Even pensioners now have to pay to see a GP - so why are family doctors struggling to survive? 

Plus, the secret plan that would empower bureaucrats to shut down farms, mines and resource projects.

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This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Hareem Khan, and edited by Joshua Burton. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music by Jasper Leak.

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