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The Guardian
9 hours ago
- Politics
- The Guardian
News live: nearly 4,000 Australians trying to evacuate Israel and Iran, Marles says; body found in search for missing man in NSW
Update: Date: 2025-06-21T22:49:34.000Z Title: Richard Marles Content: The defence minister, , is up on Sky News in the first of the Sunday morning political interviews. Marles has provided an update on the number of Australians attempting to leave Iran and Israel amid the latest conflict between the two nations. As of Sunday morning, he said there were 3800 Australian citizens - 2600 in Iran and 1200 in Israel - seeking government assistance to evacuate the countries. Marles said the government had a civilian charter plane on standby but it couldn't yet depart because the airspace over Iran and Israel remains closed. 'So we really are poised to provide whatever assistance we can in the event that airspace opens.' Update: Date: 2025-06-21T22:49:00.000Z Title: Good morning Content: Welcome to another Sunday morning Guardian live blog. The defence minister, Richard Marles, says nearly 4,000 Australians have applied for government assistance to leave Israel and Iran. Marles said the Australian government had a charter plan on standby to assist in an evacuation but it could not depart as the sky over Iran remains closed. New South Wales police have found the body of an 81-year-old man in the Moruya area after midnight on Saturday. Police found the body in a white ute after a search of the area but are not treating the death as suspicious at this stage. I'm Royce Kurmelovs and I'll be taking the blog through the day. With that, let's get started …
Daily Mail
30-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Doctor's pitiful apology after he 'tweaked' a patient's nipples and boasted he could give her the 'best orgasm of your life'
A doctor has been found guilty of professional misconduct after allegedly playing with a young female patient's nipples before trying to apologise by purchasing her groceries. NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal heard on Wednesday that a woman, referred to as Patient A, visited Moruya Medical Centre in January 2020, after injuring her knee. The woman, who was 31 at the time, was treated by Dr Sharwan Narayan, now 45, who she described as a 'nice, knowledgeable doctor'. But over the course of her next few appointments, the tribunal noted the doctor's conduct became inappropriate. During one visit, the date of which was unclear, Patient A told the tribunal she was 'a bit shocked' when Dr Narayan allegedly asked her to hug him. On February 18, during a massage of Patient A's leg, the tribunal heard Dr Narayan massaged further up so his hands were 'quite close to her pubic area'. 'Patient A said she didn't say anything, she shut down. She had learned to disassociate during trauma she had suffered as a child,' the tribunal said. Dr Narayan said he would perform a skin check after removing a mole the week before and, when Patient A said she wasn't wearing a bra, he reportedly told her: 'Just pull it down, it's fine.' Patient A alleged Dr Narayan started cupping her breasts: 'He tweaked or played with her nipples even though she had not said anything about having any issue,' the tribunal heard. 'He said "oh they're not hard", referring to her nipples. Patient A understood him to mean that she was not aroused.' The young woman allegedly froze and made a non-committal response while 'just waiting for it to be over'. Patient A attended three more appointments at the centre after experiencing deep vein thrombosis. During a visit on March 13, the tribunal heard the doctor asked the woman about her sex life during a knee massage, including if her partner was able to give her orgasms. When Dr Narayan finished, the tribunal heard he kept talking about 'sexual stuff' and said he'd taught a lesbian couple how to give each other the best orgasms. 'Then he said "I can give you the best orgasm of your life". I was like "ok". He again asked me for a hug and I just stood there. I then left,' Patient A told the tribunal. He had never said anything sexual before, although she thought he had touched her inappropriately, the tribunal heard. The tribunal heard the doctor phoned the young woman when she did not turn up to a pre-booked appointment for a follow up scan. He said he was sorry if he had made her uncomfortable at the last appointment and asked her to come to Batemans Bay Hospital for a free DVT scan. At the hospital, Dr Narayan gave her a big ALDI shopping bag and allegedly said: 'This is for you. l'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable or I thought I may have made you feel uncomfortable so this is for you.' The tribunal heard there was a big tub of ice cream, kombucha, Dove moisturiser and chocolates in the bag which Patient A estimated would have cost more than $50. When she left, the tribunal noted 'she felt really uncomfortable and felt as if he was trying to bribe her'. On one occasion after the hospital trip, she reportedly called Dr Narayan to obtain a prescription but did not return to the centre until after he had left the practice. Dr Narayan denied the allegations made by Patient A during the tribunal. His legal team was contacted by Daily Mail Australia for comment. In its decision, the tribunal said the doctor's conduct was of a 'very serious nature and demonstrates a significant departure from accepted standards'. 'Patient A was a vulnerable patient. To receive healthcare, she needed to allow Dr Narayan to conduct physical examinations,' the decision said. 'A breach of sexual boundaries in the doctor-patient relationship exploits this power imbalance.' Dr Narayan was found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and of professional misconduct. The tribunal will determine protective orders following a further Stage 2 hearing. Dr Narayan worked in medical imaging for 18 years before earning a Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Notre Dame in 2015. He was registered in 2016 as a GP and worked as a GP registrar at the Moruya Medical Centre from February 2019 to August 2020. In June 2023, Dr Narayan's license as a medical practitioner was suspended for three months. He had been found guilty by NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct towards a different patient and two colleagues. When he returned to work, conditions were imposed which included that he practise under supervision, undergo mentoring and attend for treatment with a psychologist. has reported that he is currently working as a general practitioner on Norfolk Island, with conditions attached to his registration.
