00:00A community barbecue on Brisbane's north side is in full swing.
00:09Quesadillas are on the menu and anyone's welcome to grab a plate.
00:14Jareth Armstrong has his hands full with two young daughters.
00:18Most places bulk bill within certain hours, which is also a bit of an issue because I
00:24had a rude awakening on like a Saturday with the other one where it's like a hundred bucks.
00:28Every dollar counts and visiting the doctor adds up.
00:32I tend to not go for myself at all just because I don't really have much disposable income
00:41to like throw around.
00:42According to analysis by online health directory CleanBill, there are no bulk billing GPs for
00:49new adult patients in the federal seat of Brisbane.
00:53The electorate spans from the trendy inner city on the northern side of the Brisbane
00:58River to the suburbs of Windsor, Clayfield and Newmarket.
01:02Yeah, I care about the child care subsidy, health care.
01:07Health care is the most expensive.
01:10Queensland's peak body representing GPs acknowledges it's a problem.
01:15Whilst all GPs would love to bulk bill all their patients, we also need to ensure that
01:20we keep our practices open.
01:22Incumbent Stephen Bates is vying for a second term after picking up the seat for the Greens
01:28in a surprise victory in 2022.
01:31So what we want to do as the Greens is triple the Medicare bulk billing incentive for everyone
01:35with a Medicare card.
01:36But the Greens' key policy has been somewhat pipped at the post.
01:41With Labor and the Coalition already pledging $8.5 billion on boosting bulk billing rates.
01:49Hey mate, how are ya?
01:50The LNP's Trevor Evans lost the seat last time, but is hoping to make a comeback.
01:57It's a seat that I don't think you can ever say is in the bag for any candidate or any party.
02:02Labor's Madonna Jarrett also ran in 2022.
02:06People are talking to me about the challenges associated with cost of living, health and housing.
02:11In a historic swing to the Greens, the party picked up three inner Brisbane electorates
02:16at the last federal election.
02:19This time round, all three are expected to be narrow three-way contests, coming down
02:25to how preferences fall.
02:27In the absence of teals running last time in Queensland, that anti-two party preferred
02:34vote, or that anti-major party vote is a better way of putting it, went to the Greens.
02:40The battle for Brisbane shaping up to be a tight race.
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