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Rural Doctors Association of Australia

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Representing rural doctors in Australia, and the communities in which they live and work.

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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Dr Dan Manahan is the recipient of the @acrrm.bsky.social & RDAA Peter Graham 'Cohuna' Award for 2026! Dan has been a Rural Generalist in Stanthorpe (QLD) for +30 years & also trained countless future docs in QLD & the Pacific (just for starters!) More: www.rdaa.com.au/Aus/News/202... #medtwitter
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thursday 17 September is #WorldPatientSafetyDay! Open communication between you & your health team can make a huge difference in your care journey & health outcomes. Let them know if you have concerns about your health or care! Read more: www.rdaa.com.au/Aus/News/202... #medtwitter #auspol
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Let’s talk! Open (and connected) communication builds great healthcare.
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Huge congratulations to RDAWA President, Dr Thomas Drake-Brockman, recipient of the AMA's Diversity in Medicine Award for 2026! Read more: ama.com.au/media/dr-dra... #auspol #medtwitter #destinationrural
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Our immediate past-President, Dr RT Lewandowski, featured in an important story about rising rates of bowel cancer in younger people, which ran last night on WIN News Wollongong & elsewhere on the WIN TV network. View it here: www.facebook.com/share/v/19M6NzJ2UC #auspol #MedTwitter #bowelcancer
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
“A bad interaction could be enough to end a remote health career.” For #BullyingNoWayWeek, RDAA President Prof Sarah Chalmers calls on health workers to check in, share opportunities and speak up. Small acts matter. 🔗 bit.ly/3UmwOIk #ruralhealth #DestinationRural
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The cost of staying silent: What we tolerate shapes our workplaces
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Another major step towards a stronger rural health system. We welcome Medical Board accreditation of ACRRM & RACGP RG training programs, opening the way for eligible RGs to apply for specialist recognition 🎉 🔗 bit.ly/4ccRTLq #DestinationRural #RuralHealth #medX
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Rural doctors welcome another major step toward a stronger rural health system
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Cost-effective reform is 'ready to roll' in helping build a sustainable consultant specialist workforce for rural & remote Australia - all that's needed is the political commitment to make it happen, we've told a federal inquiry. Read more: bit.ly/4pSYgsQ
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Time for action – cost-effective reforms ‘ready and waiting’ to help fix rural specialist shortage
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Space medicine. AI. Expedition medicine. Disaster response. Think you know what a rural doctor does? Think again. Explore the newly released #RMA26 program now! 🔗 bit.ly/4h2wlV9 #RuralHealth #DestinationRural #GoRural #MedX #MedStudentX
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Think you know what a rural doctor does? Think again.
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
It's World Hepatitis Day 2026! In Australia, an estimated 300,000 people are living with hepatitis B or hepatitis C, and many remain undiagnosed or are not currently engaged in care. Visit worldhepatitisday.org.au to read more about hepatitis (and what supports are available).
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
No one should have to live with untreated pain because of their postcode. Persistent pain isn't "just part of getting older". Rural Australians deserve timely access to the care and specialist pain services they need. 🔗https://bit.ly/4hAuxTs #NationalPainWeek #RuralHealth
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Future rural doctors have been left out again. If we want more rural doctors, we must make it possible for students to train in rural Australia. Excluding them from prac pyament support is not the way to do it. 👉 bit.ly/4pAjMSZ #ruralhealth #auspol #medx #medstudentx
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Future rural doctors left out again as placement support expands
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Announcing the recipients of our MDA National & RDAA #DestinationRural Bursary for 2026! 🩺 Dr Rachel Aspermont 🩺 Dr Madelyn Deigan 🩺 Dr Sarah Houle 🩺 Dr Stephanie MacPherson 🩺 Dr Kalli Morton Huge thanks as always to MDA National for their great support! Read more: www.rdaa.com.au/Aus/News/202...
