Federal Election 2023

What to expect from major Medicare changes

More than $2 billion in changes to Medicare and other parts of the health system will be unveiled in the Federal Budget next week. Here we explain how they will affect you.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 30: Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus reads the Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 bill in the house of representatives on March 30, 2023 in Canberra, Australia. The Albanese Government said in a release last week that it is taking the next steps on the path to constitutional recognition through a Voice by introducing a Constitution Alteration Bill into the Parliament. The question the Parliament will now consider to be put to the Australian people at the 2023 referendum will be "A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Do you approve this proposed alteration?" (Photo by Martin Ollman/Getty Images)

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Government targets rampant sexual violence in big budget move

Australia will dramatically rethink how the criminal justice system responds to sexual assaults and prevent the courts process further harming victims under a huge new investment.

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