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Episode 12: Bring Him Back
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Episode 12: Bring Him Back

Sick to Death · The Australian

March 5, 20261h 5mExplicit

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Show Notes

The inquiry into Bundaberg Hospital and Dr Jayant Patel tears open Queensland Health’s culture. Buried reports are resurfaced in televised hearings, hospital staff are summoned without notice, and the government is put under pressure.

As public fury intensifies, premier Peter Beattie urges Patel to return to Australia and answer for his actions. 

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