATION TO THE PUBLIC AND ALL PAYING A TERRIBLE PRICE WHEN THEY SPOKE OUT.<br />
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RICK FLORI<br />
CHRISTINE CAMERON<br />
DR. CON ARONEY<br />
ALLAN KESSING<br />
SIMON ILLINGWORTH<br />
TONI HOFFMAN<br />
PHIL VARDY<br />
KAREN SMITH<br />
DEBBIE LOCKE<br />
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<a href="http://www.smh.com.au/queensland/mp-calls-for-whistleblower-protection-20170906-p4yvr0.html" target="_blank">http://www.smh.com.au/queensland/mp-calls-for-whistleblower-protection-20170906-p4yvr0.html</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-47224749731442979832017-08-24T16:52:00.006-07:002017-08-24T17:04:57.900-07:00An 84 year old Brisbane man (William Duff) has died following a mix up with his medication at Moonah Park Retirement Village, Mitchelton, Brisbane, Queensland run by Churches of Christ Care - Nine News Queensland 24 August 2017<a href="https://twitter.com/9NewsQueensland/status/900637383472709634/video/1" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/9NewsQueensland/status/900637383472709634/video/1</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-58792038121059791282017-07-29T19:38:00.000-07:002017-08-12T19:11:56.822-07:00Queensland aged-care facility may lose funding amid allegations of sex, violence and infection fear by Des Houghton The Courier Mail July 29 2017- SING ASKS ONCE AGAIN - WHAT ELSE IS NEW IN AGED CARE? Cooinda House, Kippa-Ring, Redcliffe was reported on this website in March 17 and June 14 2009<br />
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<a href="https://www.news-mail.com.au/news/sex-violence-and-infection-fear-qld-aged-care-cent/3206400/" target="_blank">https://www.news-mail.com.au/news/sex-violence-and-infection-fear-qld-aged-care-cent/3206400/</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-43451279494374148962017-05-25T16:51:00.000-07:002017-05-31T16:22:20.884-07:00SING ASKS ONCE AGAIN - WHAT ELSE IS NEW IN AGED CARE? Oakden nursing home agency report reveals fresh abuse allegations by Angelique Donnellan and Nicola Gage. ABC NEWS 26/05/2017<a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-26/fresh-abuse-allegations-at-oakden-nursing-home-revealed/8560632" target="_blank">http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-26/fresh-abuse-allegations-at-oakden-nursing-home-revealed/8560632</a><br />
SING SUGGESTS IT IS TIME FOR CCTV TO BE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED IN ALL AGED CARE FACILITIES.SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-55075463247569236712017-05-17T16:20:00.000-07:002017-06-20T16:23:36.998-07:00LETHAL CARE: INSULIN MURDERS, NEGLECT AND ABUSE IN NURSING HOMES. THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN. 13-14 MAY 2017 BY TRENT DALTONSING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-72606296474228542302016-07-25T15:58:00.001-07:002016-08-04T16:06:12.516-07:00HIDDEN CAMERA CAPTURES ABUSE APPARENT SUFFOCATION ATTEMPT OF ELDERLY MAN IN ADELAIDE NURSING HOME. THE ADVERTISER BY BRAD CROUCH JULY 26 2016 SING'S ADVICE WAS TO USE CCTV MANY YEARS AGO.<br />
NO ONE LISTENED THEN AND NO ONE WILL LISTEN NOW.<br />
SUCH A SIMPLE ANSWER TO SUCH A COMPLEX PROBLEM.<br />
ONE HAS TO WONDER WHY THE USE OF CCTV IS NOT USED IN ALL NURSING HOMES. PERHAPS THIS ANSWER IS TOO SIMPLE.<br />
THIS IS THE ONE INEXPENSIVE ACTION THAT WILL MINIMISE ELDER ABUSE.<br />
MANY DECENT STAFF ARE WELL AWARE THAT 'BLOWING THE WHISTLE' ON AN ABUSIVE COLLEAGUE, COULD LEAD TO THE TERMINATION OF THEIR OWN EMPLOYMENT.<br />
SING HAS STATED MANY TIMES ON THIS WEBSITE: UNTIL THIS GENUINE FEAR OF REPRISAL IS ELIMINATED, ABUSE OF OUR ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE CITIZENS WILL CONTINUE.<br />
