On today's show we discuss the fallout from the Aston by-election and its effects on the Liberal Party, and The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) says GPs have been vindicated after claims of mass rorting of Medicare were dismissed and new evidence finds GPs are routinely under-billing $350 million a year.
GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: TNT Radio host Ross Cameron is a former Australian politician who was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 to October 2004, representing the Division of Parramatta, New South Wales.
GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Dr. Higgins has worked across the depth and breadth of general practice in urban and rural Australia, and owns a teaching practice in Mackay, regional Queensland. She is a member of the RACGP’s Queensland Faculty Council, and in this role, she has demonstrated effective advocacy on state issues and has regularly appeared in the media, including speaking out on issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. Passionate about GP training, Dr. Higgins is the current Chair of GP Supervisors Australia and has been involved in GP training for over 20 years. She received the Supervisor of the Year, Tropical Medical Training 2014 award, and Australian Supervisor of the Year Nominee General Practice Education and Training Ltd 2014. She is also an alumnus and mentor for the RACGP Future Leaders Program, supporting GPs to make a difference in their communities.