That’s what I saw on Australian Story last night.

CAROLINE JONES, PRESENTER: Hello. I’m Caroline Jones. Dr Jamal Rifi is the sort of general practitioner many people thought no longer existed. He runs a single practice, still does house calls and cheerfully sees his patients out of hours. Dr Rifi is also an influential and outspoken voice in the Muslim community at a time of exceptional scrutiny and debate. But his views have brought him critics as well as admirers. And this is his Australian Story.

JIHAD DIB, FRIEND AND FORMER HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: Jamal is a doctor. And that’s his absolute passion. That’s his love and he’s such a natural.

NEMAT KHARBOUTLI, DAUGHTER, DAUGHTER: It’s not just a job, it’s not just a profession. Medicine for him is just another mode of expressing his sincerity to social justice.

MORRIS IEMMA, FRIEND AND FMR NSW PREMIER: It’s the antithesis of…