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The Australian Medical Association warns that Medicare will collapse without structural healthcare changes, as GP shortages leave suburbs across Australia without local doctors. The AMA calls for increased funding for longer GP appointments, after-hours medical centres, and proposes a tax on sugary drinks to raise $1 billion annually for healthcare costs. The federal government has announced $1 billion for GP training and 100 additional training places beginning next year, while the AMA criticises urgent care clinics for failing to reduce emergency department overcrowding.

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