Great to catch up with @christophert77 in Perth who has been doing fantastic work keeping Australians informed about what’s happening in WA for @SBSNews. It’s great to see that he still has his passion for rural equity! @rural_remote #ruralhealth

Rural & remote communities need to get qualified & capable GPs into practice as quickly as possible. Current approaches have not been achieving this goal for a very long time. Change is needed. #ruralhealth racgp.org.au/gp-news/media-r… @Mark_Butler_MP @Emma4Dobell

Why can’t we have joined-up services like this for rural and remote people? Governments invest millions in wrap-around primary and social care services in the cities, why not for rural Australians? theguardian.com/australia-ne… #ruralhealth

Oz has a universal healthcare system that currently excludes 30% of Australians & growing; a uni system that excludes the poor; a disability system that excludes people with disabilities; etc. All I hear is a plan to limit universality even more. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news… @AlboMP

This is a refreshing return to the idea of freedom for all, rather than the freedom of some. The freedom of women to control their bodies. The freedom of trans people to live free of discrimination. The freedom of the poor to have access to free healthcare. Well done.

There are lessons from the first round of Murray Darling Basin compensation. Money without planning support leads to white elephants, not genuine economic adjustment. @rural_remote has shown that funding, linked to community-led planning, can help. @tanya_plibersek

Australia has a nuclear power plant. It is located a long way away,has a lifespan of millions of years,does not need waste storage,& there is zero-risk of nuclear accidents. It’s called the Sun. You can access this free energy with a cheap solar panel. theconversation.com/how-woul…

Attended Future of Medicare Symposium today to hear from economist, consumers, policy folk & ministers about reform. It often feels like equity is a third-order issue in Canberra when you deal with the consequence of rural policy failure every day. The forum restored some hope.

Not a great a time to be an OWP. Biden, Trump, Costello, Thomas, Alito, Guiliani etc. It is a reminder that, whatever wisdom we may have accumulated, none of us are unbiased judges of ourselves. afr.com/world/asia/why-aussi…

Will US Supreme Court Justice John Roberts join the ranks of those other infamous bygone Chief Justices Melville Fuller and Roger Taney? All he needed to do was to publicly assert that the interests of the people trump the vested interests of its justices. edition.cnn.com/2024/05/23/o…

Much talk & hand wringing. It is interesting that MPs are demanding a full-time GP clinic in Parliament House. If only there was the same passion for ensuring access to health care for the millions of vulnerable rural Australians who go without. @AustralianLabor @DavidPocock

Thanks to @HESTASuper, @mebank, @medibank & the sponsors of the Nursing & Midwifery Awards for highlighting the often unseen work of rural & remote nurses. Thrilled that @rural_remote has received recognition as 2024 outstanding organisation. #hestanurseandmidwiferyawards

In Collarenebri there are no houses for teachers, doctors, nurses or anyone else. How are rural towns expected to attract workforce if they arrive and there is nowhere to live? How can we keep teachers if they cannot access local healthcare? apple.news/Am3Qx35lIRk-AZHav… @AlboMP