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

‘The system teaches you to be quiet’: doctor indecently assaulted by senior colleague identifies herself | Australia news | The Guardian

Dominique Lee, who was drugged and assaulted in Sydney in 2013, says it has taken 10 years ‘not to feel shame and hate’ at herself, but after reading of UK experiences it was time to speak out — Read on amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/24/the-system-teaches-you-to-be-quiet-doctor-indecently-assaulted-by-senior-colleague-identifies-herself