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Paul Osborne and Andrew Brown

FOUND: Doctors query pandemic response changes - What They Never Told You

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has assured that people with a heightened risk of COVID will still be able to get PCR tests for free.

Under changes to the national plan to deal with COVID-19, a referral from a medical or nurse practitioner will be needed in order for patients to receive a free PCR test at locations that aren't run by a state or territory government.

State or territory-operated PCR clinics will be able to accept patients without referrals, with the government extending 50-50 funding arrangements for jurisdictions choosing to keep the clinics running.

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