Husband and wife recognised for contribution to healthcare in Mount Isa – ABC News

When intrepid medical couple Ulrich and Sabine Orda arrived in Mount Isa with four young kids in the mid-2000s, they did not expect their short-term adventure would turn into a love affair with the Queensland outback spanning almost two decades. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-05/husband-and-wife-doctor-and-nurse-honoured-for-outback-service/103915082

Tributes for well known doctor Dennis Pashen after swimming accident death on Bruny Island – ABC News

Long-time Tasmanian GP Dennis Pashen is being remembered as a fierce advocate for rural health and “just a fantastic fella” after his death in a swimming accident on Bruny Island on Thursday. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-25/well-known-tasmanian-gpdennis-pashen-dies-in-swimming-accident/103150726

We can no longer blame the British colonialists for our failings. This has become our original sin | Indigenous Australians | The Guardian

The referendum was our chance to go some way to fixing things. Instead the moral failures of our founding fathers sit on our shoulders — Read on amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/22/voice-referendum-2023-social-media-impact-vote-yes-no-campaign-digital-online-indigenous-communities

The referendum did not divide this country: it exposed it. Now the racism and ignorance must be urgently addressed | Indigenous voice to parliament | The Guardian

My heart is broken. But that so many white people finally saw and acknowledged our country’s racism, is one of the few positives to emerge from this damaging process — Read on amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/15/the-referendum-did-not-divide-this-country-it-exposed-it-now-the-racism-and-ignorance-must-be-urgently-addressed