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Another win for the monopolists
A law to shield pharmacists from competition will take Queensland back to the last century.
Aaron PatrickSenior correspondentUpdated
Only an especially cynical parliament would put pharmacists’ commercial interests ahead of Indigenous health.
Nationally, Pharmacy Guild of Australia president Trent Twomey is lobbying for less regulation – he wants pharmacists to be allowed to prescribe medicine.
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