Election 2025
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‘Major win’: Albanese promises to cap cost of PBS medications
Prescription medicines will be capped at $25 per script under a major cost-of-living election promise set to be unveiled by…
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Industry & Reform
50 new urgent care clinics are on the cards. But are the existing ones working? Hereâs what we know so far
Over the weekend the Australian government announced $644 million to build an extra 50 Medicare urgent care clinics around Australia.…
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Industry & Reform
Labor unveils next step in healthcare overhaul
Labor has announced a $644 million bid to open 50 more urgent care clinics, building on Anthony Albaneseâs centrepiece $8.5…
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Industry & Reform
The major parties want nine in 10 GP visits bulk billed by 2030. Hereâs why we shouldnât aim for 100 per cent
Unaffordable GP visits has become a pressing issue amid the increasing cost-of-living crisis. About 30 per cent of Australians delayed…
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Industry & Reform
Tit for tat: Major parties put health at the centre of pre-election promises
The Prime Minister has promised the largest single investment in Medicare in its 41 years, tripling the current bulk billing…
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Industry & Reform
âA grim pictureâ: Rural Aussies are dying younger than urban counterparts
A new report shows that a tree change may actually be bad for your health, revealing avoidable deaths in Australia's…
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Industry & Reform
Hospitals will get $1.7 billion more federal funding. Will this reduce waiting times?
Henry Cutler, Macquarie University Last week, the federal government announced it will pay states and territories an extra, one-off, A$1.7…
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Industry & Reform
Menopause treatments to be subsidised as Labor pledges half a billion for womenâs health
The Albanese government has pledged to add hormone replacement therapies and new oral contraceptives to the list of federally subsidised…
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Industry & Reform
Albanese’s “cracker” announcement: $1.7B in additional funding for public hospitals and health services
The Albanese government has unveiled a $1.7bn funding boost for state-run hospitals amid âpressuresâ hampering the countryâs health system. The…
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