Australian Doctor News Fact check: Are bulk-billing rates falling, or at record levels? 11th February 2017 By Dr Thomas Longden and Associate Professor Kees Van Gool "Falling bulk-billing rates …" – Labor leader Bill Shorten, address to the National Press Club, Canberra, January 31, 2017. "Bulk-billing is at record levels …" – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, address to the National Press Club, Canberra,