Pollies betrayed rural patients with IMG policy, says former Nationals minister

Independent MP Andrew Gee is fighting to undo Labor's changes to the DPA system.
Andrew Gee.

Nationals-turned-independent MP Andrew Gee says the major parties sold out rural patients when they blocked debate on whether outer-urban GP practices deserved priority access to IMGs.

Since 2022, the Federal Government has deemed GP practices in Modified Monash (MM) categories 2-7 — all non-metropolitan areas — automatically in areas of need.