Why GPs should say thank you to Sussan Ley
COMMENT: Some people might suggest federal health ministers are a waste of time. Here's one argument in their defence.
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Do we actually need a federal Minister for Health?
It’s a brutal question but given the merry-go-round of reform without any reform and spectacular disasters like Peter Dutton, it is worth asking whether those pollies responsible for an $80 billion portfolio do anything good for the nation’s health.