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Health Body Investigated Racial Slur Written on Hospital Whiteboard

Staff were required to complete a course on Indigenous perspectives on health.
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Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
7/14/2025|Updated: 7/14/2025
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The Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) says has conducted an “extensive investigation” after an “inappropriate” comment was written on a hospital whiteboard at Prince Alfred Hospital.

A staff member allegedly wrote the words “Abo MW” on a whiteboard used to record staff movements—the short phrase is considered an abbreviated form of the word “Aboriginal” and “midwife.”

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Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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