Update Australia 07-11-22
Well, we definitely have had some positive activity over the last couple of weeks in Australia. So I’m excited to share with you those effects as well as our next steps on where we’re moving forward and what you can expect as you’re coming out of Winter, and heading into Spring. And, and where we think things are going to land. So lots of good information for you today. Good morning, Australian chiropractors and allied health professionals. My name is Bharon Hoag. I am the Executive Director of OneChiropractic. The Chiropractic Defense Council is a project of our organization. We’re just thankful to be coming to you this Monday, July 11th, 2022 for your weekly update.
First of all, thank you for giving me a little bit of a break. I know some of you emailed me looking for the videos from last week. I love that you guys really do watch these. Our viewership is pretty amazing actually to this point. I’m so blown away after all this time, how many people are still starting their days by watching these videos. So thank you for that. It makes the time and energy and expense of putting them together worth it. So here are a couple of great things. Well, first of all, I can come to visit you now. Australia is open and I’m able to come and visit you and I am planning that trip.
I’m working with Dr. Leming to figure out the appropriate time that it makes sense in your guys’ schedule over there as I’m a little oblivious of those important times for Australia looking forward to learning that for sure. But once I have that planned out, we will be letting you know, as I will be kind of going through the country a little bit and trying to do some live events and get to meet some of you in person and really share with you and create some energy on behalf of, of what we’re actually doing. Be looking for that information, but that is good news.
Secondly, we’re really, everything has slowed way down. We do not, even in Victoria, we do not have really anything happening. We feel like the government is just really kind of letting this thing settle. Now that could be good or bad, right? That could be good. That they’re realizing that they’re beating a dead horse and they need to leave it alone and move on.
Or that could be that they’re setting the stage waiting for certain things to happen. And then they’re going to pounce again. So our legal team is watching this closely. As you’re aware of the code of conduct within OPRA, we’ve been working with that as well. That is not as scary as it once appeared. I’m not saying it’s good news. I’m just saying it’s not where you guys are.
All of a sudden you’re going to not get your re-registration because you know, you’re not vaccinated. That’s not how that’s going to work. We do have that in writing from OPRA. However, we are still monitoring that situation with them. We’re still going to be pushing forward, trying to clarify some language and get that stuff done. But we’re also seeing that certain people that have been fined or, or have been targeted there, the government’s repealing those. We’ve got a notice of that with at least one provider that got information from the government stating, okay, we’re backing off. We’re no longer going to do that. There is no fine. There is nothing. So that’s a very interesting activity as well. As we’re digging and as we’re looking and as we’re pushing back against the government
In those individual cases, it’s interesting to see there’s a slight shift in what’s happening, but the good news is there are no more new complaints that we’re aware of. And even those that maybe had some, we were concerned about the government coming back after them to follow up when their exemption expires or things of that nature, and that does not appear to be happening. I need you guys to just keep pushing forward with belief. We’re not giving up. We still have work to be done within the government. We’re still crowdfunding and fundraising for our legal case. As we believe we want to prevent this from ever happening in the future, we just want you to go forward believing that you’re able to just live your life again. I know there’s been so much fear and things hanging over you, and we are so honored to be that group that stands before you and protects you.
We hope you continue to support us. We hope you continue to stay plugged in because as you know, this can change in the flash of a dime. So we want to make sure that we’re prepared and that our legal team is not resting. We’re digging in deeper and we’re looking at how we can take the offensive rather than being on the defensive as we’ve been for the last two and a half years. Please, this isn’t the time to disconnect from us. This isn’t the time to think, oh great. We made it through it. Now let’s move forward. That’s kind of, part of our funding model was to be so small that we asked for that. It’s something you’ll sustain over time. So please, I know the fire’s not burning as bright now, but that’s not a time to give up on what’s going on.
But the good news is I think we’re out of the deep fire at this point, but we’ve gotta be prepared as you guys come out of winter, and start going into spring. You know, there’s, we are just destined to believe that things are going to happen. And by the end of the year, we’re going to see some different activities from the government.
Great news for you. I’m going to be digging in with our legal teams now that I’m back again. I appreciate you giving me a week to kind of be with my family and do my thing and recharge. But I want you to know we’re digging back in so next week, hopefully, I’ll have some more information about strategic moves that we’re making on your behalf. The best news of all is everyone’s practicing and they’re not being harassed at least to our knowledge.
If that is happening, please be sure to reach out, but just know that we love you. And we appreciate you. I’ll be back to you next week with your question of the week. Still getting caught up on emails and all that fun stuff, but I want you to know how much we love you, and how much we appreciate you sending your questions in. We’re happy to answer them and make sure that people are getting the information they need.
We love you. Have an incredible week… God bless you and we’ll talk to you next Monday. Be well. (This is a computer-generated transcript. Please forgive any errors.)