SING ASKS: IF THIS TYPE OF HORRIFIC ABUSE OF THE VULNERABLE ELDERLY IS NOT IN THE 'PUBLIC INTEREST' - WHAT IS?<br />
<a href="http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/hidden-camera-captures-abuse-apparent-suffocation-attempt-of-elderly-man-in-adelaide-nursing-home/news-story/a52d33211693fefa8d0da4d85f6748ca" target="_blank">http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/hidden-camera-captures-abuse-apparent-suffocation-attempt-of-elderly-man-in-adelaide-nursing-home/news-story/a52d33211693fefa8d0da4d85f6748ca</a><br />
PLEASE SIGN NOLEEN HAUSLER'S PETITION IF YOU AGREE.<br />
<a href="https://www.change.org/p/australian-human-rights-commissioner-advocate-rights-video-surveillance-cameras-vulnerable-peoples-safety?recruiter=582301565&utm_campaign=signature_receipt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition" target="_blank">https://www.change.org/p/australian-human-rights-commissioner-advocate-rights-video-surveillance-cameras-vulnerable-peoples-safety?recruiter=582301565&utm_campaign=signature_receipt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-89950131189251860722015-03-09T16:26:00.001-07:002015-03-09T16:33:25.528-07:00SING ASKS ONCE AGAIN - WHAT ELSE IS NEW IN AGED CARE?<a href="http://www.news.com.au/national/crime/quakers-hill-nursing-home-telltale-signs-convicted-murderer-roger-dean-was-up-to-trouble/story-fns0kb1g-1227256010165" target="_blank">http://www.news.com.au/national/crime/quakers-hill-nursing-home-telltale-signs-convicted-murderer-roger-dean-was-up-to-trouble/story-fns0kb1g-1227256010165</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-68788186816286313822014-11-25T14:03:00.000-08:002014-11-25T16:22:26.966-08:00ABC's FOUR CORNERS 'IN OUR CARE'. link below. SING ASKS - WHAT ELSE IS NEW? WHETHER IT IS AGED CARE OR DISABLED CLIENTS BEING ABUSED, RAPED OR NEGLECTED - SHOOT THE MESSENGER AND COVER UP BY INCOMPETENT MANAGEMENT IS ALIVE AND WELL IN AUSTRALIA. <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2014/11/24/4132812.htm" target="_blank">http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2014/11/24/4132812.htm</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-84932912048606550552014-08-06T18:31:00.003-07:002014-08-17T16:19:27.509-07:00GEORGE HADGKISS'S ASSAULT AND DEATH HAS NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN BY SING. SING FIRST PUBLISHED DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE OF THIS ASSAULT MANY YEARS AGO. SING ASKS ONCE AGAIN - WHAT ELSE IS NEW IN AGED CARE?<a href="http://www.theglobalmail.org/feature/inside-australias-nursing-homes-a-new-online-tool/107/" target="_blank">http://www.theglobalmail.org/feature/inside-australias-nursing-homes-a-new-online-tool/107/</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-7601708463172359442014-08-06T01:44:00.000-07:002014-08-06T18:45:33.617-07:00NURSE AVOIDS SUSPENSION FOR BREAKING ELDERLY DEMENTIA PATIENT'S JAW IN NURSING HOME INCIDENT - COURIER MAIL - 5 JANUARY 2012 - MARK OBERHARDT.<span style="font-weight: bold;">NEW POST REGARDING THE CASE OF GEORGE HADGKISS</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">To view the 7 page QCAT decision please click on link below:</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia v David Peter Hughes-Fischer.</span><br />