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
National Lamington Day Share more than just cake. ✔️ lamington ✔️ cuppa ✔️ catch-up It could make someone's day. Read more: bit.ly/4vKJ96n
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
It's #NationalLamingtonDay! So we reckon a lamington, a cuppa and a catch-up is just the thing. Visit your parents or grandparents, check in on a neighbour, or share morning tea at work. Today, share more than just cake. 👉 bit.ly/4vKJ96n #ruralhealth #catchup
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National Lamington Day – Share more than just cake!
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It's National Diabetes Week - a great opportunity to remind anyone aged over 40 to book an appointment with their GP to check for Type 2 diabetes! Read more: rdaa.com.au/Aus/News/202... #DiabetesOutLoud #NDW2026 #auspol #MedTwitter (Photo courtesy Sweet Life Diabetes on @unsplash.com).
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It's International Paramedics Day, and a great chance to say a huge THANK YOU to all those truly awesome paramedics who help people and save lives each and every day across rural and remote Australia! We greatly appreciate all you do. 🙌 🤩 #IPD2026
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This #NAIDOCWeek, RDAA celebrates #50YearsOfDeadly the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders strengthening rural medicine. Working alongside First Nations communities makes rural doctors better clinicians 👉https://bit.ly/3QWuN4q #NAIDOC2026 #RuralHealth #NAIDOCWeek
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Closing at midnight tonight! ⏰ Nominate here: www.rdaa.com.au/Aus/Aus/Membership/Awards/2023/Awards.aspx
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
A new medical workforce report confirms what rural Australia already knows: rural doctor shortages won't fix themselves. Growth is occurring in metro & larger regional areas, but many "Real Rural" communities remain left behind. 👉 bit.ly/4ai7KYf #RuralHealth #auspol
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Workforce report confirms rural doctor shortages won't fix themselves
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
⚠️ Calling rural and remote patients, healthcare colleagues, community groups and others! ⏰ Time is ticking! Noms for our 2026 RDAA Awards close at midnight this Sunday, 28 June! Quick and easy noms process! Nominate here: rdaa.com.au/Aus/Aus/Memb... #medtwitter #medstudenttwitter
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Australia recognised Rural Generalists. Medicare still hasn't. A year after a practical Medicare solution was proposed, doctors providing advanced care in rural communities are still waiting. Rural patients deserve better. 👉 bit.ly/4eExQpw #auspol #RuralHealth
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Australia recognised Rural Generalists - Medicare still hasn't.
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Oi, rural blokes! Need something checked? Don't put it off… book it in. Too many Aussie men delay seeing a doctor when something doesn't feel right. This #MensHealthWeek, make your health a priority and book that GP appointment. 👉https://bit.ly/4uKuHKY #RuralHealth
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Huge congrats to RDAA Board Member, Dr Dan Halliday, who has received the AMAQ Rural Health Medal for 2026! 🤩 In addition to his current RDAA role, Dan is a former President of the Rural Doctors Association of Queensland & ACRRM. Well deserved, Dan! 🙌 @amaqueensland.bsky.social @acrrm.bsky.social
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
😍 The prelim program for RMA26 is out & ⚠️ Early Bird regos end on 30 June! This is your friendly reminder to lock in your RMA tix & be in Tarndanya (Adelaide) this October! p.s. Rego discounts of up to $420 for RDA and ACRRM members! More: rma.acrrm.org.au #medtwitter
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
⚠️ We've extended our RDAA Awards nomination deadline to 28 June! That's 2 MORE WEEKS to nominate someone for our Rural Doc Award (supported by Rural Doctors Foundation), Rural Doc in Training Award or Medical Student Award. Online, simple & fast to nominate! 👉 rdaa.com.au/Aus/Aus/Memb... #medtwitter
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
It's Thank a First Responder Day - and today we join many others across rural & remote Australia in letting our local first responders know just how much we appreciate their exceptional service and dedication to our communities! A huge thank you for all you do! 😍 #medtwitter
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Just like the Rural Residents, Registrars and Fellows at Lismore Base Hospital, we're wearing our crazy socks today for #CrazySocks4Docs Day! Behind every doc is a person who can face challenges with their mental health. Today is about breaking down the stigma around mental illness 1 sock at a time!
