Politics

Tripling of bulk billing incentives to take effect today as Medicare reform begins

Today, the Albanese Government’s planned increase of Medicare payments to bulk billing doctors goes into effect. Now, when bulk billing concession card holders, children under 16 and pensioners, doctors are now eligible for up to three times as much money from bulk billing.  In both metropolitan and rural areas, doctors’ payment rates are going up …

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Online disinformation prevention bill under scrutiny

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defended the government’s disinformation and misinformation prevention bill, criticising dissent from the Coalition. Albanese is forging ahead with this bill, which is a holdover from the previous government and initially proposed in March of 2022. The bill, which is currently in a consultation phase, has garnered negative reactions from …

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Republican primary race

In the United States, Republican Party contenders are pushing for position in the Primary. Some of the candidates are claiming to be the generational evolution of Trumpism, while others are trying to distance themselves from Trump as much as possible. While candidates try to win the hearts and minds of the party, nobody can escape …

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Online Misinformation on Indigenous Voice to Parliament Worsening

Misinformation regarding the Indigenous Voice to Parliament has been spreading online. Due to a lack of internet literacy and difficulty accessing the internet in remote Indigenous communities, confusion regarding the contents, effects and context of the proposed change to the Australian Constitution has been spreading. As messaging regarding the Indigenous Voice to Parliament continues to …

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