News.com.au
30-05-2025
- Health
- News.com.au
‘Best orgasm of your life': NSW doctor massaged patient, ‘tweaked' nipples, made sexual comments
A NSW doctor inappropriately massaged a patient, groped her breasts and 'tweaked' her nipples, and made sexualised comments including that he could give her 'the best orgasm of your life' before buying her an Aldi bag of groceries to say sorry, a tribunal has found. Dr Sharwan Narayan, 45, was prosecuted by the Health Care Complaints Commission before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), which this month found him guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct. The alleged incidents occurred between February and April 2020 while Dr Narayan was working at Moruya Medical Centre on the NSW south coast. The tribunal upheld complaints that on various occasions, Dr Narayan inappropriately touched the woman, identified as 'Patient A', inappropriately hugged her and made inappropriate sexualised comments. Patient A, now 31, first came under the care of Dr Narayan in January 2020 after seriously injuring her knee from falling on gravel. She was referred to the clinic by Moruya District Hospital. When she returned to the medical centre the following month to have her dressing changed, Dr Narayan suggested massage for her knee and told her he 'used to be a masseuse in Fiji and said he would book her in so he could massage it for therapy to make sure she did not get a deep vein thrombosis (DVT)', according to the tribunal's published decision. At her next appointment on February 11, Dr Narayan removed the dressing and massaged her knee for 10 to 15 minutes. At one appointment, Patient A, who disclosed that she was a sexual assault survivor, said Dr Narayan asked her to hug him. 'She thought it was a bit strange and she was a bit shocked,' the tribunal said. 'He did this for a few minutes.' The following week, she was lying down on the treatment table when Dr Narayan removed the dressing on her knee and started massaging her leg. She told the tribunal he 'pushed her dress up and massaged further up her leg so that his hands were quite close to her pubic area'. 'Patient A said she didn't say anything, she shut down. She had learned to disassociate during trauma she had suffered as a child. The massage lasted about 10 minutes.' He then told her he would perform a skin check, asking her to pull her dress down to her waist. 'Patient A said Dr Narayan started cupping her breasts,' the tribunal said. 'He tweaked or played with her nipples even though she had not said anything about having any issue with her nipples and considered that there was no need for him to examine them without wearing gloves. He said, 'Oh they're not hard', referring to her nipples. Patient A understood him to mean that she was not aroused. She froze and made a noncommittal response or noise, just waiting for it to be over which was in less than five minutes.' At her next appointment on March 13, Dr Narayan massaged her knee again. 'As he began moving up her leg towards her inner thigh, Dr Narayan started asking her about her sex life with her partner and whether her partner was able to give her orgasms,' the tribunal said. 'She said something like, 'No of course not.' Dr Narayan then touched the outside of her vagina. When Dr Narayan finished, he kept talking about 'sexual stuff'. He said it was a shame her partner was unable to give her an orgasm. He said he'd had a discussion with a lesbian couple and had taught them how to give each other the best orgasms.' Patient A told the tribunal she was thinking, 'What the hell is going on?', and realised Dr Narayan was acting inappropriately. 'Then he said, 'I can give you the best orgasm of your life,'' she said. 'I was like, 'OK.' He again asked me for a hug and I just stood there. I then left.' When she did not show up for a pre-booked appointment for a follow-up on a scan, she received a phone call from Dr Narayan, who asked why she hadn't come in for the appointment and apologised if he had made her uncomfortable at the last appointment. Dr Narayan asked Patient A to come to Batemans Bay Hospital that evening where he was working for a free DVT scan. 'Patient A said she felt more comfortable going to the hospital than the Centre possibly because there were more people there and security guards,' the tribunal said. 'At the hospital Dr Narayan gave her big blue Aldi shopping bag and said, 'This is for you. I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable or I thought I may have made you feel uncomfortable so this is for you.' In the bag was a big tub of ice cream, kombucha, Dove moisturiser and chocolates. She estimated the contents would have cost more than $50. She thanked him.' Patient A did not return to the Centre until after Dr Narayan had left the practice. Counsel for Dr Narayan argued that Patient A's evidence was 'inexact, unclear, vague, lacking in detail and internally inconsistent', and highlighted a number of conflicting statements about the timeline of the alleged events. 'We do not consider that any of these matters impact adversely on the reliability of the evidence of Patient A,' the tribunal found. 'We add that we found Patient A an impressive witness who readily conceded when she was not able to remember something. We found Patient A to be candid and truthful when describing what she said Dr Narayan had done or said to her … we prefer the evidence of Patient A to the evidence of Dr Narayan where they conflict unless there is reliable contemporaneous evidence to the contrary.' The tribunal found that Dr Narayan's conduct was 'of a very serious nature and demonstrates a significant departure from accepted standards'. 'It is sufficiently serious to justify suspension or cancellation of his registration,' NCAT said. 'In arriving at this finding we take into account the following matters as indicators of the serious nature of that conduct. The Sexual Boundaries Code's definition of breaches of sexual boundaries includes the conduct of Dr Narayan — he conducted physical examinations which were not clinically indicated, he made sexual remarks, he touched Patient A in a sexual way and he used words and acted in a way that might reasonably be interpreted as being designed or intended to arouse or gratify sexual desire.' NCAT will determine protective orders following a further stage two hearing. Dr Narayan previously worked in medical imaging for 18 years before obtaining a Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Notre Dame in 2015. He was first registered to practice as a general practitioner in 2016 and was employed as a GP registrar at the Moruya Medical Centre from February 2019 to August 2020. The Medical Council of NSW suspended his registration in September 2020 based on a separate complaint. Three other complaints brought to NCAT by the HCCC in 2023 resulted in his registration being suspended for three months. He is currently working as a general practitioner on Norfolk Island, with conditions attached to his registration.
