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Farm hand's first plane ride after run-in with a roo

A young ringer is recovering after a kangaroo crashed into his leg on an outback station, a freak accident he and emergency workers will never forget.

AAP · Jul 25

'The Ferrari of the skies': aviation fans flock to airport's open day

Wet weather reduced a bumper crowd but didn't dampen spirits.

The Canberra Times · Apr 6, 2024

Flying doctor spreads its wings to primary health care

Thousands of new patients have flocked to primary healthcare clinics staffed by the Royal Flying Doctor Service in the outback.

AAP · Feb 9, 2024

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Dad's picture book about son breaks down barriers about disability, spreads message of acceptance

When farmer Brook Seal sent his seven-year-old son Ziggy, who has a brain injury, off to school, he penned a picture book for Ziggy's classmates about accepting all people and their differences.

ABC News · Feb 8, 2023

Rural GP tells SA government inquiry of long delays transferring patients to hospital

A rural GP has told a state parliamentary inquiry patients have to wait hours or even days before being transferred to Adelaide by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2023

Royal Flying Doctor Service to open healthcare clinic at William Creek in outback SA

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is set to open a permanent healthcare clinic at William Creek, one of South Australia's smallest and most remote towns.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2023

Lanterns replace toilet rolls in emergency night retrievals for the Royal Flying Doctor Service

Outback station owners are turning to a simple innovation with a long history to light airstrips for Royal Flying Doctor Service pilots in emergencies.

ABC News · Jan 16, 2023

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Royal Flying Doctor Service to expand primary healthcare with GP clinic takeovers in NSW

The charity will take on pre-existing medical practices for the first time, one in Gilgandra and the other in Warren.

ABC News · Dec 7, 2022

Man fights for life after arm nearly severed while spearfishing in shark horror attack

The Royal Flying Doctor Service, who responded to the incident, said the man has suffered multiple serious injuries and his left arm was "almost severed" at the shoulder

Daily Mirror · Oct 7, 2022

Outback women make Christmas puddings to support Royal Flying Doctor Service in Broken Hill

For more than six decades a carefully planned operation has been carried out in Broken Hill, as a group of outback women come together to turn eggs, flour and spices into lifesaving medicine.

ABC News · Sep 29, 2022

Canberra couple wins outback race for Royal Flying Doctor Service

Now it's on to decorating their famous Wanniassa house for Halloween.

The Canberra Times · Sep 14, 2022

One person dead, multiple injured after head-on crash on remote northern Goldfields road

Emergency services, including the Royal Flying Doctor Service, respond to a head-on crash on the Great Central Road, which left one woman dead and four other people seriously injured.

ABC News · Aug 28, 2022

NSW Has Battled QLD For The Biggest Ever ‘Nutbush’ That’s One State Of Origin I Can Get Behind

I, for one, support the NRL (Nutbush Record League).

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 21, 2022

From frights to flights: Warburtons soar into Outback Air Race

They are well-known for their Halloween display - and it will be back this year.

The Canberra Times · Aug 5, 2022

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ABC News · Jul 23, 2022

How an Esperance wood cutting service is chipping in thousands of dollars for the Royal Flying Doctor Service

Over the past 15 years these volunteers have raised more than $700,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service — a cause close to their hearts.

ABC News · Jul 17, 2022

Mount Gambier woman spends night in Royal Flying Doctor Service hangar waiting for ambulance to transfer her to Flinders Medical Centre

The woman was flown from Mount Gambier to Adelaide for urgent treatment after having a heart attack. But she waited on a stretcher in the Royal Flying Doctor Service hangar for 11 hours for an ambulance to transfer her to hospital, her friend says.

ABC News · Jun 30, 2022

MP calls for greater cooperation as regional SA patients experience delays in hospital treatment

Major delays for hospital treatment in regional SA prompts an independent MP to call for better cooperation between the state government, ambulances and the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

AAP · Jun 3, 2022

Qld govt eyes budget deficit under $1.7b

Queensland can expect a budget deficit under $1.7 billion in 2022/23, but there will be two more years in the red before the books are back in black.

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ABC News · May 31, 2022

Horizontal Falls tour boat appears to have crashed into rock wall, Maritime Safety Authority says

First responders to a boat crash say they were not prepared for the scale or severity of injuries they encountered when they touched down at a remote tourist attraction.

ABC News · May 25, 2022

Richmond hospital welcomes first baby in 15 years with help from flying doctors

With a population of just 648, the remote north-west Queensland town of Richmond doesn't offer maternity services, so it was a shock when a mum-to-be on an outback station called in the RFDS for birthing support.

ABC News · May 16, 2022

Airports and airlines on notice after people with disability speak out about humiliating treatment

After the former disability discrimination commissioner spoke out about his recent experience in Adelaide, more accounts have emerged of rough handling at Australian airports — including from model Akii Ngo, who said they were told they "should have held on tighter" after falling from a chair.

ABC News · Apr 22, 2022

Broken Hill’s Royal Flying Doctor Service visitor centre secures $5.5 million for makeover

Plans to upgrade the Royal Flying Doctor Service's visitor centre in Broken Hill have been propelled forward, with the NSW government dedicating $5.5 million in funding.

AAP · Mar 24, 2022

Women's health boost ahead of federal

More than $80 million will be spent on genetic testing for those planning pregnancy, while $58 million will be spent on endometriosis treatment.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2022

Royal Flying Doctor Service gets $1b funding commitment in upcoming federal budget

The Royal Flying Doctor Service will get $1 billion over 10 years in the federal budget, which its executive director says will help to minimise fuel price shocks.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2022

Royal Flying Doctor Service's Broken Hill base gets second aeromedical service

The Royal Flying Doctor Service will start a second aeromedical service at its Broken Hill Base in the second week of March.

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