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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Stephanie Convery

Australian doctors subjected to vexatious complaints over social media posts on Gaza, GP peak body says

Doctor's desk with stethoscope and laptop
The RACGP wrote to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency on 14 August about ‘concerning reports’ from members who had ‘publicly expressed views on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza’. Photograph: Warodom Changyencham/Getty Images

A growing number of Australian GPs have reported being subjected to frivolous or vexatious complaints to the health regulator about social media posts opposing Israel’s war in Gaza.

Dr Michael Wright, president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), wrote to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) on 14 August about “concerning reports” from multiple members of the college who had “publicly expressed views on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza”.

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