6Minutes News

8 things doctors in the bush want this election

3rd May 2019
Rural doctors and health professionals have panned the efforts of Greg Hunt and Catherine King in their televised election…
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Health rural
Medical Observer Opinion

Why we need to pave the way for rural generalists

26th April 2019
It was a surreal Budget night in Canberra this year. The Speech That Stops A Nation was handed down a month earlier than…
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Pathway
6Minutes News

GP reprimanded for over-the-phone morphine

20th March 2019
A GP on a night shift at a country hospital acted with “recklessness” when he ordered a high dose of morphine over the…
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Doctor using phone
Australian Doctor News

Forget singing for supper, this town is singing for a GP

12th March 2019
A small-town practice has made a creative attempt at solving its GP shortage, putting together a music video and publishing…
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Temora quack quest
Australian Doctor News

IMG warning: Get ready for new restrictions on working visas

5th March 2019
IMGs and the practices that hire them are being urged to brace for new restrictions on working visas that are designed to…
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Visa
Australian Doctor News

GP breaks his silence on 80/20 case: 'I thought I was doing the right thing'

14th January 2019
The mining town GP behind a failed court challenge over the 80/20 rule says he thought he was doing the right thing by…
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Rural GP
Australian Doctor News

GP loses court challenge on 80/20 rule

11th January 2019
A mining town GP has been found in breach of the 80/20 rule despite claiming that he was often the only fully registered…
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Stethoscope