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Recalling tragedy

Justin remembers a stormy night in the Emergency Department in his first year as a doctor. A nurse taught him the first steps towards equanimity. One night two ambulances came back from the Queenscliff road, where a driver had swerved … Continue reading

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Brisbane floods and a wet grand piano

Justin’s damp tale of neighbourly solidarity after the Brisbane floods was published in the Big Issue, the Medical Observer and the international magazine Street News . It became Medical Observer’s most tweeted article ever. I live half way up a steep street … Continue reading

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