The doctor sent an email to an Indigenous specialist criticising pharmaceutical policies designed to benefit Indigenous people and questioning his Indigenous identity. WARNING: This story contains details of racism that some readers may find distressing.
A Canberra doctor has been banned from practising medicine for a year after breaching doctor's codes with an offensive email sent to an Indigenous doctor.The doctor — whose name is suppressed — conceded the email was culturally unsafe and offensive, but denied it was racist
The email was sent to a Yuggera, Warangoo and Wiradjuri man Dr Kristopher Rallah-Baker, whose name was originally suppressed before his legal counsel informed the tribunal that he wished to be identified. The doctor went on to suggest Dr Rallah-Baker's Indigenous heritage was "like a watered-down bottle of Grange. Not the real thing".
The tribunal heard the doctor also had a history of interpersonal conflict with patients and colleagues.
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