ONE YEAR OF MALCOLM TURNBULL: A YEAR OF HEALTH AND MEDICARE CUTS
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Malcolm Turnbull has used his year as Prime Minister to prove he isn’t Tony Abbott – he is even worse.
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LABOR WILL FIGHT THE GOVERNMENTS PLANS TO HAND HEALTH DATA TO A MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION
Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Labor will fight the Government’s plan to hand private and intimate health data that is usually only disclosed between a person and their GP to a for-profit telecommunications corporation.
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LABOR WILL FIGHT FOR CHILDREN’S DENTAL CARE
Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Labor will oppose the Government’s axing of the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS), standing up against Malcolm Turnbull’s plan to force over five million children onto long public dental waiting lists.
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MALCOLM TURNBULL DEFUNDS AUSTRALIAS ONLY PEAK BODY FOR WOMENS HEALTH
Saturday, 10 September 2016
Malcolm Turnbull’s savage health cuts will force the Australian Women’s Health Network - Australia’s only peak body for women’s health - to cease all paid staff positions in only four months’ time.
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INTERNATIONAL FASD AWARENESS DAY
Friday, 09 September 2016
International Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day is an important reminder of the lifelong consequences of maternal drinking in pregnancy, and of the need to redouble Australia's efforts to prevent foetal alcohol disorders.
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PROSTHESES LIST ADVISORY COMMITTEE A GOOD STEP BUT THE REAL TEST IS YET TO COME
Thursday, 08 September 2016
Some four months after it was promised in the Budget papers, the establishment of the Prostheses List Advisory Committee is a welcome step - but the ultimate test will be if consumers can see an end to the massive private health insurance premium hikes which have occurred under the Abbott/Turnbull Government.
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MORE PROOF OUR HOSPITALS CANT AFFORD MALCOLM TURNBULLS HEALTH CUTS
Wednesday, 07 September 2016
New data released today shows why Malcolm Turnbull needs to drop his cuts to Medicare and hospitals, with emergency departments struggling to cope under unprecedented demand.
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GOVERNMENT REMAINS COMMITTED TO MEDICARE FREEZE
Monday, 05 September 2016
In an interview in today’s Australian, Mr Turnbull said the Government had “not decided to change the policy”. This is in spite of Mr Turnbull’s comments, in the same interview, that “what we have to do this term is categorically reassure Australians about our commitment to universal health and Medicare”. Mr Turnbull’s comments echo his
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GOVERNMENT OUT OF TOUCH ON MEDICARE
Monday, 05 September 2016
The Government’s triumphalism about today’s bulk billing figures shows how out of touch they are on Medicare. As the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has said previously, the statistics the Government is using are “misleading” and “should be rejected”. That’s because they measure the number of services that are bulk billed, not the number
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TURNBULL CONFIRMS HIS COMMITMENT TO MEDICARE CUTS
Monday, 05 September 2016
Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed that he is continuing with every one of his cuts to Medicare. In Question Time today, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten asked the Prime Minister which of his health cuts he had reversed in the two months since the election. This followed Mr Turnbull’s claim that he had learned the lesson of
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