David Southwell

When Brad’s 11-year-old daughter said she was a boy, he made a decision that could have cost him everything. Now, a crucial question we must all ask: have our doctors been making a terrible mistake with our children?

The night before his 11-year-old daughter was due to start taking puberty blockers, Brad* sat down with her for an important conversation. He didn’t want to talk her out of it; he just wanted her to know what was going to […]

When Brad’s 11-year-old daughter said she was a boy, he made a decision that could have cost him everything. Now, a crucial question we must all ask: have our doctors been making a terrible mistake with our children? Read More »

Our lives are scarred forever by a medical scandal no one talks about in Australia. As victims overseas get huge payouts, the dam could be about to burst

Tristan Stanley still remembers being in his swimming trunks ready to jump in the pool at his friend’s house when one of the parents stepped in. ‘Everyone was going in and the parent turned to me and said, “If I

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Only fools think Australian healthcare is the ‘envy of the world’. I walked into one of our ‘best’ hospitals with burns and almost DIED – and was punished for complaining

Like so many Australians, Maya Tesa was raised to believe our healthcare system was the envy of the world. But after being treated for burns at a prestigious Victorian hospital – named one of the world’s best in a poll just

Only fools think Australian healthcare is the ‘envy of the world’. I walked into one of our ‘best’ hospitals with burns and almost DIED – and was punished for complaining Read More »

My life ended the day my fit and healthy daughter died from a vaccine. Nothing could have prepared me for the cruelty of those I considered friends

Raelene Kennedy’s world ended on November 17, 2021: it was the day she sat on a footpath cradling the cold, lifeless body of her 23-year-old daughter Caitlin Gotze. It was also the day Raelene began her tireless fight to prove

My life ended the day my fit and healthy daughter died from a vaccine. Nothing could have prepared me for the cruelty of those I considered friends Read More »

The antidepressant that ruined my life: At 20, I was prescribed a drug taken by millions. Now I can’t have sex and despair for my future

Anna* was always taught doctors and the medical system were there to help, not harm. That’s one of the reasons why she got into the medical field herself.  Now she feels a cold sense of betrayal after becoming a forgotten victim

The antidepressant that ruined my life: At 20, I was prescribed a drug taken by millions. Now I can’t have sex and despair for my future Read More »

Cancer breakthrough as research shows the two key stages in life when we are most likely to develop the disease – as doctors scramble to discover why so many young people are falling sick

As American experts raise the alarm about junk food being a possible cause of rising cancer rates among young people, an Australian cancer specialist has revealed the two stages in life when we are most vulnerable to developing the disease.

Cancer breakthrough as research shows the two key stages in life when we are most likely to develop the disease – as doctors scramble to discover why so many young people are falling sick Read More »