<a href="http://archive.sclqld.org.au/qjudgment/2011/QCAT11-627.pdf" target="_blank">http://archive.sclqld.org.au/qjudgment/2011/QCAT11-627.pdf</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Please revisit George's own st</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">atements in the compelling DVD below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">SING ASKS THE GENERAL PUBLIC: WHAT SORT OF JUSTICE IS THIS FOR GEORGE HADGKISS?<br /><br />SING ASKS: WHAT SORT OF A JOKE IS THIS FOR A DECEASED, FORMER, ELDERLY RESIDENT OF EVENTIDE NURSING HOME BRIGHTON/SANDGATE, BRISBANE WHO HAD HIS JAW BROKEN AND NEVER RECOVERED?<br /><br />SING ASKS: GEORGE DIED NOVEMBER 2005; WAS ASSAULTED IN AUGUST 2004. WHY HAS IT TAKEN SO LONG FOR THIS MATTER TO COME TO COURT?<br /><br />SING ASKS: HAS DAVID HUGHES-FISCHER BEEN WORKING IN AGED CARE FACILITIES SINCE GEORGE'S ASSAULT?<br /><br />SING ASKS: WHY HAS DAVID HUGHES-FISCHER BEEN TREATED BETTER THAN A PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWER? HAD HE BEEN A WHISTLEBLOWER (NOT A PERSON WHO INFLICTED SERIOUS INJURY ON AN ELDERLY RESIDENT) HE WOULD HAVE HAD HIS EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED. WE ALL KNOW THAT PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWERS ARE TREATED MUCH WORSE THAN CRIMINALS BY QUEENSLAND HEALTH. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC INTERESTED IN GEORGE'S CASE: THE LATEST COMMENT (COMMENT 60) WRITTEN BY DAN HOULDSWORTH (GEORGE'S SON-IN-LAW)- SUPPORTING SING AND ITS IDEOLOGY - WROTE THE 2 PAGE DOCUMENT BELOW SOME YEARS AGO. </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">OLDER POST</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">SING IS INFORMED THAT LEAKED COPIES OF PROGRESS NOTES AND A COPY OF THIS COMPELLING DVD BELOW WERE PASSED ON TO THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES, BUT STILL THE CASE WAS DROPPED. GEORGE HADGKISS NEVER RECEIVED JUSTICE. <br />SING ASKS 'WHERE IS THIS REGISTERED NURSE NOW?' PERHAPS HE IS STILL WORKING WITH OTHER VULNERABLE ELDERLY AND DISABLED RESIDENTS IN A DIFFERENT AGED CARE FACILITY!</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnvXCxa2ANfPXN2Ea5rjs72tkjzCEvYN8IddXt5gpBhQab_yvA3OwOXCoCkul6mIzwnFLki3aDq_iT9IZtoqoj2_nZCWaXHTO19T04VTSfzq6G30gtqH_ISmtY3LER9f4LHMhFhAW00A/s1600-h/George+Hadgkiss+August+2004.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnvXCxa2ANfPXN2Ea5rjs72tkjzCEvYN8IddXt5gpBhQab_yvA3OwOXCoCkul6mIzwnFLki3aDq_iT9IZtoqoj2_nZCWaXHTO19T04VTSfzq6G30gtqH_ISmtY3LER9f4LHMhFhAW00A/s320/George+Hadgkiss+August+2004.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344123521453132802" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 212px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Photograph was given when media interview took place with George's family members at the home of Karen Maree Smith. <br />Just click on documents to view. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UprPfN2IYmH2KkXw6T4f5E1nD77kr1Y6X-CNldIue1Tq_nShqWSEUZKxYo3JMXC-WRzWG4QfBJGcEokl7Qs1UK-LyonUbNaT339EXvytVjnt_qA312k4ImbwTdHanhGpqBLj6aAxbBc/s1600/17+May+and+21+June+2006+NC+George+Hadgkiss+case.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UprPfN2IYmH2KkXw6T4f5E1nD77kr1Y6X-CNldIue1Tq_nShqWSEUZKxYo3JMXC-WRzWG4QfBJGcEokl7Qs1UK-LyonUbNaT339EXvytVjnt_qA312k4ImbwTdHanhGpqBLj6aAxbBc/s400/17+May+and+21+June+2006+NC+George+Hadgkiss+case.jpg" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462741097706007042" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="374" /></a><br />EVIDENCE IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO SING THAT THE LAST DAYS OF GEORGE'S LIFE AT EVENTIDE LEFT A LOT TO BE DESIRED. EVIDENCE IS AVAILABLE THAT EVENTS TOOK PLACE THAT WERE SO DISTURBING THAT A STAFF MEMBER REPORTED THIS SERIOUS MATTER TO THE NURSING UNIT MANAGER. </span><br />
George's compelling statement was captured on DVD - not long after his assault. This DVD clearly shows George's fractured jaw. This DVD was presented to the relevant authorities. George died late November 2005. George was a life member of the Australian Labor Party.<br />
