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"Circumcision Australia" and "Circumcision Information & Research Centre" are, of course, business names owned by ZAMBURY PTY. LTD. | "Circumcision Australia" and "Circumcision Information & Research Centre" are, of course, business names owned by ZAMBURY PTY. LTD. | ||
== Research about Russell == | |||
The [[Intactivists of Australia and New Zealand|Intactivists of Australasia]] have collected more information about Russell as quoted below: | |||
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Russell is the President of the CAA [true in 2012 until 2017; IntactiWiki comment]. He is also the principal operator of ‘Circumcision Australia’, a small group of Doctors based in Brisbane and Melbourne who proudly claim that they have performed ‘over 30,500 circumcisions’ in the last 20 years. Russell himself has been performing [[circumcision]]s for more than 35 years. As such, Russell clearly has a significant financial vested interest in the promotion of [[circumcision]]. | |||
In 2004, Russell was reprimanded, ordered to repay $4,488.88 and to undergo counseling by the [http://www.docstoc.com/docs/45535375/PSR-Annual-Report-04--Professional-Services-Reviewrtf Professional Services Review] (PSR), an independent Commonwealth body established to ‘protect the integrity of the Medicare and Pharmaceutical Benefits schemes’. The PSR found that Russell ‘opportunistically diagnosed tongue-tie’ in patients referred to him for [[circumcision]]s. It found that 90% of such procedures performed by him (for which a Medicare rebate was claimed) were ‘inappropriate’ on the grounds that there were ‘no clinical indications for the services’ rendered. | |||
Given all of the above, it appears valid to ask the following question: Is Russell’s stance on circumcision based on ‘public health advocacy’, or is it based on something else?<ref>{{REFweb | |||
|url=https://intactivistsofaustralasia.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/meet-the-circumcision-foundation-of-australia/ | |||
|title=Meet the <q>Circumcision Academy of Australia</q> | |||
|date=2012-08-23 | |||
|accessdate=2022-07-07 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
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