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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Melissa Davey Medical editor

Melbourne GP deregistered for year after homophobic and anti-vaccination Facebook posts

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A Melbourne doctor has had his medical registration cancelled until February 2025. Photograph: Lynne Cameron/PA

A Melbourne doctor who posted homophobic and anti-vaccination content to social media, and described hospitals as “death chambers,” has had his medical registration cancelled until February.

The Victorian civil and administrative tribunal (Vcat) found the posts from general practitioner Dr Michael Ellis had “the potential to influence the choices made by members of the public as to their healthcare” and “denigrated or demeaned groups within society”.

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