# Thousands more Aussies dying as ‘excess deaths’ rise…
So, what are the facts?
In 2022, Australians died at a rate not seen since World War II, according to the final mortality data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, released last week.
It was an excess mortality rate of 15 per cent – higher than the 12 per cent previously estimated by the Actuaries Institute.
The majority of the excess deaths were from Covid-19, the ABS said. More than 10,000 Australians died due to the disease and another 3000 “with” the disease, making 2022 (Post Pandemic) the deadliest year for Covid-19 in Australia on record.
On Wednesday, Sydney radio icon Ben Fordham joined the calls for a probe, saying the government’s refusal to conduct one was fuelling conspiracy theories.
“Sadly, people in power don’t want to talk about it,” the 2GB host said on air. “Does it have something to do with our one-track focus on coronavirus and other diseases and illnesses that were forced into the back seat while we fought off COVID?”
Fordham said that, without an inquiry, the issue of excess deaths will be “weaponised…” “You have lockdown alarmists demanding a return to tough restrictions, and others claiming it’s all linked to the Covid vaccine,” he said.
“As we know, Australians won’t cop (more restrictions).”
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has received reports of more than 900 deaths that occurred after vaccination in Australia. After examination, it determined that only 14 of those deaths were linked to the jab.
Fordham criticised the agency for what he said was limited transparency as to what is considered a death linked to the Covid-19 vaccine.
“It must be said, the TGA doesn’t display a lot of transparency on this issue,” he told listeners. “We’ve actually had private briefings with them and trying to get straight answers is a bit like pulling teeth.”