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The pandemic is spurring doctors for a tilt at Parliament

Tom McIlroy
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief

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Gordon Reid remembers the day he decided to run for federal Parliament.

The young doctor was working in an emergency department struggling with a backlog of about 100 patients. More than a dozen ambulances were lined up outside.

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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com

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