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The Age
14-06-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Jana Pittman on being a trainee obstetrician and raising six children on her own
A lot of the media coverage that focused on you was tough and, arguably, unfair. Was there an element of sexism at play? I wouldn't have thought there was an element of sexism, although someone did say to me once that if I'd had blonde hair, I probably would've been liked more. After I did [reality TV show] SAS Australia a couple of years ago, several journalists who'd given me a hard time through my career contacted me. One of them made me cry. They said to me, 'I just want to apologise: I recognise that some of the things I did and wrote about you were so wrong, and I understand now the impact that it probably would've had on your career.' Wow. I think it's one of those things where you have to roll with the punches. It certainly made me a lot more resilient, but it was a tough chapter to go through. Politics are about personal values. What are yours? My strong values are around equality for all: male, female, transgender. I'm in the middle of trying to create my foundation that will support people who are trying to push boundaries but who don't have the financial ability to do so. What do you think Australia gets right? Multiculturalism. What does it need to do better? Funding rural communities to have better access to healthcare. MONEY What's more lucrative, the track or medicine? [ Laughs ] Oh, good god. I lose money going to work – I pay more for childcare than I get paid as a [trainee] doctor. And when that little baby passed away, I thought, 'This is the worst possible thing to have happened, and I get paid $40 an hour to be here.' Obviously, that's before tax. But I'm in the very lucky position of having a job outside medicine, my public-speaking and media career. I couldn't do it without that. Loading What's the poorest you've ever been? At one stage, I had $18 in my bank account. Ugh, that's scary. Don't get me wrong: I owned my house, but the problem was, I couldn't access the equity in the property. It was entirely my fault: I've never been good with money. When I had my girls, Emily and Jemima, it was as a solo mom using a sperm donor [Pittman gave birth to these, her second and third children, in 2015 and 2016. She also has a son, 18, from her first marriage, and had another son in 2020, and twins, a boy and a girl, in 2022]. I started medical school and got an interest-free mortgage for five years. But medical school takes five years. What I didn't calculate is that when I took a year off to have my girls, my mortgage would double overnight. I was incredibly lucky that I was able to approach my father, who basically bailed me out.
Sydney Morning Herald
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Jana Pittman on being a trainee obstetrician and raising six children on her own
A lot of the media coverage that focused on you was tough and, arguably, unfair. Was there an element of sexism at play? I wouldn't have thought there was an element of sexism, although someone did say to me once that if I'd had blonde hair, I probably would've been liked more. After I did [reality TV show] SAS Australia a couple of years ago, several journalists who'd given me a hard time through my career contacted me. One of them made me cry. They said to me, 'I just want to apologise: I recognise that some of the things I did and wrote about you were so wrong, and I understand now the impact that it probably would've had on your career.' Wow. I think it's one of those things where you have to roll with the punches. It certainly made me a lot more resilient, but it was a tough chapter to go through. Politics are about personal values. What are yours? My strong values are around equality for all: male, female, transgender. I'm in the middle of trying to create my foundation that will support people who are trying to push boundaries but who don't have the financial ability to do so. What do you think Australia gets right? Multiculturalism. What does it need to do better? Funding rural communities to have better access to healthcare. MONEY What's more lucrative, the track or medicine? [ Laughs ] Oh, good god. I lose money going to work – I pay more for childcare than I get paid as a [trainee] doctor. And when that little baby passed away, I thought, 'This is the worst possible thing to have happened, and I get paid $40 an hour to be here.' Obviously, that's before tax. But I'm in the very lucky position of having a job outside medicine, my public-speaking and media career. I couldn't do it without that. Loading What's the poorest you've ever been? At one stage, I had $18 in my bank account. Ugh, that's scary. Don't get me wrong: I owned my house, but the problem was, I couldn't access the equity in the property. It was entirely my fault: I've never been good with money. When I had my girls, Emily and Jemima, it was as a solo mom using a sperm donor [Pittman gave birth to these, her second and third children, in 2015 and 2016. She also has a son, 18, from her first marriage, and had another son in 2020, and twins, a boy and a girl, in 2022]. I started medical school and got an interest-free mortgage for five years. But medical school takes five years. What I didn't calculate is that when I took a year off to have my girls, my mortgage would double overnight. I was incredibly lucky that I was able to approach my father, who basically bailed me out.
