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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Antoun Issa

Afternoon Update: the electorates where it’s hardest to find a bulk-billing GP; Brisbane’s new Olympic arena; and Bruce Willis has dementia

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Data obtained by Guardian Australia shows the areas the nation with the lowest and highest GP bulk-billing rates. Photograph: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images

Good afternoon. It’s getting harder to find a bulk-billing GP. The horror personal stories of people becoming ill due to a lack of available GPs, or the inability to afford one, are increasing.

Now we can see what this decline looks like by electorate, courtesy of exclusive data the Guardian has obtained from Services Australia. Look your electorate up on this interactive map. Note this data is for 2021-22, so it’s possible these numbers will be worse this year as more GPs cease bulk billing.

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