Death by a thousand political paper cuts | Escape from Calvary
Does ‘no junk mail’ mean nothing anymore?
InSider has recently bought a home, and of all it’s charming features there was one that appealed to the political junkie deep down inside of us… it’s in the marginal seat of Boothby.
Boothby is one of SA’s key seats for the upcoming federal election, and InSider will be watching closely to see if Labor’s Louise Miller-Frost can hang onto the seat she won in 2022 that made her the first post-war Labor MP in the seat previously warmed by Liberals.
Imagine InSider’s excitement when we saw a letter peeking out of our mailbox, our first piece of mail! Lifting the lid, the small rectangular box was stuffed to the brim with red and blue flyers. There were so many in a space of a week, InSider could barely carry them all inside – and InSider imagines my copies of the election material are some of the rare few that actually make it inside before being flung in the recycling bin.
At risk of being accused of being a leftie tree-hugger, how much paper is being wasted this election?
AEC, don’t worry, we don’t count you in our list of letterbox gripes.
Since the election was called, Labor’s been the worst printing offender with nine flyers. The Liberals are trailing close behind with six and just one from the Greens.
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Compared to our mates in the safe Labor stronghold of Hindmarsh, who have received a whopping… zero.
SA has already banned corflutes on public roads and infrastructure; should flyers be next, or is it all part of the charm of election season?
If we do deprive candidates of their letterboxing rituals, will it just push us further online for our campaign content?
At least it would save the hands of the poor volunteers who had to clarify in Sharpie – likely hundreds of times – that Nicolle Flint was ‘NOW CONFIRMED’ to be attending The Conservation Council’s Community Forum on Affordable Energy. Hopefully their health insurance covers RSI.
InSider thinks the Sharpie wielder should’ve had a crack at a caricature of Nicolle. Why not!
As if nurses didn’t have it bad enough already…
InSider loves a media release that jumps off the page. Those that, through evocative language employed by the communications experts, sends InSider reeling into another universe.
On Wednesday, InSider received yet another of those:
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‘HOSPITAL ESCAPE ROOM PUTS NURSES TO THE TEST’
Nurses are unsung heroes in Australia. Underpaid, overworked, slugged with HECS debt and forced into long-term unpaid internships.
So, here’s an idea: let’s throw them into an “escape room” and make their lives even more stressful!
“Bright lights, gleaming surgical tools, and a patient ready on the operating table. All seems to be in order, but then an alarm sounds and all eyes immediately look to you – what happens next is in your hands. Luckily, this is not a critical scenario but part of UniSA’s new perioperative escape room, designed especially for nursing staff at the Calvary Adelaide Hospital.”
Luckily indeed! This sounds like InSider’s idea of torture – and probably is somebody’s actual method of torture!
According to the creator of this evil nursing punishment, Dr Michelle Freeling, the experience is “transforming nursing education”.
In all seriousness, it sounds like a novel and interesting idea. It’s meant to put experienced nurses to the test as they solve complex scenarios, and is probably quite fun.
They also get to escape at the end, which is exactly how InSider too will feel leaving the office at 5pm today.
“Perioperative nursing is a specialty that requires nurses to work quickly and efficiently, collaborating with surgeons and anaesthetists in high-pressure environments,” Dr Freeling said.
“As a hands-on, immersive activity, the escape room lets perioperative nurses learn or refine their expertise in a controlled yet realistic environment, so they can test their skills safely, without risk.”
Next time you’re checked into the Calvary, hope and pray you’re not accidentally wheeled into the escape room.
