GPs @ Parliament takes over Tasmania GPs hosted a pop-up clinic inside Parliament House, offering politicians a blood pressure check and a one-on-one chat about the need for change.
Mounting evidence for sugar tax success Daily sugar intake fell by 11 g in adults one year after the UK rolled out a levy, as calls to introduce the tax in Australia gain momentum.
Sugary drink tax could raise billions: Parliamentary Budget Office Data has shed light on the significant economic benefits a proposed 20% levy could have, while GPs spruik its potential health benefits.
NSW issues payroll tax exemption tied to bulk billing Contractor GPs at practices that reach certain bulk-billing thresholds will receive payroll tax rebates, while retrospective bills are also off the table.
RACGP welcomes SA payroll tax reform After months of negotiation, South Australian GPs will be permanently exempt from paying the tax on earnings from bulk billed services.
RACGP welcomes Victoria payroll tax progress The State Government has committed to providing retrospective payroll tax relief to GPs in a move the college says will keep practices open.
RACGP payroll tax fight hits Canberra With some general practices already forced to close their doors, the college has descended on the capital to call for an end to the tax grab.
GPs slam Victoria’s ‘$10 million bandaid’ The State Budget funding will be spent on a new grants program, but the RACGP says it will do nothing to save general practice care.
‘This is the limit’: GPs’ personal plea as tax devastation grows With the payroll tax grab threatening to cripple their small, family-owned practice, a husband and wife duo are urging politicians to ‘be fair, or at least listen’.
Health Minister ‘very worried’ about payroll tax impacts Mark Butler has urged state governments to ‘listen closely’ to GPs and their concerns, or risk undoing bulk-billing and Medicare reforms.