Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

Husband, father, son & friend. Emergency Physician. Board Chair & Company Director. Things that Matter.

Melbourne, Australia

Joined November 2012

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Dec 4

Meet hatred with kindness, Fabrications with fortitude, Personal attacks with principle, And hate mail & threats with a shredder or delete & block button. Listen before you speak. Work to build empathy, and look for common ground with others if they'll let you.

SParnis's tweet image. Meet hatred with kindness,
Fabrications with fortitude,
Personal attacks with principle,
And hate mail &amp; threats with a shredder or delete &amp; block button.
Listen before you speak.
Work to build empathy, and look for common ground with others if they'll let you.

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Jul 16

Sitting at Culloden, the place where the Jacobite Army of Charles Stuart was routed by Cumberland's English Government Army in 1746. In the subsequent 279 years, we have learned only one thing - how to maim and kill more effectively. Other than that, we have learned nothing.

SParnis's tweet image. Sitting at Culloden, the place where the Jacobite Army of Charles Stuart was routed by Cumberland's English Government Army in 1746.
In the subsequent 279 years, we have learned only one thing - how to maim and kill more effectively.
Other than that, we have learned nothing.

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Jul 16

It is reassuring to have bipartisan support for the PBS in the face of American tariffs. It affords protection for a foundational aspect of our health system, & Australians. We must also ensure the industries impacted by punitive tariffs are sustained. theage.com.au/world/north-am…

SParnis's tweet card. Donald Trump has announced plans to impose sky-high tariffs on pharmaceuticals, Australia’s third-largest export to the US.

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Jul 14

Moral injury is a trauma syndrome that occurs when someone witnesses, fails to stop, or participates in acts that violate their moral code.

SSky News Breaking@SkyNewsBreak · Jul 13

Israel Defense Forces admits technical error after Israeli missile killed 10 people, including six children at a water collecting point in Gaza For more on this and other news visit trib.al/Rx0iR33

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Mosab Abu Toha@MosabAbuToha · Jul 14

Gheed Kassem, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s lawyer, posted seven hours ago a horrific update on her Facebook accounts regarding the abducted doctor. Here is a translation: Dr. Hussam Abu Safia is not well. I visited him last on July 9, 2025. What I saw was heartbreaking. Since his…

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Jul 13

The article warns "Distressing Content". Yes, it IS distressing to see what were so confidently sold as safeguards only a few years ago, now slammed as shameful obstacles. Do we really want death on demand, because that's where this is heading. #springst theage.com.au/national/victo…

SParnis's tweet card. After being rejected from the state’s voluntary assisted dying scheme, Glenn Mack decided to stop eating and drinking. He’s not the only one.

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Jul 12

Live Aid. 40 years ago today. An amazing experience for my generation, and a reminder of a time when the global community came together to help a people in desperate need.

SParnis's tweet image. Live Aid. 40 years ago today.
An amazing experience for my generation, and a reminder of a time when the global community came together to help a people in desperate need.

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Jul 11

I've been warmly welcomed to the Albert Street Synagogue by Rabbi Dovid before. It is a place of prayer & peace. May that peace prevail everywhere. theage.com.au/politics/victo…

SParnis's tweet card. Still reeling from an alleged arson attack barely a week ago, East Melbourne Synagogue threw open its doors to all faiths and all-comers in a Friday night ritual to heal.

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Jul 10

In its utterly unjustified sanctions against @FranceskAlbs the US shows itself to be the outlier in the community of nations. Her powerful, ethical and indisputable criticism of Israel's crimes against Palestinians are confronting, but must be heard.

SParnis's tweet image. In its utterly unjustified sanctions against @FranceskAlbs the US shows itself to be the outlier in the community of nations. Her powerful, ethical and indisputable criticism of Israel's crimes against Palestinians are confronting, but must be heard.

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Jul 9

Many of us feel for the millions of Americans whose health will be harmed by Trump's disgraceful legislation. But there is no way Australians will ever wear change to the PBS - a foundation of equity in our system since the 1940s. Stay the course, Jim. theage.com.au/politics/feder…

SParnis's tweet card. The US president says he plans to implement a 50 per cent duty on US copper imports and a 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceuticals.

