A growing number of Australian GPs have reported being subjected to frivolous or vexatious complaints to the health regulator about social media posts opposing Israel’s war in Gaza. Dr Michael Wright, president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), wrote to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) on 14 August about “concerning reports” from multiple members of the college who had “publicly expressed views on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza”. The GPs were subjected to complaints to Ahpra after “expressing opinions, including those of a political nature, on social media, or participating in activities criticising the...