How this GP has held together his practice for vulnerable patients without Medicare
For a decade, Dr Lester Mascarenhas has asked the government to help fund his clinic for asylum seekers and refugees without success. So it was…
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Uber driver, refugee, surgeon and now aspiring GP — meet Dr Karim Amani
“I was operating on a militia person when his colleagues came inside the operating theatre with guns and rocket-propelled grenades. “They did not respect anything…
Asylum seekers forced to skip scripts after govt cuts grant to GP practice
GPs say a vulnerable cohort of asylum seekers without Medicare or permission to work are running out of options after the Victorian Government cut a…
The 15 GPs who have been honoured on Australia Day
'I tell GPs, 'Get connected with the world outside and your community. It’s a good and beautiful thing.''
Grave concerns: Doctors in fight for ‘Biloela family’
In an open letter to the prime minister, doctors say the children's human rights are being violated.
Call for removal of asylum-seeker patients’ handcuffs
Doctors for Refugees says their use is unnecessary, humiliating and impedes care.
Doctors sleep rough for almost a year
Led by Dr Javed Badyari, a group of doctors, medical students and volunteers have slept outside for 311 nights in support of refugees' rights.
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Is Parliament getting fudged figures on Medevac treatments?
ANALYSIS: Home Affairs cites 'resourcing issues' in its struggle to answer Aus Doc questions.
