Shocking Hospital Ordeal Exposed During Victoria’s Truth-Telling Inquiry, Raises Serious Concerns Over Cultural Safety in Healthcare
Ballarat, Australia — A traumatic event at a local hospital involving Sissy Austin, a former member of the First Peoples’ Assembly, has sparked outrage and a formal investigation by the Victorian health department. Austin, 30, a Gunditjmara woman, was left to fend for herself at Ballarat Base Hospital after suffering severe head injuries from a violent assault during an afternoon run in the nearby forest. Following the assault which occurred early last year, Austin recounted …