Our hospitals, indeed our entire health system, is being kept running only through the hard overwork and selfless dedication of a truly remarkable health workforce. Inflation is running at levels not seen for thirty years, and is tipped to get worse. What is wrong with a system in which such a solution can seem like a reasonable option? Why do we need to have people sleeping on the streets and begging there when they wake up? David Jones is a retired orchard hand living in the Tasman district.

Source: Stuff November 30, 2022 07:17 UTC