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Medicare reform is off to a promising start. Now comes the hard part

There was a lot of build-up to today’s National Cabinet meeting. Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has long said Medicare is in the worst shape it has ever been, and the premiers said health reform should be the top priority at the meeting.

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No firm movement on health funding as national cabinet briefed by ASIO on sovereign citizens — as it happened

Doctors are criticising recommended changes to the healthcare system after national cabinet announces it will wait until April to decide how to address issues in the sector — as it happened.

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Premiers to use national cabinet to plead for more federal funding for hospitals and GPs

Premiers and chief ministers will enter a pivotal national cabinet meeting today demanding more federal funding for Australia's health system, amid warnings the "broken" sector is heaving under strain and needs urgent repair.

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Cap on coal and gas prices key to Anthony Albanese’s plan to reduce electricity bills

Federal, state and territory governments will provide up to $3 billion in electricity bill relief to households and small businesses.

The New Daily

Report criticises coal price cap and says gas the real driver of power prices

"A price cap on coal is a short term political fix, not the solution it is being portrayed as, and it may actually make things worse.

Newcastle Herald

PM to meet virtually with state colleagues

National cabinet is set to meet virtually after the in-person meeting was delayed when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese tested positive for COVID-19.

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Watch: IR Bill to pass Senate, security breach sparks chaos at Brisbane Airport

Watch: Industrial Relations Bill to pass the Senate. National Cabinet to discuss next step for Scott Morrison. Daniel Andrew returns as Premier of

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Australia's COVID response was 'overreach' and worsened existing inequalities, according to independent review

Australia’s response to COVID-19 exacerbated existing inequalities within the society, according to an independent review, which urges that “overreach” be avoided in dealing with future such crises.

The Conversation

COVID rules have changed in the ACT again. Here's what is left

The ACT will no longer require passengers to wear a mask on public transport and in taxis and rideshares.

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In A Massive ‘Fuck You’ To Vulnerable People, National Cabinet Has Scrapped Mandatory COVID Iso

Mandatory COVID-19 isolation will end on October 14 for everyone, the National Cabinet has decided.Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly announced on Friday there would be support for some workers in high-risk settings to be able to continue isolation if needed, but everyone else can just carry about their lives as…

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Mandatory COVID-19 isolation periods scrapped from October 14, emergency response 'finished' says national cabinet

Rules forcing people to isolate for five days if they test positive to COVID-19 will end from October 14 for everyone, as the chief medical officer says it marks the likely end of the emergency pandemic response.

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Australia’s CMO warns further Covid waves ‘highly likely’ – as it happened

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Dom Perrottet’s Set To Call For The End Of Mandatory COVID Iso, Which Is Certainly A Fkn Choice

To be clear, a bad choice.

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National cabinet reduces COVID isolation from seven days to five

Isolation for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients will be reduced from seven days to five among a series of decisions made by national cabinet on Wednesday.

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Putin reacts to Mikhail Gorbachev's death, COVID-19 rules to be debated at national cabinet, and James Webb telescope's Phantom Galaxy photo — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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Should states cut COVID isolation from 7 to 5 days? Here's what they'll need to consider

New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet is driving a push to reduce isolation requirements for people who test positive for COVID from seven to five days. It’s slated for discussion at tomorrow’s National Cabinet meeting, with Perrottet urging a consistent approach across all states and territories.

The Guardian - AU

Reduced Covid isolation period top of the agenda as national cabinet prepares to meet

Dominic Perrottet pushing for cut to five days, while Daniel Andrews open to shift if supported by health advice

The Guardian - AU

AMA welcomes Albanese’s decision to extend Covid-19 pandemic leave payments after national cabinet meets

Prime minister says support will continue until the end of September amid winter Covid wave set to peak in August

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PM extends pandemic leave payment; 77 Covid deaths – as it happened

Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk urges mask-wearing indoors after national cabinet meeting. This blog is now closed

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Albanese to restore Covid leave payment as emergency national cabinet meeting called

Australia’s chief medical officer will give a briefing to state and territory leaders on Saturday as the government backflips on pandemic support

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Yeah Good: Albanese Announces $750 Pandemic Leave Payment Will Be Extended Until Sept 30

“I said during the election campaign repeatedly that one of my things was no one left behind.”

The Guardian - AU

National cabinet recap: 50-50 health funding extended but no consensus on new gas reserve

Australian Medical Association president says three months extra Covid support ‘will not fix a decade of hospital underfunding’

ABC News

The Loop: Anthony Albanese extends COVID funding, praise for Mike Pence at Capitol riots hearing, and Beyonce teases new music

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The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese backflips on national cabinet secrecy and refuses to say why

PM opts to continue to prevent release of documents related to meetings with state leaders despite his previous criticism of the practice

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VIDEO: Albanese holds his first National Cabinet

University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and Director of the Institute for Governance & Policy Analysis Dr Lain Dare discuss the week in politics.

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