Election 2025
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Jun- 2025 -2 JunePolicy & Reform
Coalition reunites; new shadow ministry, Anne Ruston to retain aged care
The Liberals and Nationals have reunited under a new Coalition agreement, just a week after Nationals leader David Littleproud announced…
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May- 2025 -22 MayPolicy & Reform
Two new leaders and a political divorce rock Australian politics
The weeks following the federal election have been tumultuous to say the least, with Labor's landslide win triggering an onslaught…
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15 MayPolicy & Reform
PM relegates aged care to outer ministry; Anika Wells moves on
All you need to know about the new minister and this week's parliamentary shake up.
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5 MayIndustry News
Albanese’s health focus helps secure historic election win for Labor
Fee-free TAFE, a beer tax freeze, energy rebates and changes to the Medicare levy are among a lengthy list of…
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1 MayPolicy & Reform
Labor, Coalition and Greens healthcare policies compared
Labor has called Saturday's federal election a âreferendum on Medicareâ, with mental health, cheaper medicines, accessible dental and Urgent Care…
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Apr- 2025 -28 AprilIndustry News
Election update: Labor’s huge Medicare promises, Dutton’s blitz, and PBS vs Trump
Anthony Albanese has announced a free nationwide 24/7 health advice and after-hours GP telehealth service called 1800MEDICARE as his last…
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28 AprilPolicy & Reform
Coalition matches govt’s $100m pledge to fund 200 regional medical students
Regional and rural Australiaâs doctor shortage is being targeted as an election issue by the Coalition, which is promising to…
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24 AprilPolicy & Reform
Pollies debate the future of healthcare as election race heats up
As the countdown to May 3's federal election ticks over, the future of Australian healthcare continues to take centre stage…
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14 AprilPolicy & Reform
Big changes are planned for aged care in 2025. But youâd never know from the major parties
There has been little new in pre-election promises for Australiaâs aged-care workers, providers or the 1.3 million people who use…
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3 AprilPolicy & Reform
âFailure is not an optionâ â Ageing Australia calls on all parties to urgently prioritise aged care
Australia's aged care peak body has made a call to the major parties ahead of the upcoming federal election, demanding…
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Mar- 2025 -31 MarchPolicy & Reform
Australia will vote on May 3, could this be a turning point for healthcare?
The nation will head to the polls on May 3 to decide on the next Prime Minister of Australia, in…
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27 MarchPolicy & Reform
Federal Budget: $2.6bn for wages and $291.6m for aged care not good enough says opposition
On Tuesday night, Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered his fourth federal budget, which, as expected, focuses heavily on the delivery of…
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27 MarchPolicy & Reform
âShould not be rushedâ: Peaks express post-budget concerns for reform rollout
As the deadline for the new Aged Care Act is drawing ever closer, providers are under increasing pressure to adapt.…
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24 MarchPolicy & Reform
âBreaking pointâ: Peak psychiatry body warns of âgrowing cracksâ in mental health system
Vulnerable Australians are at risk of falling through âgrowing cracksâ in the mental health system as the countryâs peak psychiatry…
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20 MarchPolicy & Reform
‘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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6 MarchPolicy & 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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3 MarchPolicy & 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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Feb- 2025 -27 FebruaryPolicy & 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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24 FebruaryPolicy & 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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20 FebruaryPolicy & 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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13 FebruaryPolicy & 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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10 FebruaryPolicy & 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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6 FebruaryPolicy & 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…