The Guardian • Medicare

Issue #2036

• February 20, 2023
• THE GUARDIAN

Commodification of health care

Since its introduction in 1984, Australia’s national health insurance scheme, Medicare, has been under constant attack from the privateers. Medicare is an anathema to their...

Issue #2036

• February 20, 2023
• THE GUARDIAN

DINGO

More than a thousand refugees and their supporters rallied outside Parliament House in Canberra on 29th November to demand permanent visas for refugees. Priya Nadesalingam,...

Issue #1989

• February 20, 2023
• THE GUARDIAN

Health care a right, not a privilege

The Liberal-National Coalition has never supported Medicare, constantly undermining it since its introduction.

Issue #2034

• February 20, 2023
• THE GUARDIAN

DINGO

Scott Morrison’s secret multiple portfolios has nothing on the dual role of PM Albanese and Defence Minister Richard Marles as salesmen/lobbyists for the arms manufacturers....

Issue #2035

• February 20, 2023
• THE GUARDIAN

DINGO

The latest cost estimate for taxpayers of Australia’s pending nuclear submarines at more than $170 billion. Don’t be surprised when Australia’s supply of weaponry to...

Issue #1986

• February 20, 2023
• THE GUARDIAN

Digital identity exposure draft is too light on the details

Digital rights advocacy groups such as “Digital Rights Watch” have raised several concerns and recommendations to ensure Australian’s digital identities remain safe.

Issue #2030

• February 20, 2023
• THE GUARDIAN

The mainstream media has excised coverage of Israel’s crimes in the West Bank and Gaza. While there is no end to the noise from the...

Issue #1966

• February 20, 2023
• THE GUARDIAN

The destruction of Medicare by stealth

Without warning, the government announced changes to more than 900 Medicare rebates, mostly in private hospitals, to commence 1st July.

Issue #2030

• February 20, 2023
• THE GUARDIAN

Medicare under attack

An investigation by the ABC, and the Nine newspapers Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, claims that $8 billion (approximately thirty per cent) of Medicare’s...

Issue #2041

• February 20, 2023
• THE GUARDIAN

Medicare plan – BULK PROFITS

For anyone looking for solutions to the Medicare crisis, the Albanese government’s Strengthening Medicare Taskforce Report raises more questions than it answers. It is full...