Queensland to abolish GP payroll tax The State Government will permanently ditch its tax grab following years of outcry from GPs, as pressure mounts on other states to follow suit.
Honouring the legacy of a much-loved GP SPONSORED: The University of Queensland’s Dr Nichola Davis Scholarship aims to support aspiring medical students from remote Queensland.
New ADHD prescribing guide launches The guide was designed to offer practical advice to GPs about safe and responsible prescribing, after finding significant variabilities.
LNP Queensland’s payroll tax promise The state’s Liberal National Party vowed to ‘immediately and permanently’ scrap the tax if elected at the Queensland election.
NSW and SA further expand pharmacy prescribing A contraceptive pill pilot has been made permanent in NSW, as SA announces significantly expanded prescribing options, and it has left GPs worried.
RACGP launches Queensland election platform The college is calling on the next State Government to commit $56 million to incentivise 2000 GPs in training, and to cut red tape.
In Practice: Have your say on MBS Online The DoHAC is encouraging GPs to share their views on the website’s functionality and user experience to help shape its future.
Queensland welcomes 105 new GP Fellows The new specialist GPs will provide essential healthcare to their communities and were celebrated alongside four award recipients.
GPs in Qld Parliament builds on ‘genuine engagement’ with MPs GPs have taken over State Parliament to conduct pop-up health checks and talk general practice advocacy with more than 30 local politicians.
RACGP slams sweeping pharmacy scope expansion NSW pharmacists will be allowed to autonomously treat several more conditions, in an unexpected move labelled ‘reckless’.