BANKSTOWN STATE LABOR MP SENSATIONALLY QUITS // ARE CIVIL LIBERTIES UNDER THREAT IN NSW? // THE MEDICAL PROFESSION RESPONDS TO RORTING ALLEGATIONS
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(Aired 22/10/22) - This week on Backchat, producer Holly is in to guide us through the sensational resignation of state Labor MP Tania Mihailuk and what it means for the party as a state election looms for 2023. Next, as new laws limiting protest are being challenged in the supreme court, we're talking the slow slip of civil liberties in New South Wales with Josh Pallas from the NSW Council for Civil Liberties. Finally, a joint investigation by the ABC and Nine newspapers this week alleged doctors were rorting our public health system to the tune of 8 billion dollars - but is this the full story? You'll be hearing from Mariam Tokhi, a GP with Refugee Health in Melbourne, for insight into the bigger picture when it comes to our Medicare woes. This episode of Backchat was produced by Holly Payne, Sana Shaikh, Timothy Nguyen, Jostina Basta and Eamonn Snow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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