Children Banned From Blowing Out Birthday Candles in Australia
Children will be banned from blowing candles out on communal birthday cakes and all toys, doorknobs, floors and cushion covers will have to be cleaned daily under strict proposed hygiene rules for childcare unveiled yesterday.
The National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines were slammed by doctors, who said they went too far and "bubble-wrapped" children.
Source: The Australian. Read full article. (link)
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They still exhale CO2, a pollutant which will ruin their future.
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Give them time. If the nanny staters have their way, we'll all be wearing masks that clean our breath and monitor what we put in our mouths.
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Any reason why Reason is linking to articles I have to login into or register to read?
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Australia is turning into a neo-Marxist nanny state even faster than Mother Britain.