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 articles (2 total)

Political choices will test new, Catholic NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet
John Carmody

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.

John Carmody

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.