Morning Mail: surge in bulk-billing by GPs; Deloitte under pressure over error-filled WA report; and anger over Neighbours’ AI recut
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Good morning. We lead on new data revealing that almost two-thirds of Australians are now bulk-billed for all their GP care, after the government introduced financial incentives for doctors and practices.
WA’s government wants its money back after a report by consultancy firm Deloitte was found to contain errors, including AI hallucinations and hundreds of millions of dollars in cost discrepancies.
‘Extremely disappointed’ | The WA government is seeking an “expedited” cost recovery from Deloitte over errors in a report, including AI-hallucinated references and massive cost discrepancies.
Exclusive | New data shows the proportion of GPs bulk-billing all of their patients has more than doubled in a year, after the government introduced financial incentives for doctors and practices.
The Agenda | Federal parliament will commence on Monday with speeches paying tribute to Helen Haines. It should be a unifying, bipartisan moment for an increasingly febrile political bubble, Josh Butler writes.
Koala crisis | Researchers claim a published study over-inflates the efficacy of a vaccine intended to help save koalas from deadly chlamydia. But the regulator is standing by its decision to approve it.
Weather warning | Large parts of eastern Australia were put on alert by the Bureau of Meteorology for severe thunderstorms late on Sunday – with more potential storms and flood risk in store.
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