Mark Butler
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- Doctors at work
Emergency doctors are ‘begging for beds’ and planning to quit
Patients are not receiving the best care because “we don’t have the space”, the emergency doctors’ college warns.
- Rachel Rasker
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Human Rights Commission holds ‘serious concerns’ about Labor’s NDIS laws
Disability Discrimination Commissioner Rosemary Kayess sounded the alarm with several elements of Labor’s package to cut $37 billion from future NDIS spending.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
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- Healthcare
Tamara was grappling with a cancer diagnosis. Then came the $35,000 in medical bills
The first financial shock was the out-of-pocket expenses during the diagnostic phase. Then came the bills for four operations.
- Melissa Cunningham
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- Disability
Children’s disability workers to be axed as NDIS changes loom
The Brotherhood of St Laurence is set to axe up to 45 of its early childhood coordinator roles, currently funded under a contract with the National Disability Insurance Scheme, as it transitions to a greater focus on adult disability services.
- Grant McArthur
Labor’s plan to fast-track NDIS overhaul hits hurdles
Labor’s contentious NDIS overhaul has met pushback from the government’s own disability advisory group, while the Coalition has issued an ultimatum in exchange for its support.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
Children’s cancer and epilepsy research get a boost with long-awaited funding
But the Medical Research Future Fund won’t reach its promised $1 billion in investments for another four years.
- Brittany Busch
Labor’s budget relies on NDIS cuts. Growth in the scheme just blew out, again
Fresh data shows Labor’s efforts to control the NDIS have gone backwards this year, raising the stakes for the government and participants fighting against sweeping cuts.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
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- Health
Australians to be quarantined for three weeks after travelling on hantavirus cruise
Five Australian residents and one New Zealander will be held in a facility outside of Perth after being aboard a cruise on which three others died.
- Nick Newling and Rachel Rasker
Doctors accuse Butler of playing ‘blame game’ over specialists’ fees
Doctors said the minister was playing a blame game and neglecting real reform, as Butler said he was exploring whether the government could cap how much medical specialists charge for their services.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
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- Healthcare
‘Out of control’ specialist fees will be Labor’s next health priority
Health Minister Mark Butler intends to “test the boundaries” of what is legally possible to bring down specialists fees.
- Natassia Chrysanthos and Paul Sakkal