Australian Bush Telehealth to Push on Despite Looming Restrictions

A speech therapist conducts a therapy session with a patient using the Zoom online conferencing platform on May 14, 2020. A large number of Canadians compelled to work from home during the pandemic lockdown are expected to claim a federal tax break for home offices. Hannah McKay/Associated Press

Country Australians are increasingly turning to technology to bypass long delays in seeing a general practitioner (GP) for medical certificates and prescription renewals, as a crackdown on telehealth looms.

Midnight Health, a start-up which offers online medical consultations, electronic prescriptions and pharmacy deliveries, says rural Australians make up 30 percent of its 85,000 customers.