Special Series (Part 3 of 3) Up the Line to Goodna: Patient rights and staff fights

As old as the state of Queensland itself, Goodna Mental Hospital became Australia's largest asylum, housing 50,000 people over its lifetime. During a time of major institutional and cultural upheaval, the Office of the Patient's Friend opened its doors in 1977, the first patient advocacy service to operate within the confines of an Australian psychiatric hospital. Part advocate, part whistle-blower - running the service has taken a might of steel and a heart of gold. 30 years later, Nadia Beer only recently retired from the role.