World 22.7 million Colombia 500K+ Spain 390K+ For over 50 days in a row Premier Daniel Andrews (Denials Warden) has fronted the media for an extended press conference. Like many other people in Melbourne, I tune in every day to get the daily update. It’s become part of the routine. A number of people have […]
Archive | Finey’s Blog
In this daily blog I explore our personal and collective responses to the transformation we are all experiencing as we battle the COVID-19 pandemic. I began writing in mid-March 2020, but only decided in April to create this blog and post it to my website. I’m posting all of March as a single entry and will follow up with posts either daily, weekly or every few days as events unfold. Stay safe.
The Corona Crucible – Thurs 20th August
World 22.5 million Peru 550K+ Mexico 530K+ The Victorian Government is introducing a new program to deal with domestic violence by funding accommodation for perpetrators. Previously, victims had to leave the family home to seek refuge. Now men who abuse their partners, or their children, will move to alternative accommodation while they access services to […]
The Corona Crucible – Wed 19th August
World 22.2 million UK 320K+ France 220K+ There is good news about a coronavirus vaccine. The Federal Government has secured a vaccine for Australians. The deal with UK drug company AstraZeneca will see the vaccine manufactured here in Australia. The vaccine is in the final stages of trials and the formula will be shared with […]
The Corona Crucible – Tues 18th August
World 22 million Ecuador 100K+ Bolivia 100K+ The federal royal commission into aged care has been running for two years. Now it’s examining the failure of the aged care system in the wake of this virus. There is also a royal commission into disability services. There’s been the enquiry into the Ruby Princess response in […]
The Corona Crucible – Mon 17th August
World 21.8 million California 620K+ Florida 570K+ Texas 560K+ Robert Trump, brother of the US President died in hospital at the weekend. The cause of his death has not been revealed. I wonder why the secrecy? Did he have coronavirus? We may never know, but I’m sure that it’s a question that many journalists are […]
The Corona Crucible – Sun 16th August
World 21.5 million Brazil 3.3 million India 2.5 million Neil did the grocery shopping yesterday. Last week when I went, there was no chicken in the meat section, in fact very little meat of any kind due to panic buying. This week however there was plenty of meat available, including chicken. We’re cooking a lamb […]
The Corona Crucible – Sat 15th August
World 21.2 million USA 5.4 million New York 450K+ Robert Trump, the younger brother of the US President is seriously ill in hospital in New York. No details have been provided as to his illness, so we don’t know if he has COVID-19, but the President has been to visit him. Robert is in intensive […]
The Corona Crucible – Fri 14th August
World 21 million Pakistan 280K+ Bangladesh 270K+ It’s only taken five days for the world to record an additional one million cases of COVID-19. So many people across the globe are in a dire situation. At this rate there will be more than 40 million by the end of the year. Many here in Victoria […]
The Corona Crucible – Thurs 13th August
World 20.7 million Russia 900K+ Kazakhstan 100K+ Russia has released a vaccine without going through all necessary human trials. They have called it ‘Sputnik Five’, referencing the first artificial earth satellite the Russians launched in 1957. A number of vaccines are showing promise and it’s now thought we may have an effective vaccine by early […]
The Corona Crucible – Wed 12th August
World 20.4 million Philippines 140K+ Indonesia 125K+ Now that golf is on hold again, exercise has been reduced so I’ve started doing an online yoga class. Walking for up to an hour each day and occasionally dancing around the house listening to old rock tracks is not enough to stop me piling on extra […]