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Shorten government would end freeze on Medicare rebates

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

A Labor government would restore the indexation of the Medicare Benefits Schedule from January, at a cost of $2.4 billion over the forward estimates.

The ending of the freeze on rebates would apply to all services provided by GPs, allied health and other health practitioners, and specialists. Over the decade to 2026-27 the cost would be $12.2...

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Business Briefing: jobs and growth in an election

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Both the government and opposition are campaigning hard on their abilities as economic managers and jobs and growth have been the Coalition’s election cry. But is creating jobs really all that simple and what kind are needed in the Australian economy?

Principal Research Fellow and Deputy Director at the Melbourne Institute, Roger Wilkins...

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