28 Mar 2023

GPs have ‘unique perspectives and voices that need to be heard’

RACGP Quality Care Chair Professor Mark Morgan explains how members play a role in advocacy through representation.

24 Aug 2023

‘Community health is desperate for support’: GP’s plea to policymakers

For more than two decades Dr Kate Walker has been treating society’s most vulnerable. She says the situation has never been more challenging.

22 Mar 2023

MDMA and psilocybin: What GPs need to know

A TGA decision about the use of psychedelics has attracted much attention, and criticism. Dr Hester Wilson offers guidance on fielding patient queries.

13 Mar 2023

Pilot may determine viability of long COVID management models

Dr Ken McCroary on the results of tracking post-COVID sequalae in south-west Sydney, and what is needed for long-term viability of a GP-led clinic.

29 Aug 2023

‘We saw you, all of you’: Why college’s Mardi Gras role mattered

Involvement in World Pride took a huge amount of work – and was worth every bit of it, writes Melbourne GP Dr George Forgan-Smith.

06 Feb 2023

How to save primary care in remote Australia: RACGP NT Chair

What happens when an area loses its GPs? Dr Sam Heard is witnessing the fallout, and has set out a treatment plan to combat the issue before it is too late.

26 Jan 2023

GPs dissect pharmacy prescribing folly

Drs Stephanie Dawson-Smith and Karen Price review the murky history of pharmacy prescribing in Australia and warn of the significant dangers ahead.

29 Aug 2023

RACGP again urges Victoria to scrap payroll tax grab

There could be an exodus of GPs, the college has warned, as pressure mounts on the Government to follow the lead of other states.

29 Aug 2023

Cancer screening may not extend life: Study

But a more personalised approach that matches screening recommendations to individual risk profiles may help overcome existing shortcomings.

28 Aug 2023

Should bulk billing be tied to payroll tax exemptions?

GPs have criticised an ACT Government plan to provide temporary payroll tax relief – but only to clinics that bulk bill 65% of patients.