CANBERRA, ACT, June 8 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
With the passing of Richard Scolyer, we have lost one of our brightest lights and one of our biggest hearts.
As the joint 2024 Australian of the Year, Professor Scolyer took his place in the national spotlight with determination and purpose as he very publicly dealt with his glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
Every day, this remarkable man - the cancer specialist who became his own subject - took us into his confidence, and he lifted us all in the process.
Richard's journey was difficult and confronting. "My uncertain path", as he termed it with characteristic understatement.
Yet it was one he travelled with courage, determinatio...