The peak body alerted the health minister more than a year ago that his expanded bulk-billing policy meant underpaying for longer consults – exacerbating what was already a significant pay gap for female doctors.
As the NSW government hastens approvals for large data centres, Western Sydney communities say their concerns about heat and health risks are being sidelined.
Services across all states and territories report ballooning wait times for gendered, family and sexual violence support, with the well-funded national helpline unable to connect victim-survivors to actual care.
