Senator PERIS (Northern Territory) (14:12): My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Nash. I refer to Associate Professor Brian Owler, President of the Australian Medical Association, who says: Recent evidence indicates that 12.2 per cent of indigenous Australians do not access a GP because of cost in the current system. A co-payment will hamper our collective efforts to "close the gap" … Is the President of the AMA right?