Contract doctors charged NSW $1.3 billion. One claimed to work 25 hours a day for a whole year
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-05-08 11:48 UTC+10:00
Section: National / NSW
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Health, Crime & Justice, Australia
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Snippet:
A doctor charged taxpayers $3.5 million, and another billed for the equivalent of five full-time roles in a single year, an audit of NSW’s porous payment system for contractor medicos reveals.
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