FOUND: 2 - What They Never Told You

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.

The Conversation · Feb 3, 2023

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.

ABC News · Feb 3, 2023

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.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2023

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 · Oct 19, 2022

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.

The Canberra Times · Sep 30, 2022

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…

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 30, 2022

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.

ABC News · Sep 30, 2022

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

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The Guardian - AU · Sep 29, 2022

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.

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 29, 2022

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.

The New Daily · Aug 31, 2022