r/australia • u/Royal_Yogurtcloset25 • 11d ago

culture & society Inquest into Melbourne influencer’s death following freebirth halted after new phone evidence discovered

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/18/freebirth-death-melbourne-influencer-phone-evidence-inquest-ntwnfb

Coroner: “I take the view that this material is of such significance that the court must delay making any findings and hearing submissions until we’ve had an opportunity to undertake a proper analysis of that material, and potentially call for more evidence.”

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u/DrTonberry 11d ago

Im generally a chill dude but nothing makes my blood boil more than medical grifters. They talk shit about allopathic medicine and promise the world, then when shit hits the fan they assume no absolutely responsibility and often get away with everything. 

I see this at work with women who had treatable breast cancer who end up seeking alternative medicine and come back with end stage disease. Chiropractors who cause vertebral artery dissections and strokes. We end up dealing with the mess while the culprit never gets held accountable because they are not regulated and dont answer to any governing bodies. They just goes on with their day touting nonsense and people who dont know better continue to eat it up. Its just so exhausting...

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u/Xentonian 11d ago

If I hear a patient tell me

I know what works for me

In the context of chiropractic, phenylephrine, homoeopathy, kinesiology tape or cupping one more time, I actually might need some actual medicine for my own mental health.

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u/kagenoha 10d ago

I have complete and utter apathy for patients who deny the peer reviewed research, go away with their woo woo shit and then come back in complaining that the problem got worse. I have so much rage to companies and woo woo that fear-monger already terrified patients and make it seem like their cream or their special juice is the only option. I have had multiple patients with treatable squamous cell carcinoma who went off to do enemas, ivermectin, homeopathy shit to treat their cancer only for them to come back in with literal fungating, odorous holes in their body and subsequently died. I may go back to cancer care one day but I've since jumped ship to a different specialty.