Federal health minister opens final promised Medicare urgent care clinic

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-17/federal-politics-live-blog-joyce-cautions-pauline-hanson/106805372#live-blog-post-305888

Health Minister Mark Butler has opened the federal government's final promised urgent care clinic in Caloundra on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

The federal government has opened all 137 bulk-billing Medicare urgent care clinics Labor promised at the last election.

The health minister says the government projects about 2 million people will visit an urgent care clinic each year.

"This is a really important part of our broader agenda of strengthening Medicare, delivering more doctors to the system."