Connect with that special someone in Canberra … now.
Do you want to have a live one-to-one chat with a politician?
Then call 1800-POLITICO now!
1800-POLITICO is a brand new hot line that will provide Australian GPs free access to Labor ministers at any time of day or night, 365 days a year.
“I called 1800-POLITICO and asked the health minister a very simple question,” Dr Cletus Howell told TMR.
“If Labor gets in, will 90% of my patients be bulk billed? Twenty-five minutes later and he was still waffling on about nuclear weapons and how Peter Dutton is so awful that even his eyebrows divorced him.”
“I was on the line for about 45 minutes and got absolutely nowhere,” Dr Rudolf Hauschka said.
“The minister didn’t answer any of my questions and refused to acknowledge my concerns about the running costs of urgent care centres. It did feel like I’d had a conversation with a real politician, though! What can I say? I’m satisfied!”
Dr Martine Short said: “The politician I spoke to on the 1800 hotline was really evasive and didn’t seem to have any sensible policies around GP recruitment and retention.
“I did pick up on his pursed-lip breathing, though, and recommended he go for a chest x-ray and spirometry to rule out COPD, so I guess it wasn’t a complete waste of time.”
So, what are you waiting for? If you’re a GP with unanswered questions our gorgeous politicians are here just waiting for your call.
Go on, call 1800-POLITICO today and get political!
