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The leaders of Australia’s peak general practice organisations recently met in Canberra and discussed the pivotal issues affecting the provision of General Practice care in Australia. The key areas of discussion were in relation to the unanimous condemnation of attempts by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to undermine patient safety by having pharmacists able to prescribe some scheduled medications, concerns over the government’s Over 70s Chronic Care program, discussions around the future changes to general practice training, the development of Rural Generalism as a recognised specialist discipline, required reporting to Public Health Networks, and the development of the Minister for Health’s 2030 Vision Plan.