John Boulton is emeritus professor of paediatrics at the University of Newcastle, NSW. He spent forty-five years at the frontline of clinical paediatrics and child health, working in some of the most disadvantage communities in Australia. This included ten years as senior paediatrician to the Kimberley health region. His book Aboriginal Children, Health and History: Beyond Social Determinants will be published by Routledge UK in May 2016.