The dream of harmony finally coming to the notoriously dysfunctional relations of the general practice family seems to have died.

Ten years ago, the RACGP, ACRRM, the AMA and the RDAA, along with the supervisor and registrar groups, set up United General Practice Australia — a sort of advocacy super group aimed at ensuring the specialty spoke with one voice when dealing with the powers that be. 

Following its meetings, it would subsequently issue short media releases detailing the topics where mutual agreement had been achieved.

But all went quiet in March last year, after a string of scheduled meetings were cancelled.