# Talk:Prison healthcare in Australia

I happen to be considered a subject-matter expert on this topic. For example, as you can see on page 63 of the National Review of First Nations Health Care in Prisons, which is the most cited source in the article, I am listed as one the experts they consulted with in order to write their report. I also provided feedback for the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's 2023 report into prison healthcare, which is the second most cited source. Incidentally, these are the two most recent national reports on prison healthcare in Australia, so they are incredibly relevant to this topic.
Prison healthcare in Australia is a very niche area. I am often consulted with or interviewed on the subject, and as the GAN review noted, in overhauling this article have also cited academic articles that I have co-written. I am not sure if this constitutes a conflict of interest, as I note the relevant guideline, WP:SELFCITE, makes no mention of whether it does or not. However I was encouraged to be transparent about this at the GAN, and I don't disagree with that at all. Obviously, I do not stand to benefit financially in any way by citing myself. Nobody has encouraged or pressured me to edit the article. Quite frankly, I found the article recently and because it's a subject I am so familiar with, I simply decided to overhaul it entirely as I was so disappointed with how poorly I believed it covered the issue. Further, because I'm so heavily involved in this niche area, I think it would be very difficult to write a comprehensive article on this topic without using any sources that I am not in some way involved with. Naturally, I encourage oversight, and I happy to discuss the matter further. Damien Linnane (talk) 06:38, 7 January 2025 (UTC)