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A doctor slumped over looking defeated.

"The practice is not worth very much, I bought it for literally $2 and I will sell it for that to anyone that wants to take it."

Doctor and patient sit in medical office.

"But it felt devastating that this is another rural community where primary health care has just failed."

An aerial view of the outback town of Cloncurry.

Doctor stands with arms crossed

"Unfortunately, the number of doctors has dropped off and it's been just unsustainable both financially and physically to continue running the practice as it is,"
he said.

A doctor and a man speak in front of a bush

"The more remote our communities are, and I think the more out of sight or disconnected from our federal and state seats of power, the less they care,"
Cr Campbell said.

"It's the health of this community that's suffering,"
he said.
Man in blue shirt stands with arms down and solemn look

Sign at front of Cloncurry Hospital

"We can't keep relying on the heroics of individual doctors to keep these communities cared for,"
Dr Hester said.

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