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Political attacks fly over Medicare urgent care clinics as election looms

Published 3 March 2025, 9:22 am
Allegations of pork-barrelling have been thrown around by both major parties - around the rollout of Medicare urgent care clinics. Lines of attack on healthcare noticeably hardening today, with the prospect of an election called this week.
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