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When Someone Reaches Out From the Rubble
– When Someone Reaches Out From the Rubble On possibility, violence, responsibility and the hands of others Written by Paul Alexander Wolf Recently, Celeste asked whether anyone could help a child in Gaza. I wanted to help. I tried to think of possible organisations, medical routes, contacts, people who might know somebody closer to where… Keep reading →
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The 🇦🇺 Journey Follows the 🇦🇺 Compass
By Paul Alexander Wolf >>> Reflections on Direction, Dignity and Australia’s Future For many years I have worked as a family physician in Australia. During that time I have listened to thousands of stories: stories of illness, recovery, resilience, disappointment, hope and loss. Patients do not present with policy papers, economic forecasts or opinion polls.…
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Finding the Next Horizon
By Paul Alexander Wolf Some years ago, I admitted an elderly couple from my general practice to Tailem Bend District Hospital. They had been referred from elsewhere. At the time, I was the Senior Medical Officer of both the medical practice and the district hospital in Tailem Bend. They had been married for many decades…
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What Protects the Development of Doctors?
What Protects the Development of Doctors? Watching Doc Martin in Cornwall? Perhaps. Although if any of us attempted to imitate him too closely, AHPRA would probably be on our doorstep before morning. Still, the question itself has interested me for years. Not the question of competence. Medical education has become remarkably good at developing competence.…
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WHY SOME THINGS REFUSE TO LEAVE
—By Paul Alexander Wolf I have no idea why some impressions remain for a lifetime while others disappear by the following Tuesday. Africa has reappeared often enough in my life that I have stopped pretending to be surprised. As life evolves, I find myself less fascinated by explanations that explain very little and more interested…
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What Kind of Australia Are We Building? – Security, Belonging, and the Future of a Cohesive Society
By Paul Wolf > “The gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play… it measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile.” Robert F. Kennedy ( Assassinated US Presidential candidate 1968, and Senator of New York) >> Australia…
