Rural doctors criticise Coalition health policy
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The Rural Doctors Association says the Federal Coalition's rural health policy does not do enough to attract medical staff to the bush.
The Opposition announced on Friday it would double the number of Medical Rural Bonded Scholarships, offer incentives for nurses to work in remote areas and fund training for nurses in rural and regional towns.
But Rural Doctors Association president Nola Maxfield says medical students need to be targeted early on through tailored training.
"To have a rural generalist pathway, as we call it, which will provide them with the type of training that will enable them to be competent rural doctors," she said.
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76 needed to form government
State of the Parties
76 seats required for victory
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92.5% counted.
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| Party | % Vote | Swing | Won | Predict | ||
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| Labor | 38.0 | -5.4 | 72 | |||
| Coalition | 43.7 | +1.5 | 73 | |||
| Greens | 11.7 | +3.9 | 1 | |||
| Others | 6.6 | -0.1 | 4 | |||
Changing Seats
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| Time | Count % | Electorate | Held By | Margin | 2PP % | Swing | Predict |
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| 17:22 | 94.7 | La Trobe | L/NP | 0.5 | 50.9 | 1.4% to ALP | ALP GAIN |
| 19:09 | 92.8 | McEwen | L/NP | 0.0 | 55.2 | 5.2% to ALP | ALP GAIN |
| 11:22 | 89.6 | Solomon | ALP | 0.2 | 51.9 | 2.1% to CLP | CLP GAIN |
| 18:54 | 88.5 | Melbourne | ALP | 4.7 | 55.7 | 10.5% to GRN | GRN GAIN |
| 17:37 | 94.3 | Denison | ALP | 15.3 | 51.2 | 16.5% from ALP | IND GAIN |
| 18:08 | 92.0 | Bennelong | ALP | 1.4 | 53.4 | 4.8% to LIB | LIB GAIN |
| 14:52 | 94.6 | Gilmore * | ALP | 0.4 | 55.3 | 5.7% to LIB | LIB WIN |
| 12:22 | 93.1 | Hasluck | ALP | 0.8 | 50.6 | 1.4% to LIB | LIB GAIN |
| 15:23 | 92.1 | Macarthur * | ALP | 0.5 | 53.1 | 3.6% to LIB | LIB WIN |
| 18:08 | 94.8 | Macquarie | ALP | 0.3 | 51.2 | 1.5% to LIB | LIB GAIN |
| 19:25 | 91.4 | Swan * | ALP | 0.3 | 52.6 | 2.9% to LIB | LIB WIN |
| 07:51 | 91.7 | Bonner | ALP | 4.5 | 52.6 | 7.1% to LNP | LNP GAIN |
| 17:21 | 89.8 | Brisbane | ALP | 4.6 | 51.0 | 5.6% to LNP | LNP GAIN |
| 14:07 | 93.1 | Dawson | ALP | 2.6 | 52.4 | 5.0% to LNP | LNP GAIN |
| 13:22 | 94.6 | Dickson * | ALP | 0.8 | 55.1 | 5.9% to LNP | LNP WIN |
| 12:07 | 92.0 | Flynn | ALP | 2.2 | 53.6 | 5.9% to LNP | LNP GAIN |
| 15:08 | 91.6 | Forde | ALP | 3.4 | 51.6 | 5.0% to LNP | LNP GAIN |
| 17:07 | 92.6 | Herbert * | ALP | 0.0 | 52.1 | 2.1% to LNP | LNP WIN |
| 14:37 | 91.1 | Leichhardt | ALP | 4.1 | 54.6 | 8.6% to LNP | LNP GAIN |
| 14:07 | 93.5 | Longman | ALP | 1.9 | 51.9 | 3.8% to LNP | LNP GAIN |
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