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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.
Health Body Investigated Racial Slur Written on Hospital Whiteboard
An Aboriginal man and woman march during the Invasion Day Rally in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 26, 2024. Tamati Smith/Getty Images
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.”

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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