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Tim Dornin

REVEALED: Sa premier says fed budget must ease gp crisis | Rare Historical Photos

The GP-Medicare system is teetering on a permanent state of crisis, Premier Peter Malinauskas says. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The federal budget must include a serious plan to address the nation's GP shortage or risk leaving health in a "perpetual state of crisis", South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas says.

The premier said the big issue putting pressure on public hospitals remained the failure of Australia's primary healthcare system, including the inability of people to get appointments with general practitioners.

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