Ashley Young

Multicultural & Refugee Health. Telehealth implementer. Chair #ATC2019, #ATC2020. SmartStrokes Best-Dressed Award Winner 😊. Personal opinions

[Ashley Young @Ash_Young_]

OMG, when your medical student writes a thank you letter. This is the best. We are so fortunate with the future of medicine @Uni_Newcastle @tanmaybagade @HNEHealth

[Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz]

If I looked out my window and saw people massacring children, I'd probably think thoughts like "That's horrible!" and "How can I stop this?"

The furthest thing from my mind would be thoughts like "What religion are they?" or "Their religion is very relevant to any discussions we might have about this massacre" or "We should definitely be very careful about discussing this massacre because we don't want to offend people who have the same religion as the people doing the massacre." It would never occur to me to consider such things, much less that such considerations should be central to all discourse about the massacre for years on end.

[Ray Martin @Raymartin55]

Below is Statement from four of us, former Australian officers, who served in the Middle East as unarmed UN Peacekeepers

We served in Israel, Syria, Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territories including Gaza

We are speaking on our own behalf. No one else

#GazaGenocide‌

[NoelCaslerComedy @caslernoel]

If you think Tylenol is bad for children’s health what until you see what guns do.

[Street Medic @RndmStreetMedic]

Just a reminder before the "big announcement."

Autism was differentiated from schizophrenia back in 1911. Tylenol was created in 1955.

Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes autism is entirely full of shit.

[Emily Zanotti 🦝 @emzanotti]

My children are not on the autism spectrum because I took Tylenol while pregnant. They’re on the autism spectrum because I, a person who will wear only one type of shoe and can’t eat food that is “too potato-y,” had babies with a man who has an encyclopedic knowledge of European aristocracy but a limited ability to process social cues.

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

We have reached the point where Israel shooting at a clearly marked Doctors Without Borders vehicle—to prevent the delivery of WATER—is not even a news story.

[Ashley Young @Ash_Young_]

Honoured to have been nominated and to win this award. Could not be possible without the amazing interpreters, admin, doctors, nurses, and allied health in the team - they do the real work! They are a phenomenal team of dedicated, passionate and hard working health professionals!

[NSW Health @NSWHealth]

Congratulations to Ashley Young,  Director of the Multicultural and Refugee Health Service for @HNEHealth , who last night was awarded the Regional Unity Medal by @m_culturalnsw for his work in multicultural healthcare. Learn more about his work: https://t.co/5i56Kemvkj

[Usman Khawaja @Uz_Khawaja]

Last Thursday this happened. Absolutely atrocious. No one has mentioned it or talked about it. It will be swept under the rug like all atacks against the Islamic community. Prime Minister and definitely not the Opposition leader will mention it. It's amazing how 1 sided the 🌍 is

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

This is so ridiculously wrong, I'm not sure where to start.

At no point in its thousand years long history has China invaded Japan, not once. Japan has however invaded China at least 3 times, most recently of course during World War Two.

China does have some disputed territory with Japan, specifically the Diaoyu Islands (Senkaku Islands), which were part of China until 1895 when Japan annexed them together with Taiwan. These are very small uninhabited islands so it's utterly ridiculous to claim that China "thinks that most of Japan belongs to them".

There's also the question of Okinawa, formerly the Ryukyu Kingdom, annexed by Japan in 1879. To this day there's a strong independence movement on these islands and many inhabitants descend from China (the Ryukyu Kingdom was a tributary state of the Ming and Qing dynasty) but China has never claimed the territory, either historically or today.

China doesn't believe that Korea - North or South - is its territory. Same as Japan, at no point ever in its history has China invaded Korea. It has however defended Korea several times against invasions, be it from Japan during the Ming Dynasty or from the U.S. during the Korean war (which famously led to the creation of North Korea which, contrary to popular belief, is very much NOT a vassal state of China).

China doesn't believe that the Philippines is its territory. They have a dispute over some islands in the South China Sea, most notably the Spratly islands which are claimed not only by China and the Philippines but also, in whole or part, by virtually all the other countries around the South China Sea. Very much worth mentioning: the Philippines' claim over the islands is much more recent than China's and most other claimants' (the Philippines starting claiming the islands in 1972 when China's formal claim dates back since even before the creation of the PRC in 1946).

