Luke Toy

Reformed staffer, recovering public servant, retired speechwriter. Advocacy@AMA. Adjunct@unicanberra. Motorbikes, short atten..oh,views mine. Usual disclaimers.

[Jennifer Doggett @JenniferDoggett]

Extended prescribing was recommended by PBAC and is supported by doctors & consumers. It is evidence based, delivers clear consumer benefits & frees up GP time for other work. The only group who benefit from forcing consumers to visit the pharmacy more often are pharmacy owners.

[Greg Jericho @GrogsGamut]

In 2020-21 Chevron had a total income of $9.16bn. That was reduced to a taxable income of $113.06m

And the total amount they paid in tax? $30
https://t.co/9T55D9gQ7S

[MJA @theMJA]

BREAKING: Medicare rorts? We read Dr Faux’s thesis ... Dr Eddie Cliff & Dr Tori Berquist in InSight+: "If this is indeed an unsubstantiated guesstimate, then the campaign is a dishonest attempt to unfairly suggest GPs are cheating at a colossal scale" ... https://t.co/JLnpMgkAWf

[Australian Doctor @australiandr]

The headlines that $8 billion in Medicare claims are fraudulent are classic cases of fake news, says former PSR director.
https://t.co/UmHml6DJCg

[Stephen Duckett @stephenjduckett]

1. FWIW, I've seen no evidence to support the $8B fraud number
2. It is possible for both '>80% of all GP services are bulk billed' and 'only two thirds of people have all their GP services bulk billed' to be true

[Chief Health Officer, Victoria @VictorianCHO]

Sleepwalking into COVID is not a strategy I would recommend. Still much remains uncertain. https://t.co/vtEQ1V2HoG

[AMA Media @ama_media]

Our hospitals are in crisis. Find out how you can take action at https://t.co/QLQSkaAlCi

[Nic @nicolethewestie]

So we're straight, I'm expected to spend $15 bucks a day to spend 2 hours travelling on rona riddled trains, pay for and put my son in outside hours care, and the sole reason I need to do all this is to prop up CBD cafes?

[Media Analyst @MediaAnalystOz]

Dr Nick mocked the AMA on Dec 21 for saying we needed a national plan to deal with Omicron

Since then we've had 1.6 million cases, 500 deaths & our supply chains collapsed. Hunt has finally 'activated a plan' this week 😡

Apologise to @amapresident, @nick_coatsworth
#auspol

[Charles Maskell-Knight @CharlesAndrewMK]

We got an alert today about a Covid exposure site we visited 14 days ago. The system has broken down completely.

[Luke Toy @luke_toy]

Let her rip stupid, it’s the economy.

[ANZ_Research @ANZ_Research]

ANZ data shows spending is now at its worst since Delta lockdowns, and Sydney spending for the week to 5 Jan was at its weakest since COVID began. Caution about Omicron transmission and disruptions of businesses due to staff shortages are central to the decline. #ausbiz #omicron

[Lisa Wilkinson @Lisa_Wilkinson]

After @Dom_Perrottet and @ScottMorrisonMP insisted for weeks there was no need for indoor mask mandates, Perrottet backflips & reintroduces them along with QR code check-ins as cases surge in NSW to 5715.

Turns out, it WAS a no-brainer. 👇👇👇👇👇

#TheProjectTV

[Lisa Wilkinson @Lisa_Wilkinson]

With 5,715 new cases and one death in NSW overnight, it’s worth revisiting this response from Nick Coatsworth last night as he defends Scott Morrison’s (and therefore Dominic Perrottet’s) stance on mask mandates.

#COVID19 #TheProjectTV #Letitripdom #auspol

[Luke Toy @luke_toy]

To my #1 podcast of 2021, Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda: thank you for keeping me company on @Spotify all year long! #SpotifyWrapped https://t.co/Uo57Ru4nSs

[Adam Liaw @adamliaw]

Long bike ride on safe public bike paths with the kids, under jacarandas and blue skies, to modern, free and clean playgrounds and water parks, listening to free public live music. It’s hard not to conclude that life in Australia is much of the world’s idea of actual paradise.

[Luke Toy @luke_toy]

@MarkusMannheim Testing rates lower too

[Luke Toy @luke_toy]

@emmamkeogh https://t.co/QvO3FmFh3l

[The Saturday Paper @SatPaper]

This week’s cartoon, by @jonkudelka… #SatPaper https://t.co/7aQFBjf3JE

[CovidBaseAU 🦠📊🇦🇺 @covidbaseau]

BOOM! 12-15s can get the💉

Today the three of us who run @covidbaseau, Jack, Wesley and Darcy, had our first dose of the Moderna vaccine.🎉

Thought this would be a good time to share who we really are.😄

Thrilled that we will finally be included in our data!

[The Project @theprojecttv]

Hospitals across the country are bracing for the imminent reality of living with covid. As lockdowns ease and delta spreads, doctors fear our intensive care units won’t be able to cope.
#TheProjectTV