If you’ve ever felt that you are being rushed through a healthcare appointment, you’re not alone.

Now a number of optometrists have told our mastheads that they are being pressured to rush appointments, and even skip providing clinical tests, in order to sell, sell, sell.

Today, health reporter Rachel Rasker on the optometry chains allegedly prioritising money over patient health.

If you&rsquo;ve ever felt that you are being rushed through a healthcare appointment, you&rsquo;re not alone. Now a number of optometrists have told our mastheads that they are being pressured to rush appointments, and even skip providing clinical tests, in order to sell, sell, sell. Today, health reporter Rachel Rasker on the optometry chains allegedly prioritising money over patient health.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The optometrists punished for putting patients before sales

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There are nearly one and a half million registered medical devices on the market in Australia. 

Now, you would think that life-saving treatments such as pacemakers, defibrillators and pain pumps would be subject to the same sorts of clinical trials as prescription drugs. Right?

Today, investigative reporter Liam Mannix on which devices have attracted the most complaints, and the medical device under investigation by a coroner after a tragic case in a regional town in Victoria.

There are nearly one and a half million registered medical devices on the market in Australia. Now, you would think that life-saving treatments such as pacemakers, defibrillators and pain pumps would be subject to the same sorts of clinical trials as prescription drugs. Right? Today, investigative reporter Liam Mannix on which devices have attracted the most complaints, and the medical device under investigation by a coroner after a tragic case in a regional town in Victoria.

The laxity of rules governing medical devices in Australia is ‘shocking’

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We switch to sunnier climes this week, to a posh hotel in Sicily. It’s where the TV series White Lotus was filmed, and it’s also where our colleagues at The Australian Financial Review spotted One Nation leader Pauline Hanson poolside with billionaire Gina Rinehart.

So what’s Hanson doing in Europe?

In today’s episode, host Jacqueline Maley and chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal talk about who Hanson met overseas and how that plays for voters back home in Australia.

Also, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gave a landmark speech this week about the government’s approach to AI.

We switch to sunnier climes this week, to a posh hotel in Sicily. It&rsquo;s where the TV series White Lotus was filmed, and it&rsquo;s also where our colleagues at The Australian Financial Review spotted One Nation leader Pauline Hanson <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/top-one-nation-staffer-breaks-silence-on-hanson-s-uk-trip-as-joyce-fumes-back-home-20260716-p60fxz.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">poolside with billionaire Gina Rinehart.</a>
So what&rsquo;s Hanson doing in Europe?
In today&rsquo;s episode, host Jacqueline Maley and chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal talk about who Hanson met overseas and how that plays for voters back home in Australia.
Also, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gave a landmark speech this week about<a href="https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/albanese-flags-crackdown-on-power-hungry-data-centres-and-ai-copyright-theft-20260715-p60fhm.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom"> the government&rsquo;s approach to AI.</a>

White Lotus: The One Nation edition. Plus the PM’s landmark AI speech

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The madness of Donald Trump surfaced again in the past day or so, according to many seasoned onlookers.

First, the president of the United States announced that he would impose a shipping toll on the Strait of Hormuz, something that would jack up petrol prices and spike inflation. Then he backed down, before he then threatened to take out Iranian bridges and power plants – a move that could be considered a war crime.

Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher reports from Washington DC on what might be the American president’s most consequential flip-flop to date.

The madness of Donald Trump surfaced again in the past day or so, according to many seasoned onlookers.
First, the president of the United States announced that he would impose a shipping toll on the Strait of Hormuz, something that would jack up petrol prices and spike inflation. Then he backed down, before he then threatened to take out Iranian bridges and power plants &ndash; a move that could be considered a war crime.
Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher reports from Washington DC on what might be the American president&rsquo;s most consequential flip-flop to date.

Bravado and the backflip: Peter Hartcher on Trump's 24 hours of 'madness'

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The optometrists punished for putting patients before sales

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