Has your doctor ever cried beside you? Probably not, we are taught to keep our emotions aside from our professional behaviour when dealing with issues which could be life-threatening or challenging. We see these things pretty much every day, so it is no surprise that some become numb to the events,
“I have cancer of ... “ is the beginning of many a consultation. What follows appears to be a pattern, perhaps because a self-selecting group have heard of a less rigid approach to wellness. In my view, one’s health belongs to the individual, and my job is to give the best advice I can. It is the jo
When your own numbers have gone the wrong way three years in a row, you want a doctor who looks harder at that line, not one who takes it off the chart. Western Australia has just had the second kind of doctor. That is all I want to say this week, and everything below is the working. Western Austral
Three years ago a car pulled up outside my practice and a woman I knew got out of the driver’s seat, which was wrong, because her husband never let anyone else drive. He was in the passenger seat. He had been driving when it started, she told me; he had suddenly stopped making sense, and she had som
Photo: Nathan Hurst, Unsplash You have been told, repeatedly and accurately, that you live in the strongest economy in the country. And if you rent, or you are under thirty five, or you have looked lately at what a house costs, you may have noticed that none of this appears to have happened to you.
Dr Brian Walker reflects on the Land Forces Event (Special Powers) Bill, questioning the normalization of extraordinary police powers and the erosion of our fundamental democratic rights.
Dr Brian Walker discusses the urgent need to protect Western Australia's GST revenue share following concerning recommendations from the Productivity Commission.
Dr Brian Walker challenges the government on their lack of engagement with national hemp industry recommendations, questioning why Western Australia remains hesitant to embrace this vital economic and agricultural opportunity.
Dr Brian Walker reflects on the urgent need for government transparency regarding broken promises in palliative care and the real-world impact on Western Australian families.
Dr Brian Walker examines the government's lack of transparency regarding the Medicinal Cannabis and Safe Driving Working Group report and the impact on WA patients.
Dr Brian Walker examines the lack of transparency regarding road safety statistics and their influence on current medicinal cannabis driving reforms.
Dr Brian Walker reflects on the urgent need to address flawed drainage and soil analysis in North Ellenbrook development plans to prevent long-term flooding disasters.