In what could be a targeted act of political censorship, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority has launched a disciplinary process against medical whistleblower Dr David Berger, writes Davey Heller.

TRUTH CAN be powerful medicine for the body politic. As the pathogenic virus COVID-19 has spread globally it’s been followed by a wave of lies and distortions, not just from crazed conspiracy theorists but also from governments and politicised public health bodies who sought to downplay the severity of the virus.

In some cases, they have done so to justify the removal of public health measures and to cover up government incompetence. Administering the medicine of truth in response has been a brave group of scientists and medical professionals on social media.

In Australia, one of the most prominent voices has been Dr David Berger, a remote-area general practitioner who has tweeted a storm of righteous anger demanding the public be better protected from COVID-19 — amassing over 34,000 Twitter followers in the process. As well as his Twitter contributions, Berger has had articles published in The Sydney Morning Herald, The British Medical Journal and the Medical Journal of Australia.

In addition to excoriating failures in government policy, Berger has dared to criticise other medical professionals who he believes have failed in their duty of care to public health, either through the policy decisions they have made or through making incorrect or misleading...

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