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A ruptured heart and a race against time: Robert's story

A ruptured heart and a race against time: Robert's story

22 Jan 2025

As time ticked by, Robert had a tight window to travel 3,000km across the country for life-saving surgery.

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Desert dinner drama

Desert dinner drama: Josh's story

22 Jan 2025

When Josh Larven felt his lip start to swell at an outback pub, he had a sinking feeling of what was to come.

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All set for all terrain

All set for all terrain: Flying Doctor launches new remote ambulance

21 Jan 2025

The Flying Doctor has hit the road in 2025 with a new all-terrain ambulance – the first of its kind in South Australia.

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Small patient, big complications: Ratna’s story

Small patient, big complications: Ratna’s story

21 Jan 2025

More than a thousand kilometres stood between young mum Ratna Wilis and the hospital that could help her newborn son.

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Top End training ground for care in the air

Top End training ground for care in the air

21 Jan 2025

Charles Darwin University celebrated the inaugural graduates of Australia’s first Master of Aeromedical Retrieval qualification – an innovative program developed alongside the Flying Doctor.

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An outback nightmare

An outback nightmare: Lil's story

25 Nov 2024

With blood splayed across the white tiles of her bathroom, Lil’s family and friends arrived to what looked like a scene from a horror movie.

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RFDS SA/NT Deputy Chair Vicki O'Halloran

Former NT Administrator appointed Flying Doctor Deputy Chair

25 Nov 2024

RFDS SA/NT has appointed former NT Administrator Vicki O’Halloran AO CVO to Deputy Chair of its Board.

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2024 NT Year in Review

2024 NT Year in Review

21 Nov 2024

Your Flying Doctor exists to support healthier and happier Australians, no matter where they live, work or play. Check out our 2023/24 NT Year in Review.

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Low Acuity Medical Retrieval Service

Introducing NT low-acuity services

18 Nov 2024

The Flying Doctor’s newest retrieval service is now fully operational in Darwin and has already supported a number of Territorians to safely return home after hospital stays.

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