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Does Fielding's revelation spell a turning point? - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Senator Steve Fielding's mangled attempt to put a "K" in fiscal brought a startling admission of a learning difficulty.
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Roxon won't give up on rebate reform - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Federal Government has vowed to re-introduce its private health insurance rebate legislation after a three-month wait, setting up a potential double dissolution trigger.
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Senate rejects private health changes - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Senate has knocked back the Federal Government's changes to private health insurance.
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No agreement likely on health insurance rebate - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Federal Government's proposed changes to the private health insurance rebate look set to join the growing list of possible triggers for an early election.
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Medicare levy rise 'unlikely to benefit rural WA' - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Rural Doctors Association in Western Australia says regional patients will be hit hardest by a proposed increase in the .
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Medicare surcharge won't cause private exodus: expert - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
A health policy expert has told a Senate inquiry that many people are likely to keep their health insurance to avoid paying the .
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Treasury rebate modelling 'can't be trusted' - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Federal Government is being urged to release its Treasury modelling on private health insurance rebate means testing for independent scrutiny.
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Roxon denies private health exodus - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has accused the Opposition of 'crying wolf' over claims that means tests for private health insurance rebates will lead to thousands of Australians dumping their private cover.
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Turnbull rejects Treasury doubts on cig tax - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has shrugged off Treasury figures which show his plan to increase cigarette tax would punch a $3.2 billion hole in Government revenue over the next decade.
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Health industry snubbed in Budget: AMA - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The president of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) says the Government has not delivered on its promises in the health sector.
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Tax-free limits not-so super - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
This year's Budget targets high-income earners and tightens family payments as a means of clawing back savings from the record $57.6 billion deficit, while attempting to ensure the system remains sustainable.
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Roxon OKs 6pc health premium hike - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Health Minister Nicola Roxon says she has given approval for private health insurance premiums to rise by around 6 per cent.
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Rudd takes the reins - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
For the Federal Government 2008 has been about following through on election promises, dealing with the global financial crisis and enjoying a consistently .
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Rudd takes the reins - 2008 Year in Review - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
For the Federal Government 2008 has been about following through on election promises, dealing with the global financial crisis and enjoying a consistently .
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Record membership despite financial crisis: HBF - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Western Australia's biggest health insurer Hospital Benefit Fund (HBF) says it is well placed to weather the global financial crisis
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Hospital overcrowding kills 200 patients a year: AMA - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) says 200 patients die each year in Western Australia's hospitals because of overcrowding
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The opportunity to opt out of Medicare - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
In Australia, as in a number of other countries, every resident is entitled to access a broad and uniform tax-financed package of health services through a compulsory national health insurance scheme (that is, , introduced in 1984)
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Don't drop private health insurance: HBF - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Western Australia's biggest private health insurer, HBF, is disappointed by the Federal Government's changes to the
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Agreement reached to pass Medicare bill - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Government has agreed to Independent Senator Nick Xenophon's demands to make changes to the threshold bill
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Senate approves Medicare threshold changes - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Federal Government's changes to the have passed the Senate
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Medicare bill may still have a chance - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Government may still have a chance to get its bill through the Senate as talks continue between Independent Senator Nick Xenophon, the Government and the crossbenches
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Medicare changes to impact on WA hospitals - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
WA's Health Minister Kim Hames says there will be a significant impact on the state's public hospitals, as a result of Federal Government changes to the
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'No doubt' premiums will rise after Medicare changes - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The private health industry says there is no doubt that insurance premiums will rise as a result of the Government's changes to the
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Xenophon to vote against Medicare bill - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Federal Government's planned changes to the are set to be voted down in the Senate for the second time
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Medicare bill Senate bound for second time - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The House of Representatives has passed the Federal Government's second attempt to raise the threshold for the
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