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Former Australian of the Year Professor Richard Scolyer dies

Professor Richard Scolyer, the former Australian of the Year who undertook an experimental treatment for his highly aggressive brain cancer, has died at the age of 59. His family confirmed his death in Sydney on Sunday. Scolyer kept defying expectations after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer – IDH wild type glioblastoma – in mid-2023.

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