With the official global COVID-19 death toll having passed one million in September - and likely to be much higher unofficially - we faced another sombre reminder of the extraordinary year we are contending with.
Kia ora koutou katoa,
Kia ora koutou,
Kia ora koutou,
Almost 18 months since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, our thoughts again turn to communities and colleagues facing the significant impacts and restrictions resulting from efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus.
Across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly approaching.
For each of us, this is one of the most challenging times in our careers.
Here we are, the first of March. Summer is starting to fade, we are all settling into a new clinical year and for many of us, we are adjusting to new routines and new roles. At the College, we are also implementing a new training program so much of life is, as always, new and evolving.
I love elections. There’s nothing quite like a democracy sausage at the local primary school followed by an evening spent on the sofa – ideally with some politically-inclined friends and takeaway food – watching Antony Green on the ABC toggle between electorate maps, candidate profiles and various graphs.