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Ross Gittins spent 44 days in ICU and almost died [SMH]

Ross Gittins, economics editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, has written a first-person account of the 44 days he spent in intensive care. It was published on 6 April 2026.

Read the article (PDF). It first appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald.

Ross Gittins spoke at an HRG dinner on 31 July 2024. The notes from that evening are in the archive.