The news this morning is full of the usual doom and gloom. If it's not the increasing numbers of people coming down with Covid or the incessant bombing of civilians in Ukraine, it's self-serving politicians making promises they have no intention of keeping.
Nera, of course, is on the front line of our response to the Covid pandemic and she's exhausted. Making sure that people receive the best care possible in this situation is a huge task but our medical and nursing staff are doing a remarkable job. Workers in aged care, among the lowest paid in our society are dealing with the most vulnerable of our citizens, with very little acknowledgement. And these people are going above and beyond, because it needs to be done.
Over in Ukraine, we have an extraordinary situation where indiscriminate bombing of children, for goodness sake, gets worse every day, and the Ukrainian people, untrained, are standing against a modern army, with little but their bare hands or a bottle filled with petrol. What's the civilian death toll up to? I can't remember.
But the morning show on TV has reminded us of what is really important. A string of letter has been running across the bottom of the screen: PAPENHUYZEN HERO AGAINST RABBITOHS. Do you think anyone in the Newsroom wondered about the irony of tagging a footballer a hero when there are real heroes out there? Yes, it's good to be an Aussie.
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