As for Taiwan, yes, the PRC claims Taiwan and literally all the countries in the world - including the United States - agree under the One-China Policy that Taiwan is part of China (although not part of the PRC). Heck even Taiwan itself officially agrees that it is part of China - its official name is the Republic of China and some 95% of their population are Han Chinese. If you go to the national museum in Taipei, you'll find the world's largest collection of Chinese art and artifacts, brought over by the Kuomintang when they retreated to the island, and the museum claims to embody 5,000 years of Chinese civilization. The reality is that the root of the dispute over Taiwan isn't about territory - it's about which government is the legitimate ruler of China, a civil war that never officially ended. To frame this as some sort of expansionist land grab completely misses the historical context.

All in all, if one studies China's history within its region, it's probably one of the least aggressive great powers in history. Despite being the dominant power in East Asia for most of recorded history, China historically preferred diplomatic influence over territorial conquest. Even during periods of maximum strength, China focused on trade and diplomatic relations rather than colonization or territorial acquisition. You just need to look at the facts: China hasn't fired a single bullet on foreign grounds in over 45 years. Which other country can claim the same in today's world? The list is awfully short.

It's absolutely insane to frame China as this sort of bloodthirsty warmongering power, especially when you're American... And it's even more disgusting to do so when you're yourself literally a weapons manufacturer, as is Palmer Luckey.

[Nour Haydar @NourHaydar]

Arts Minister Tony Burke made some remarks earlier this week about Creative Australia’s decision to ditch Lebanese Australian artist Khaled Sabsabi as the pick for the 61st Venice Biennale.

They didn’t get much coverage but I can’t get them out of my head.

So here you go.

[B.Roll.Benny @brollbenny]

Oh....did you want some Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Halftime show???

[Danny Boy @Care2much18]

This wildly misleading tweet, and the mostly hateful replies, is like entering an alternate version of reality.

If anybody is interested in the truth behind this claim, and what that Swedish poll actually asked, I'll go through it.

Probably banging my head against a wall. 😂

[Craig F̶o̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ @Craig_Foster]

As a member of the Multicultural Council of Australia, this is a disgrace.

Australia has over 300 different cultural ancestries and backgrounds, is multi-faith and secular, a model for multicultural integration and the power and beauty of diversity.

Our friends, colleagues, community members, football community are from all around the world.

Whitlam had the courage to move beyond the White Australia era when migrants were judged and selected based on their eye colour and shape, skin colour and aryan ancestry and today, the overwhelming majority of Australians see our diversity as a natural and important part of our national identity and daily experience.

This headline would have fit perfectly in that bygone era.

For the Australian newspaper to be peddling this rubbish is dangerous and especially disturbing when the same message is being peddled by Musk and far right, racist and neo-Nazi organisations, and should be condemned by every Australian.

Sadly, it appears that we will be subject to far more of this xenophobic rhetoric in the lead up to the election.

All racism is abhorrent and too many Australians, and communities still contend with discrimination.

Let us attack the discrimination itself, not the nature of Australian society.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw

Geneva – The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization.

WHO plays a crucial role in protecting the health and security of the world’s people, including Americans, by addressing the root causes of disease, building stronger health systems, and detecting, preventing and responding to health emergencies, including disease outbreaks, often in dangerous places where others cannot go.

The United States was a founding member of WHO in 1948 and has participated in shaping and governing WHO’s work ever since, alongside 193 other Member States, including through its active participation in the World Health Assembly and Executive Board. For over seven decades, WHO and the USA have saved countless lives and protected Americans and all people from health threats. Together, we ended smallpox, and together we have brought polio to the brink of eradication. American institutions have contributed to and benefited from membership in WHO.

With the participation of the United States and other Member States, WHO has over the past 7 years implemented the largest set of reforms in its history, to transform our accountability, cost-effectiveness, and impact in countries. This work continues.

We hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership between the USA and WHO, for the benefit of the health and well-being of millions of people around the globe.

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

The U.S. government stopped TikTok instead of a genocide.

[Amy Remeikis @AmyRemeikis]

Given the obvious ramp up of anti-migration rhetoric (masked as housing concerns) from the Coalition, some facts:

Yes, there has been an increase in migration, but it is the tail end of the pandemic closures, where migration was stopped.

[Philip Proudfoot @PhilipProudfoot]

Probably first time in history we’ve seen world leaders offer their thoughts and prayers to football hooligans.

What a strange time to be living through.

[Anna- @annatime94]

I’m more worried about boomers watching sky news than my children accessing social media.

[Jeff @MuhNameizJeff]

We’ll see about that

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