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Reconciliation...it's not just the right path forward, it's a super power in delivering better health & other outcomes for First Nations people. During #NRW2026 we urge all Australians to get behind it! www.rdaa.com.au/Aus/News/2026-Articles/Reconciliation---not-just-a-word--a-super-power-.aspx
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Reconciliation – Not just a word… a super power!
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
We're super excited to announce the 11 recipients of our inaugural @racgp.bsky.social & RDAA Medical Student Bursary! These help ease the cost of rural & remote placements so the students get a great hands-on rural experience! More: rdaa.com.au/Aus/News/202... #auspol #medtwitter #MedStudentTwitter
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Doctors from across rural Victoria will converge on #Melbourne this weekend, as #VRHC26 gets underway in what is a critical election year for Victoria’s rural patients, health services & hospitals. More: rdav.com.au/_Vic/News/Vi... #auspol #vicpol #VicHealth #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter
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Victorian rural doctors arrive in Melbourne for election year conference
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Our policy guru Anita attended today's Palliative Care Australia lecture 'Rethinking dementia and end-of-life care'. #Dementia is fast becoming a bigger part of the #palliativecare space in rural Oz! 📷 l-r Anita, Scott Bilby & Lauren Gale (ACRRM) & Margaret Deerain (National Rural Health Alliance).
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
⚠️ Nominations for our RDAA 2026 Awards are now open! 🤩 We welcome nominations from healthcare colleagues, individuals in rural and remote communities, community groups, and more! Closing 14 June. Find links here: www.rdaa.com.au/Aus/Aus/Memb... #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter #auspol
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
⚠️ Budget reaction ⚠️ #Budget2026 was largely as expected given current global & economic pressures, but it will be critical for the Federal Government to invest further in key rural health measures once the economic environment improves. Read more: www.rdaa.com.au/Aus/News/202... #auspol #medtwitter
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Forward to the future: Budget pressures understandable, but timely re-focus on rural health crucial
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
⚠️ ATTENTION MEDIA - FEDERAL BUDGET ⚠️ RDAA President Dr Sarah Chalmers & state Rural Doctors Association reps will be available tonight & tomorrow to comment on the Budget & what it means for rural & remote healthcare. More: mailchi.mp/rdaa.com.au/... #auspol #Budget2026 #Federalbudget #MedTwitter
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
A very happy #InternationalNursesDay to all those nurses who provide such great care to rural and remote Australians each and every day - we greatly appreciate what you do! 😍 @anmffederal.bsky.social #IND2026 #MedTwitter #NurseTwitter 📸 CDC on @unsplash.com
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
It's Heart Week! Our key message? Many heart attacks & strokes can be prevented through ❤️ a healthy lifestyle ❤️ a Heart Health Check with your GP ❤️ estimating your individual risk using the @heartfoundationau.bsky.social online Heart Age Calculator. More: www.rdaa.com.au/Aus/News/202... #MedTwitter
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Don’t die of a broken heart – tick the box on a ticker check this Heart Week
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
To the wonderful midwives who do such fantastic work as part of rural and remote maternity teams - THANK YOU for all you do for mothers, babies, families and communities. Happy International Day of the Midwife 2026! 😍 #midwives #IDM2026 📸 Tim Bish / @unsplash.com
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
If you work in the health sector... wash yer 'ands! 🤩 And even if you don't work in the health sector... wash yer 'ands! 🤩 Hand hygiene protects patients & others from infection. Safe care depends on clean hands. @who.int #medtwitter #handhygiene #medstudenttwitter #WHHD
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Our MDA National & RDAA #DestinationRural Bursary was put to great use recently, with Dr Sophie Fontaine utilising her Bursary to attend an ACRRM Rural Emergency Obstetric Training (REOT) course. Huge thanks to MDA National for their continuing support! 🤩 #Medtwitter #gorural
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
The Albanese Government's support to-date in making Rural Generalism a rural health success story has been much appreciated. In #Budget2026 we need to keep funding the key measures that are making it so! More: bit.ly/4tMl2UB #auspol #medtwitter #RuralGeneralism 📸 James Orr / @unsplash.com
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The Budget may be tight… but it’s time to back this winner!
