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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Big talk, little action: the enduring narrative of primary care reform

Claire Jackson AM A *
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A UQ/MRI Centre for Health System Reform and Integration, C/- University of Queensland, Level 8, Health Sciences Building, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Qld 4006, Australia.

* Correspondence to: c.jackson@uq.edu.au

Australian Health Review 48(3) 219-221 https://doi.org/10.1071/AH24090
Submitted: 22 March 2024  Accepted: 24 April 2024  Published: 7 May 2024

© 2024 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of AHHA.

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