Keeping your finger on the pulse of politics is annoyingly hard so we’ve distilled the latest stories in a quick Tea Room chat with political reporter Francis Wilkins.

Francis gives a round-up of where the new federal government is at and says that the honeymoon period won’t last. He also summarises the joint proposal made by the NSW and Victorian governments for better cooperation between GPs and hospitals. Does the proposal hold water when the GP tap is turned on federally but the hospital cup is held by states?

The government committee on national laws is also explored in this episode and digital health gets a mention with interoperability heralded as the doorway to outcome funded models rather than fee-for-service.

Will healthcare have reform or revolution? Or will the grand opportunity for change be missed?