John Carmody
John Carmody was a member of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of NSW for 40 years. He writes regularly for the “Australian Dictionary of Biography”.
John's recent articles
7 October 2021
Political choices will test new, Catholic NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet
The contemporary Liberal Party is full of Catholics, so it's unsurprising that the church has one of its own as NSW's new premier. Only time will tell how much Dominic Perrottet's religion will influence his leadership.
26 January 2021
Invasion Day: we didn't get the day or date right
Writing to the Sydney Morning Herald Letters Editor, John Carmody discusses how we haven't chosen the right day to celebrate the colonisation of Australia. So much for not changing our history.