Mr ALEXANDER (Bennelong) (13:46): Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. This is a day to remember the many thousands of Australians who have lost their lives to drug overdoses, and the families who remain behind. According to the United Nations our region has a higher than average drug mortality rate. At least three Australians die […]
Archive | August, 2016
John Alexander pays respects to local legend Forbes Carlile
Australia’s Oldest Olympian and local swimming legend Forbes Carlile has passed away at the age of 95. Amidst his career as a swimmer and modern pentathlete at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952, Carlile was a pioneering swimming coach who taught many Australian champions, including Shane Gould. John Alexander first met Forbes many years ago, when […]