Federal Government offers $3.8m bailout to save bulk-billing GP practice
The high-profile Canberra practice placed in voluntary administration two weeks ago will reopen, at least in the short term, under a deal with an unnamed private operator.…
Rachel Carter
Rachel is a reporter with Australian Doctor Group.
Jimi Hendrix, jail and life as a ’70s doctor: AusDoc interviews Bob Brown
In September 1970, a 25-year-old Dr Bob Brown met a patient he would never forget. “It was around 8am, and he was brought up on a trolley…
Arbitration hearing for psychiatrists pushed back to June
Psychiatrists will wait another two months at least to see an end to their pay and conditions dispute with the NSW Government. Arbitration between the psychiatrists and…
One of Canberra’s last surviving bulk-billing clinics enters administration
A GP practice that universally bulk-billed patients has entered voluntary administration after struggling to fill GP vacancies or cover its costs. The Interchange Health Co-operative…
More than 5000 doctors leave their posts in historic unprotected strike
More than 5000 doctors from 32 public hospitals have defied legal orders and begun a three-day strike — NSW doctors’ first industrial action since 1998.…
Dr Rod Aziz has taken Family Doctor from one practice to 110 — but says it’s no GP corporate
With 110 practices, 500 doctors and now a $170 million funding boost from a global investment firm, Family Doctor is another big GP practice chain, according to its…
Hearing in NSW psychiatrist dispute delayed over economic impact evidence
A hearing into the dispute between psychiatrists and the NSW Government has been adjourned to April after a disagreement over evidence submissions on economic modelling.…
Psychiatrists and the NSW Govt meet in court — can this finally end their battle?
Doctors and the NSW Government will stand before the state’s Industrial Relations Commission this week in an attempt to solve their drawn-out dispute over public…
‘I knew there was 34cm of water in the practice because of the height chart’: GPs vs Cyclone Alfred
Doctors thought on Saturday that Cyclone Alfred had spared the GP practices of Hervey Bay, north of Brisbane. But in Sunday’s early hours, everything changed.…
‘Project 491’: Trans health group to fund private treatment after Queensland’s puberty blocker ban
A transgender health group has crowdfunded almost $100,000 in a month to pay for private specialist fees after Queensland banned public clinics initiating puberty blockers…
