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Budget 2024: Cost of living relief takes centre stage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... raft of cost-of-living relief measures in the Federal Budget, including the already announced tax cuts, increasing the Medicare levy low-income thresholds and power bill relief. "This government and this Budget delivers for every Australian. A tax cut ...

Fitch downgrades US credit rating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... (CBO) forecasts that interest costs will double by 2033 to 3.6% of GDP. It also estimates a rise in mandatory spending on Medicare and social security by 1.5% of GDP over the same period. Further, Fitch expects government deficit to rise to 6.3% of GDP ...

Future-proofing the super system: Rees

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... time here to future proof superannuation for the country... to get the architecture of the system to a point similar to Medicare where it's no longer vulnerable to attack, and that's the task in front of us in the near term." Recent research ...

Inflation remains high priority in 2023: Treasurer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... in a more inclusive and sustainable way, and repairing the budget are top of the list. "By that, I mean strengthening Medicare, better pay and higher standards of aged care, bolstering our national security, combatting entrenched disadvantage, taking ...

Retirees feel the brunt of inflation: Challenger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... reduction in other spending- for example, on travel or entertainment, and a proportion of costs may also be covered by Medicare. Challenger said that the Age Pension also provides some protection from inflation, including the twice-yearly indexation ...

Data sharing laws updated in response to Optus breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... Telecommunications companies will be able to temporarily share approved government identifier information, such as drivers licence, Medicare and passport numbers of affected customers, with APRA-regulated entities to allow them to implement enhanced ...

US Senate passes $1tn Inflation Reduction Act

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... lower energy costs, increase cleaner production and reduce carbon emissions by roughly 40% by 2030. The Bill also allows Medicare to negotiate for prescription drug prices and extends the Affordable Care Act program for three years. On the groundbreaking ...

COVID not only health issue on Budget radar

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... be spent as part of a dedicated endometriosis package which includes making access to MRI scanning available through Medicare as well as the construction of specialist treatment centers throughout the country. The endometriosis funding is part of a portion ...

Budget aims to please women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... endometriosis suffers will see $25 million spent over four years to list a new pelvic magnetic resonance imaging item on the Medicare Benefits Schedule for the investigation of infertility. Additionally, $16 million over four years will be spent to establish ...

Aged care RC unveils 148 recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... Care Package waiting list by immediately increasing the packages available. The Health Services Union commented that "Medicare-style levy can transform aged care" with a 0.65% rise in the levy can raise $20.4 billion over four years. "With a guaranteed ...
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