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
On #ANZAC Day, we remember the tremendous sacrifice that men & women from Australia, New Zealand & other nations made to preserve the freedoms we enjoy today. We also remember the enormous sacrifice made by their families. Lest we forget. 🌺 (Photo Caroline Attwood / @unsplash.com)
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Immunisation has ✅ saved more than 150 million lives over 50 yrs ✅ improved infant survival by 40% ✅ protected millions from 30+ life-threatening diseases, infections and complications. Please... go and get jabbed! 🤩 Read more: bit.ly/4sSM3EG #WorldImmunizationWeek #VaccinesWork 📸 CDC on Unsplash
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The stats don’t lie on immunisation… get jabbed!
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
We have joined forces with the Rural Doctors Associations of Victoria (RDAV) and NSW (RDANSW) to urge the Federal, NSW and Victorian governments to commit to build a new greenfields single-site hospital for Albury-Wodonga within 5 years - it's the only viable long-term solution! More: bit.ly/41OXu55
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Better together! New single-site hospital the only solution for Albury-Wodonga
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
We welcome the Government's continuing investment in GP & Rural Generalist training, with more places announced today. But with demand for RG training at an all-time high, we need 200 extra places allocated *specifically* for RG. More: bit.ly/3OGzcqT #auspol #MedTwitter
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Extra GP training places welcome, but more are needed specifically to meet Rural Generalism demand
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Driving on rural roads for the Easter weekend? PLEASE do ALL you can to stay safe - we don’t want to see you brought into our rural hospitals in a critical condition. And if you’re a rural health professional working this weekend - THANKYOU! 🤩 Pic by Tarryn Grignet / @unsplash.com
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
📣 JUNIOR / PREVOC DOCS! 🤩 This is your friendly reminder to apply for our MDA National & RDAA #DestinationRural bursaries for 2026! Applications close at midnight next Tuesday 31 March. 🎉 Quick & easy to apply! More deets: bit.ly/3MXzyZq #medtwitter #juniordoctor #PreVocational
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
RDAA President, Dr Sarah Chalmers, featured in a story on ABC Radio's "AM" program yesterday regarding the impact of the fuel crisis on rural and remote patients and their ability to access the healthcare they need. Listen here: bit.ly/3NZSAPh #auspol #medtwitter
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
RDAA President, Dr Sarah Chalmers, featured on SBS World News last night, talking about the potential impact of the current fuel crisis on remote NT communities & health services, on top of the cyclone & flooding events they've already been experiencing! Watch: bit.ly/3NKKqKC #auspol #medtwitter
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
We've had a very productive day at Parliament House, ably led by our Pres Dr Sarah Chalmers. We greatly appreciated the many MPs, Senators & others who attended our Breakfast Briefing this morning - including Minister Emma McBride MP & Shadow Ministers Senator Anne Ruston & Dr Anne Webster MP!
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Rural Doctors Association of Australia @ruraldoctorsaus.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Remote healthcare’s unique challenges need unique solutions, RDAA to tell national briefing of politicians tomorrow (Tues) at Parliament House in Canberra. Global issues & extreme weather events also impacting. Media doorstop at 10am AEDT Tues. Deets here: bit.ly/483F7g6
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“Same same, but (very) different” – remote healthcare’s unique challenges need unique solutions
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