Sydney Morning Herald
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Jana Pittman: ‘I pay more for childcare than I get paid as a [trainee] doctor'
A lot of the media coverage that focused on you was tough and, arguably, unfair. Was there an element of sexism at play? I wouldn't have thought there was an element of sexism, although someone did say to me once that if I'd had blonde hair, I probably would've been liked more. After I did [reality TV show] SAS Australia a couple of years ago, several journalists who'd given me a hard time through my career contacted me. One of them made me cry. They said to me, 'I just want to apologise: I recognise that some of the things I did and wrote about you were so wrong, and I understand now the impact that it probably would've had on your career.' Wow. I think it's one of those things where you have to roll with the punches. It certainly made me a lot more resilient, but it was a tough chapter to go through. Politics are about personal values. What are yours? My strong values are around equality for all: male, female, transgender. I'm in the middle of trying to create my foundation that will support people who are trying to push boundaries but who don't have the financial ability to do so. What do you think Australia gets right? Multiculturalism. What does it need to do better? Funding rural communities to have better access to healthcare. MONEY What's more lucrative, the track or medicine? [ Laughs ] Oh, good god. I lose money going to work – I pay more for childcare than I get paid as a [trainee] doctor. And when that little baby passed away, I thought, 'This is the worst possible thing to have happened, and I get paid $40 an hour to be here.' Obviously, that's before tax. But I'm in the very lucky position of having a job outside medicine, my public-speaking and media career. I couldn't do it without that. Loading What's the poorest you've ever been? At one stage, I had $18 in my bank account. Ugh, that's scary. Don't get me wrong: I owned my house, but the problem was, I couldn't access the equity in the property. It was entirely my fault: I've never been good with money. When I had my girls, Emily and Jemima, it was as a solo mom using a sperm donor [Pittman gave birth to these, her second and third children, in 2015 and 2016. She also has a son, 18, from her first marriage, and had another son in 2020, and twins, a boy and a girl, in 2022]. I started medical school and got an interest-free mortgage for five years. But medical school takes five years. What I didn't calculate is that when I took a year off to have my girls, my mortgage would double overnight. I was incredibly lucky that I was able to approach my father, who basically bailed me out.
Perth Now
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Aussie actress reveals baby son has been diagnosed with a brain tumour
Former Neighbours star Erin McNaught and her partner Stasi Kotaras have revealed their baby son, Obi, has been diagnosed with a large brain tumour. McNaught, 43, shared the heartbreaking news on social media. 'For the last few weeks we have noticed a rapid decline in Obi's behaviour and happiness,' McNaught said of her eight-month-old son. 'He was having problems eating, sleeping and most recently, keeping his head straight.' McNaught and Kotaras took Obi to hospital where an MRI led to the tumour being diagnosed. Model Erin McNaught has revealed her young son has been diagnosed with a brain tumour in heartbreaking announcement on Instagram. Credit: Instagram 'About 6pm Tuesday we met with a neurosurgeon who broke the heartbreaking news that Obi has a large tumour on the right side of his brain,' McNaught said. 'We are absolutely shattered and the last few days have been our hardest days. 'Our team at Queensland Children's Hospital have been incredible and we remain hopeful that we can remove the mass and get Obi healthy and happy, pending the results. 'We have a long and difficult road ahead us but are so lucky to have our family and friends' support at this time and we're keeping focused on getting our little boy back.' Obi at the hospital. Credit: Instagram partner Stasi Kotaras and Obi. Credit: Instagram McNaught, who has also appeared in SAS Australia, has two other children with UK rapper Example, real name Elliot John Gleave, who offered his support to his ex. 'You got this,' Example wrote. in reply to McNaught's post. Melbourne-based psycho-sexologist Chantelle Otten also commented, saying: 'Oh, my heart just dropped. Sending love and strength. 'Heartbreaking, he will pull through, kids are tougher than we realise! Sending thoughts and prayers and absolute positive vibes for you all.'
7NEWS
12-06-2025
- Health
- 7NEWS
Actress and model Erin McNaught reveals baby son has been diagnosed with a brain tumour
Former Neighbours star Erin McNaught and her partner Stasi Kotaras have revealed their baby son, Obi, has been diagnosed with a large brain tumour. McNaught, 43, shared the heartbreaking news on social media. 'For the last few weeks we have noticed a rapid decline in Obi's behaviour and happiness,' McNaught said of her eight-month-old son. 'He was having problems eating, sleeping and most recently, keeping his head straight.' McNaught and Kotaras took Obi to hospital where an MRI led to the tumour being diagnosed. 'About 6pm Tuesday we met with a neurosurgeon who broke the heartbreaking news that Obi has a large tumour on the right side of his brain,' McNaught said. 'We are absolutely shattered and the last few days have been our hardest days. 'Our team at Queensland Children's Hospital have been incredible and we remain hopeful that we can remove the mass and get Obi healthy and happy, pending the results. 'We have a long and difficult road ahead us but are so lucky to have our family and friends' support at this time and we're keeping focused on getting our little boy back.' McNaught, who has also appeared in SAS Australia, has two other children with UK rapper Example, real name Elliot John Gleave, who offered his support to his ex. 'You got this,' Example wrote. in reply to McNaught's post. Melbourne-based psycho-sexologist Chantelle Otten also commented, saying: 'Oh, my heart just dropped. Sending love and strength. 'Heartbreaking, he will pull through, kids are tougher than we realise! Sending thoughts and prayers and absolute positive vibes for you all.'
