Good morning. We lead today with news that 60-day prescriptions have not led to the predicted wave of pharmacy closures across Australia. Despite the doom and gloom warnings from lobby groups, there’s been a significant boost in applications to open new pharmacies since the announcement.
Meanwhile, concerns have been raised about the use of solitary confinement in youth detention centres after the deaths of two disabled First Nations boys who experienced extensive periods of “separation” while in overcrowded and understaffed facilities in Queensland.
