Update Australia 05-16-22
We’re starting to see an uptick of things in Victoria. So our team is working hard on that as well as fighting RMIT. Today I want to share with you the latest of what’s going on around Australia, both the good and the areas that we’re concerned about. So make sure you pay attention to today’s update. Well, good morning, Australian chiropractors and allied health professionals. My name is Bharon Hoag. I am the Executive Director of OneChiropractic and The Chiropractic Defense Council coming to you today, Monday, May 16th, 2022 for your weekly update. So good morning, I’m telling you this has just been the most interesting ride ever. We have areas of hope and we’re winning, and then we see these little sparks of resistance from their side. It’s to be expected, any battle, even near the end of it, you still have little areas that become tense and you have to deal with. And that’s what’s happening throughout Australia.
We’re really not seeing any activity anywhere other than Victoria. Which is very interesting. We know he knew Victoria was going to be a little bit of a sticking point because of their legislative language there and just how they’re operating. Our legal team has been noticing a little bit more aggressiveness from the health officers. We’re still handling it. I know we’ve had a number of people that have elected to shut down because they were told to, and we’re working through that process to get them back open. I can’t tell you guys what to do, but I want you to understand they have no legal right to actually shut you down. Still to this day, we have not received an official notice from Opera, from Ministries of Health or from anyone mandating shutdown. All we have are health officers telling people that they have to. We don’t have any really official requirements.
So I’m just telling you, as we’re seeing it around the world, they’re threatening, they’re using propaganda, they’re using dogma, but there’s not really any enforcement of this. We’re not aware of any fines that have been paid or even issued for that matter, anywhere even outside of the healthcare space. So I’m telling you our stances to just push forward and to hold strong, highly recommend that you get an exemption. They’re very easy to get. You can go online, put it in the registry and then take it to any general practitioner and be able to get your exemption. That’s the easiest way to not have to fight with anyone. So please, go through that process. I’m going to be working with our team to maybe issue some direction on the steps to do that.
Because we get a lot of emails. I’ve gotten a lot of emails this week asking how to get that done. So, our legal team cannot communicate on that. So, please don’t get frustrated with them. They have some restrictions on what they can actually say. But I don’t. So <laugh>, I’m going to be giving you as much information and guidance as I can because I want you to keep practicing. I want you to move forward in faith. I also want you to know we’re about ready to really do some heavy work with RMIT. They’ve been harassing one of our chiropractic students. It’s just been incredible the work that’s been going on with that family. And, I hear your cries. If you’re watching this video, we are going to step up. We are going to make sure that the rights are protected and I need the rest of you to understand why that’s so important that we can’t have rogue entities doing this type of behavior because it spreads. We need to stomp it out. It’s kind of like a fire. Every flame that we see pop up, we have to stomp out because it could grow. And that’s the whole reason that The Chiropractic Defense Council exists and is anywhere chiropractic is under attack. We are going to jump in and make sure we’re defending its rights. I want you to know that there are still battles going on, please, please, please continue to spread the word with your colleagues.
We want to grow The Chiropractic Defense Council. We have some other matters that we’re going to start taking on throughout Australia to make sure that we create a better environment for you guys to be able to practice and never go through what you’ve gone through. Now, everything we’re seeing is that we’re going to have a little bit of a lull and then you’re going to start seeing things ramp back up near the end of the year. I don’t want us to fall asleep. I don’t want us to think that the battle is won and we can just relax and go off into the sunset. We need to prepare for the next round. This is probably going to be an internal battle that we’re going to be in. And we need to be, get stronger. We need to grow. We need to become more United, more organized.
And that’s exactly our plan right now. So I want you to know that we’re keep fighting on this stuff. We’re working, we’re looking at all the different angles. We’re working with everyone we can, but in the end we need you guys to hold strong, utilize us as you can. We will give you the best guidance that we can, but we need to continue to love and serve. So that is what’s going on right now around the world. Things are really just all over the place, mainly good, mainly seeing mandates and restrictions lifted, but we’re still seeing some creative behavior on their part to be able to maintain control. So we’re watching it. We’re watching what’s going on with The World Health Organization. That’s a very scary option there. If you guys are involved with any of that politically in your country, I recommend you make people aware that you do not agree with The World Health Organization, having any universal rights or abilities to come into countries.
It’s a pretty scary alternative to what they’re proposing. We have our teams looking at that as well. So a lot of stuff is going on, but we’re up to the challenge. We are fighting on the side of truth, which means we will prevail. I hope you guys have an absolutely incredible Fall. I want you to love each other. I want you to love your patients. I want you to have faith and know that even through everything we’ve been through the last two and a half years at the end of the day, we still control our reality. I want you to own that. I want you to cling together and I want you to fight stronger than they’re willing to fight, because that’s ultimately how we’re going to prevail. So we love you. We’re here every step of the way. And we’ll be back to you next week with more information. God bless you.
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