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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos and Ben Smee

Victorian government enters federal election fray to accuse Coalition of failing to invest in enough GPs

Doctor writing a medical prescription
The Victorian government has provided data showing the rise in public sector doctors between 2014 and 2021 outstripped GP growth by more than 17%. Photograph: KTM_2016/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Victoria has staged a last-minute intervention in the federal election campaign, accusing the Morrison government of failing to invest in enough general practitioners for the state.

According to data provided to Guardian Australia by the Victorian government, the increase in public sector doctors between 2014 and 2021 had outstripped the growth in GPs in the state by more than 17%.

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