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    Tag: Politics

    NSW Mental Health Minister did not question $750 chauffeured ride to winery ‘because I was excited by my birthday lunch’

    February 6, 2025

    The NSW Minister for Mental Health has defied calls to quit over a $750 taxpayer-funded trip to a winery for her birthday lunch. Rose Jackson,…

    Headspace cannot provide the ‘substantive clinical care’ that most of its patients need, say researchers

    February 4, 2025

    Three-quarters of Headspace patients require substantive medical care, yet the service lacks doctors and instead focuses on brief psychological interventions, say researchers including Professor Ian…

    New figures show Pharmacy Guild donated over $400,000 to political parties

    February 3, 2025

    The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has again demonstrated it is one of the biggest political forces in Australia, mixing with billionaires Anthony Pratt and Gina…

    Top doctor’s radical healthcare fix: a single-funder for GPs and hospitals

    January 28, 2025

    A state AMA wants a single government healthcare funder to end the political squabbling and improve relationships between GP practices and public hospitals. AMA Tasmania…

    ‘Yes Minister is the reality’: the story of a GP who became a deputy premier

    January 25, 2025

    Dr Kim Hames was driving home when he made one of his most consequential decisions as WA Deputy Premier and Minister for Health. He banned…

    World Health Organization

    Is Trump totally wrong to withdraw the US from the WHO?

    January 24, 2025

    Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw the United States from the WHO has been met with dismay in the public health field. Some have called one…

    Was Peter Dutton really the worst health minister? AusDoc interviews shadow minister Anne Ruston

    January 23, 2025

    Halfway through the interview with Senator Anne Ruston, who by May could be in charge of the $140 billion health portfolio, suffering all the deep…

    Guild uses bulk-billing report to spruik pharmacists diagnosing and prescribing

    January 16, 2025

    A company’s report that concluded 20% of GP practices offer universal bulk-billing has prompted the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to urge patients to “Think pharmacy…

    Mark Butler rules out private health insurers subsidising GP visits, warning of ‘two-tier system in basic general practice’

    January 14, 2025

    The Minister for Health and Aged Care has “no plans” to let private health insurers subsidise GP care to compensate for Medicare’s shortfalls. Journalists asked…

    One-fifth of GP practices still offering universal bulk-billing, survey suggests

    January 13, 2025

    A fifth of GP practices bulk-bill all new non-concessional adult patients, compared with a quarter of practices a year ago, according to a survey by…

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