Health Minister lashed over PBS subsidies ‘cap’
Katy Gallagher’s warning of a new ‘reality’ for medicine subsidies sits at odds with promises of faster bureaucracy, as the government navigates drug delays.
James Dowling
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Tanya Plibersek will face judicial scrutiny over her decision to heritage-list part of the Blayney gold mine site, effectively blocking the $1m project.
Emergency drugs review to combat delays
Mark Butler has called in the government’s drug assessor for an emergency meeting after consideration of 45 drugs – some potentially lifesaving – without consultation.
Result forecasters cowed by repetitive swing to the right
In three separate campaigns, Donald Trump has outperformed the numbers pollsters put in front of him, but 2024 analysts took solace in slight rise to accuracy.
As it happened: Trump claims historic victory
Donald Trump vows to ‘help the US heal’, winning both the electoral college and popular vote. A win in Wisconsin confirmed his second term as president and victory over Kamala Harris.
Assess all mine evidence? You’re dreaming
Key evidence submitted late to Tanya Plibersek received an ‘unfair’ lack of scrutiny, avoiding assessment outside of her own office.
No PBS service, but a $200,000 fee
Pharmaceutical companies whose medicines have been indefinitely delayed are being charged $200,000 per application despite no services being provided, as patient outrage grows.
Uni takes cultural healthcare to heart
Three in 10 Indigenous Australians avoid necessary healthcare, with Indigenous health organisations under-represented, Monash is opting to change this.
Ranger rescue mission brings wallabies back from the brink
Facing the threat of extinction because of fire and foxes, WA’s population of wiliji wallabies look to Indigenous rangers for salvation.
‘Lives depend on it’: uproar at medicine delays
Cancer treatments and chronic-disease medications are among the drugs deferred in a shock decision by the government’s advisory body for drug subsidies, which has left 45 new medicines stalled without discussion.
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