Doctor under investigation after 9/11 Covid conspiracy theory

Why a former Hobart doctor who said 9/11 was an inside job designed to trick people into getting the Covid-19 vaccine is under investigation by the Australian medical watchdog.

A FORMER Hobart doctor who said 9/11 was an inside job designed to trick people into getting the Covid-19 vaccine is under investigation by the Australian medical watchdog.

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has launched a follow-up investigation into former Lindisfarne GP Stephen Hindley after he had his medical licence suspended.

The regulator is reviewing footage from a Mercury video interview with Mr Hindley in which he claims Covid-19 is a bioweapon unleashed on the public.

The Mercury was required to provide Ahpra with the footage due to a production notice.

Mr Hindley said he’d been deemed a “risk to the public” by the Australian Medical Board when they “intruded” on his Facebook page and read his posts.

Stephen Hindley is contesting the seat of Franklin as the One Nation candidate for the upcoming election. Picture: Kenji Sato

In one of his Facebook videos Mr Hindley claimed the “scamdemic” lockdowns were a ploy to control the population and that the Covid vaccines weren’t vaccines at all.

In another he said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was an “irritating scrotal rash of a human being” who performs anatomically impossible sexual acts upon himself.

Mr Hindley’s social media activity ramped up in the lead-up to the 2022 Federal Election when he ran for the seat of Franklin with One Nation.

On May 4 2022 in the lead-up to polling day he said many doctors who tried to “wake up” the populace ended up assaulted and murdered for their trouble.

“This is not accidental. It is not the bumbling but well-intentioned efforts of the authorities to protect us. IT IS ATTEMPTED GENOCIDE AND CONTROL OF THE SURVIVORS,” he said.

“You have less than three weeks to put this right without bloodshed. Get out and vote for a pro-choice party. Vote tactically to banish the cozy duopoly which has led us to this point.”

One Nation issued a media ban on all Tasmanian candidates in response to the video interview with The Mercury.

Stephen Hindley and Steve Mav are One Nation candidates for the upcoming election. Picture: Kenji Sato

Following the election Mr Hindley attracted 2033 first preference votes.

Prior to having his licence suspended Mr Hindley had worked as a general practitioner for 34 years, with his last practice located in Franklin Street Lindisfarne.

The Mercury asked Ahpra whether they were considering the possibility of restrictions on Mr Hindley’s licence.

An Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency spokesperson said they were unable to disclose that particular piece of information.

“Unless information is on the public record, we cannot comment on matters leading to changes in a practitioner’s registration status,” the spokesperson said.

“Dr Hindley cannot practise as a medical practitioner and the suspension will remain in place until it is revoked by the board or a tribunal.”

The Mercury reached out to Stephen Hindley for comment.

Stephen Hindley is contesting the seat of Franklin as the One Nation candidate for the upcoming election. Picture: Kenji Sato