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It costs $230 out-of-pocket to see a dermatologist. Many Australians go without – despite soaring skin cancer rates

Exclusive: Report shows cost of first appointment rose $20 in one year, with steeper rises in Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania

The Guardian - AU

Many GPs ‘nervous’ about bulk-billing rollout under new Medicare scheme

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners says doctors concerned at being ‘100% reliant on government funding decisions’

The Guardian - AU

‘Almost Double My Rent’: Young Aussies Are Putting Off Medical Appointments Due To Costs

Young Aussies say they're putting off specialist appointments due to soaring costs, as a new report reveals just how Medicare is failing to keep up.

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More Australians can’t afford specialist fees. Experts say it’s ‘not in the spirit of Medicare’

Exclusive: Report finds rebates not keeping up with specialist fee rises and experts say soaring number of people putting off care is easy to understand

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Bulk billing dips with GP care more complex and costly

Patients who rely on Medicare have fewer options as more clinics stop taking new bulk-billed patients, according to a study prompting calls for more funding.

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Ratcatcher review – Lynne Ramsay’s haunting debut is a hallucinatory wonder

Ramsay’s brilliant rendering of a child’s experience during the 1975 Glasgow bin-collectors’ strike, spiked with a horrifying twist of fate, remains masterly

The Guardian - UK

Rate of GPs bulk billing all patients in Australia drops to below one in four, data reveals

Cleanbill report reveals national rate of bulk billing dropped 11% last year to 23.6%, with 514 clinics removing the service

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The number of Canberra clinics offering bulk-billing to everyone drops

There has been a dramatic drop in bulk-billing across the nation.

The Canberra Times

Fugitive Scots mobster 'The Don' jailed after being captured in Brazilian bolthole

Supergang boss James White was wanted over his dealings with the 'sophisticated' crime group which involved drugs, firearms, serious violence and dirty money.

Daily Record

Push for greater transparency for doctors' fees

Only about five per cent of GPs in Canberra bulk bill all patients.

The Canberra Times

Medicare has been under pressure for years. So is it broken and can it be fixed?

These experts say Medicare is at breaking point and it's time for major reform.

ABC News

GP bulk billing rates declining according to detailed study

New study shows lower bulk-billing rates than Canberra's official analysis

Newcastle Herald

Our little stone church turns 150

The Lyneham church, made from stones quarried from Black Mountain, was consecrated on February 13, 1873.

The Canberra Times

Scotland's runaway gangsters escaped using detailed passport scam, court told

Investigators told a trial how some of the country’s most wanted men were able to escape justice by getting their hands on genuine UK passports from a gang of alleged English fraudsters.

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Dire state of Canberra region bulk billing options revealed

Canberra has some of the lowest bulk billing rates in the nation.

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What the cast of 1999 Glasgow cult classic Ratcatcher are up to now

Released to critical acclaim back in 1999, Ratcatcher remains one of the most captivating Glasgow-set movies ever made - but what ever became of its rather brilliant cast?

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