Health reform will be interesting since the ALP don’t have the numbers in the senate, NAB and their rate cutting, Downer endorsing Rudd’s handling of the Hu case in China.
Medibank
Political snippets: Downer agrees with Rudd on China, health reform dependent on senate numbers
Health insurance “reforms” entrench two-tier system
Contrary to glib press reports, the Budget changes to private health insurance actually increase support for the industry, and do more to embed a two-tier health system, writesIan McAuley.
Tips and rumours
Have you us seen the new WA Today website — Fairfax’s new portal on the West? Those of us on the West Coast were looking forward to someone setting up shop in opposition to the single limp daily we suffer at the moment. Unfortunately what we got was SMH content with a thin veneer of local stories […]