On 2 June 2008 the Office of the Director for Public Prosecutions instructed that the <b>'Crown was discontinuing the prosecution based on the view that the Crown did not have any reasonable prospects of securing a successful conviction in this matter. The case was discontinued in the Brisbane Magistrate's Court on 4 June 2008'.</b><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">PLEASE SEE POST OF MONDAY, 30 MARCH 2009.</span>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com101tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-89471716031643393472014-03-03T14:27:00.000-08:002014-03-14T19:43:01.321-07:00WHAT HAS SING'S PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWER KAREN MAREE SMITH LEARNED SINCE HER EMPLOYMENT WAS TERMINATED BY QUEENSLAND HEALTH 5 YEARS AGO?Karen Maree Smith's employment was terminated by Queensland Health 5 years ago for reporting the abuse and neglect of elderly residents at Eventide Nursing Home Brighton/Sandgate. This facility is now renamed Brighton Health Campus.<br />
What has she learned since blowing the whistle?<br />
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NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED<br />
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NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN AGED CARE REGARDLESS OF STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROMISES<br />
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EXPECT TO LOSE YOUR JOB IF YOU SPEAK OUT<br />
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IF YOU VALUE SLEEPING WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE - SPEAK OUT NO MATTER WHAT THE COST<br />
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<br />SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-73689573159059057592013-11-28T15:29:00.002-08:002013-11-28T15:32:23.163-08:00AGED CARE WHISTLEBLOWERS VILIFIED FOR REPORTING THE TRUTH. SING ASKS ONCE AGAIN - WHAT ELSE IS NEW? SHOOT THE MESSENGER STILL ALIVE AND WELL IN AGED CARE.<a href="http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/yooralla-senior-executives-accused-of-ignoring-warning-signs-on-rape-claims-20131120-2xvin.html">http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/yooralla-senior-executives-accused-of-ignoring-warning-signs-on-rape-claims-20131120-2xvin.html</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-49434834770467243412013-11-16T19:03:00.002-08:002013-11-16T19:06:00.667-08:00INFAMOUS DOCUMENTARY - Abuse Of The Elderly (BBC PANORAMA). SING ASKS ONCE AGAIN - WHAT ELSE IS NEW IN AGED CARE?<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vt-VyoUFG4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vt-VyoUFG4</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-13254673384945471632013-10-08T22:27:00.002-07:002013-10-08T22:29:48.347-07:00SING ASKS: WHISTLEBLOWERS SACKED FOR TELLING THE TRUTH - WHAT ELSE IS NEW IN AGED CARE?<a href="http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/court-told-how-a-nursing-home-went-to-extraordinary-lengths-to-hide-the-truth-about-the-death-of-someone8217s-mum/story-fni0fit3-1226733529877" target="_blank">http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/court-told-how-a-nursing-home-went-to-extraordinary-lengths-to-hide-the-truth-about-the-death-of-someone8217s-mum/story-fni0fit3-1226733529877</a>SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-64647114131812028632013-08-26T17:31:00.001-07:002013-08-27T00:29:34.640-07:00SING ASKS ONCE AGAIN - WHAT ELSE IS NEW IN AGED CARE?<a href="http://www.theage.com.au/national/care-crusade-20130824-2sijs.html" target="_blank">http://www.theage.com.au/national/care-crusade-20130824-2sijs.html</a><br />
Care crusade.<br />
Many who have been let down in the aged care system are being further frustrated by the official channels of complaint. The Age.<br />
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