Is medicine more than good public health?

Nicholas Stuart
Updated June 12 2021 - 4:54pm, first published 5:20am
Dr Kelvin Kong, the 2021 Australian Society for Medical Research medallist. Picture: Supplied
Dr Kelvin Kong, the 2021 Australian Society for Medical Research medallist. Picture: Supplied

Like all good speakers, Doctor Kelvin Kong began his speech to the National Press Club with a simple story. It began with a child in primary school, happening to be Indigenous, and highly disruptive in class. Here, Kong's voice faded off, and the audience imagined the obvious trajectory that can rapidly swallow such lives: failure at school, few job options, and uninterrupted spiral into alienation.

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Nicholas Stuart

Nicholas Stuart is a Canberra writer.