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Struck down in the desert: Trevor's story
Despite working for more than 20 years in some of the outback’s harshest conditions, an unbearable stabbing chest pain was unchartered territory for Trevor.
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Renewed support from Beach to bush
03 Feb 2025Beach Energy has extended its major sponsorship of RFDS SA/NT to support the continual upgrade of Flying Doctor aircraft and life-saving equipment.
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A risk of rupture and a race against time: Robert's story
22 Jan 2025As 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: Josh's story
22 Jan 2025When 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: Flying Doctor launches new remote ambulance
21 Jan 2025The 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
21 Jan 2025More 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
21 Jan 2025Charles 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: Lil's story
25 Nov 2024With 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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Former NT Administrator appointed Flying Doctor Deputy Chair
25 Nov 2024RFDS SA/NT has appointed former NT Administrator Vicki O’Halloran AO CVO to Deputy Chair of its Board.
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