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Jul 8

My old friend Dr Brian Morton AM has passed away. Brian served in the state (NSW) & federal leadership of the AMA, and he did so with great integrity. I am one of many who will remember Brian with gratitude and respect. He made things better. ❤️ @AMA_NSW @ama_media

SParnis's tweet image. My old friend Dr Brian Morton AM has passed away. Brian served in the state (NSW) &amp; federal leadership of the AMA, and he did so with great integrity.
I am one of many who will remember Brian with gratitude and respect.
He made things better. ❤️ @AMA_NSW @ama_media

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Jul 5

A worthy yardstick to use in the judgement of any leader - is #empathy to be found in their words & actions? Nelson Mandela, despite being labelled a terrorist, never failed to consider the needs of the white minority who treated black South Africans despicably for decades.

SParnis's tweet image. A worthy yardstick to use in the judgement of any leader - is #empathy to be found in their words &amp; actions?
Nelson Mandela, despite being labelled a terrorist, never failed to consider the needs of the white minority who treated black South Africans despicably for decades.

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Jul 5

Visiting Scotland, here's a case of something previously unimaginable, until it becomes reality. A medical degree obtained with part time study. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

SParnis's tweet card. A group of twenty who worked in other areas of healthcare while studying, have now qualified as doctors.

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Jul 3

Let's never take for granted the importance of our public health systems in Australia for #vaccination policy. Govt support, expert oversight & international collaboration. The US administration's astonishing ignorance & paranoia is costing lives. theconversation.com/rfk-junior-is-…

SParnis's tweet card. The situation in the US is deeply concerning – for vaccine uptake and for the impacts globally.

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Jun 29

Trump & Netanyahu are birds of a feather. They claim the moral kudos of leading democracies (& democracy is founded upon respect for the law), but happily break those laws when they find them inconvenient. Chaos & destruction follow them like shadows. theage.com.au/world/middle-e…

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Jun 25

Five years on, it's timely to remember that #Covid19 is here to stay. Though too early for 2025 mortality data, last year's numbers put things in perspective. You can make sensible decisions to protect vulnerable groups people. Australia is a place where we care about each other.

SParnis's tweet image. Five years on, it's timely to remember that #Covid19 is here to stay. Though too early for 2025 mortality data, last year's numbers put things in perspective. You can make sensible decisions to protect vulnerable groups people. Australia is a place where we care about each other.

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Jun 22

I loved watching "ER" when I was a resident. But I can't watch "The Pitt". It's too close to home. I take the care of self & colleagues much more seriously these days. abc.net.au/news/2025-06-2…

SParnis's tweet card. When there are systemic problems, shortages of staff, lack of money, insufficient organ donors, delays in treatment, and over-burdened medical systems with long wait times in or out of emergency...

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Jun 22

We're now living in a world where might is right, where evidence counts for little, and the rules-based order that largely prevailed following 1945 is over. There seems to be this collective urge to shoot first, and ask questions later.

SParnis's tweet image. We're now living in a world where might is right, where evidence counts for little, and the rules-based order that largely prevailed following 1945 is over. There seems to be this collective urge to shoot first, and ask questions later.

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Jun 19

Bombing any hospital, anywhere deserves utter condemnation. Even in the darkest moments, it is essential to remember our common humanity. 'I was lying in bed... The ceiling fell in': At the scene of Israeli hospital hit by Iran strike - BBC News share.google/Ct90XzGhehPaMv…

SParnis's tweet card. A hospital in the Israeli town of Beersheba was hit as Iran fired a barrage of missiles at the country.

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Stephen Parnis@SParnis · Jun 19

While the world focuses of the Israel-Iran conflict, it appears that the horrific treatment of Gaza only intensifies. Starving people being killed for the crime of seeking some of the trickle of food. A population being punished for being Palestinian. smh.com.au/world/middle-e…

SParnis's tweet card. While Israel’s stunning attack on Iran and the possibility of all-out regional war transfix the world, in the background, Gaza’s death toll continues to climb.

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