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UPFRONT Just as Insight went to print, the AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS, (ASO) said claims public hospitals are resuming elective surgery in some states are misleading. Following a recent shutdown due to the Omicron variant, ASO president Associate Professor Ashish Agar said blanket announcements that elective surgery had restarted conveniently hides the fact many hospitals aren't doing so. “The fallout from the mismanagement of the pandemic response is far from over, with severe staff shortages, as well as burnt-out staff. Further, some of the largest ■
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Research has revealed everything humans see is a mash-up of the brain’s last 15 seconds of visual information. Academics from Aberdeen and Berkeley wrote in The Conversation they discovered that instead of analysing single snapshots, the brain pulls together objects to appear more similar to each other, creating the perception of a stable environment. ■
family spanning three generations. FINALLY, the ABC and SBS will receive additional funding to support audio description services for blind and vision impaired Australians. It comes after the Federal Government committed $4.2 billion for both public networks from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2025. The ABC will receive $3.3 billion over the next three years, including $45.8 million under the Enhanced News Gathering program to strengthen local public interest journalism in regional communities. This is an increase of $87.2 million over the current triennium. The ABC will also benefit from a return of indexation on base operational funding as outlined in the May 2021 Budget papers.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison hit back at critics following footage of him lifting his face shield while welding in the Northern Territory, risking flash burns to his eyes. “If all the narcs in the bubble want to have a crack at me, well, they can – but what I’m doing is showcasing the great work of our apprentices and small businesses,” he said.
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US regulators have approved new high-tech headlights that automatically tailor beams to focus on dark areas of the road and don’t create glare for oncoming drivers. The adaptive headlights are common in Europe, featuring LED lamps that can focus beams on darkness such as the driver’s lane and areas along the roadside. ■
hospitals remain under severe financial pressure, thus preferring to save money rather than treat patients,” he said. IN OTHER NEWS, Dr Theo Keldoulis, a past president of RANZCO, died at the age of 92. Keldoulis was considered instrumental in shaping the way ophthalmology was taught and practised in Australia. Before and after becoming college president in 1984-85, he served on numerous committees and was an early champion of his friend Professor Fred Hollows’ groundbreaking work with Indigenous communities, according to an obituary in The Age. Keldoulis died on 14 January and is survived by his wife Helen, three sons and a daughter plus an extended
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