Obituaries Australia

4 October, 1937
Albury, New South Wales, Australia

20 November, 2021 (aged 84)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

• Albury High School (NSW) (student, 1949-1952)
• Fort Street Boys' High School (Sydney) (student, 1952-1954)
• University of Sydney (student, 1955-1961)

• general practitioner (1963-1974) Tasmania, Australia
• labour politician (1974-1987) Federal, Australia
• Member of Upper House (1974-1987) Federal, Australia
• ambassador (1987-1991) Federal, Australia
• hospital administrator (1992-2003) New South Wales, Australia
• medical administrator (1992-2003) New South Wales, Australia

• Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1992)

• Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (fellow)
• Australian National Council on AIDS (chair, 1992)
• South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service (chair, 1992-2003)
• AusHealth International (chair, 1997-2003)
• Royal Australian College of Medical Administrators (fellow, 1998)

• Vietnam war opponent (doctor)
• ALP (Tas) (member, 1968)

• Parliament of Australia (Senate - member, 1974-1987)