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Australia has thrown its support behind the WHO’s Pandemic Agreement, raising concerns that future health and even climate emergencies could be used to override national decision-making and democratic accountability.

On May 20th, the 78th World Health Assembly voted to adopt the ‘Pandemic Agreement.’ This comes after three years of negotiation between the various World Health Organization member states that make up the Assembly.

Sadly, as expected, the Australian Government voted in support of the Agreement.

While the Pandemic Agreement might contain overtures about protecting member states’ sovereignty, the practical reality is that the Pandemic Agreement and the WHO’s advice and recommendations will invariably shape the decisions sovereign nations make during the next “global health emergency”.

This is particularly concerning given that the preamble to the Pandemic Agreement purports to recognise “the importance and public health impact of growing threats such as climate change”.

Will sovereign nations simply follow WHO recommendations if a “climate emergency” is declared?

The Pandemic Agreement will allow for the transfer of decision-making responsibility away from local decision makers, and into the hands of unaccountable globalist bureaucrats, because captured member states will be readily able to take drastic “health” measures, while purporting to rely on the Pandemic Agreement and the WHO’s advice as the justification for their decision.

Rejecting the Pandemic Agreement is Not Enough

How many times during COVID did you hear health officials and politicians tell you they were following “the science”, or acting on “health advice”?  I asked to see the health advice underpinning decisions being made in South Australia about how people must live their lives during the pandemic – none was provided!

Over the past three years I have been calling for Australia to oppose this Pandemic Agreement. I have also gone further, suggesting Australia follow the path taken by the United States in withdrawing from the WHO altogether.

The COVID period made it abundantly clear how hazardous it is for democracies to defer their decision-making responsibilities to unelected bureaucrats, especially at the international level.

Decisions about a country’s emergency response are best left to the people of that country, without pressure from globalist bodies.

If Australia is to remain the author of its own future, we must withdraw from the WHO.

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