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Sydney Morning Herald on 2023-11-01 09:30

GPs lobbied for $3.5b bulk-billing boost. Now they say they still can’t afford it

The health minister said doctors had called the measure a game changer. But the College of GPs’ president has warned the PM it risks being squandered.

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