13 Nov 2023
18 - 25 Jan 2021
RC into robodebt: An administrative appeals tribunal member who ruled against the
Coalition government on several robodebt cases has told a royal
commission how he was surprised to lose his job after nearly 40 years of service.
Christopher Knaus viaGu:
19 Dec 2022
First Dog Viagra: This Christmas you could be living in your car!
5 Dec 2022
A summary of the debacle robodebt
TSP: Robo-debt ‘insights’ to shape NDIS compliance
11 Nov 2022
TSP: Inside Morrison’s push for robo-debt
25 Aug 2022
RC into Robodebt announced
ttps://robodebt.royalcommission.gov.au
21 Aug 2022
9 Aug 2022
The new Federal Gov scraps COVIDSafe contact tracing app
23 July 2022
MWM viaYouTube: Australian Hospitals Gifted to the Caymans
6 June 2022
Gu: My Health Record: after 12 years and more than $2bn, hardly anyone is using digital service
3 June 2022
Media Release: Abolishing the Cashless Debit Card
from the new Minister for SS after the change of the new ALP government following the win of the federal election on the 21st of May.
18 April 2022
Paul Karp viaGu: Factcheck: is there any truth to scare campaigns about the cashless debit card and retiree tax?
1 Sep 2021
8 June 2021
Gu: Robodebt: court approves $1.8bn settlement for victims of government’s ‘shameful’ failure
The settlement adds $112m interest to the $1.76bn in unlawful debts the commonwealth has agreed to wipe
Paul Bongiorno via TND: Medicare is latest victim of government health bungles
9 Dec 2020
34-33. Centre Alliance, a 2 member party vote a 'yes'. Reportedly, a senator with the deciding vote didn't turn up to vote (abstain from vote/s). 'Shameful, dirty deal': backflip on cashless debit card.
Ind Senator Rex Patrick also announced his opposition to the Coaltion Govt's SS (Admin) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020.
Jacqui Lambie changes her mind. She's not backing the cashless debit card bill.
16 Nov 2020
$1.2Billion Robodebt out-of-court Settlement; $721M agreed to pay back, $398M claims to be dropped, and $112M in compensation including legal costs.
13 Aug 2020
LNP fail aged care
Why is the aged care in crisis?
24 Apr 2019 #insiders
LNP govt: $40 billion in cuts of services (hospital, age care, school, NDIS) will be given to the high income earnings. Each single household will lose $4,800.
12 June 2020
Commonwealth had hoped to settle case and has admitted 400,000 welfare debts were unlawfully issued
ABCnews Coronavirus outbreak on live export ship Al Kuwait docked in Fremantle as six test positive for COVID-19
No wonder why the fed govt keeps delaying their dodgy corruption watchdog
PM says Australians are addicted to handouts
Commonwealth had hoped to settle case and has admitted 400,000 welfare debts were unlawfully issued
8 Feb 2020 Robodebt
4 Feb 2020 Class action of almost 10,000 people register to go ahead
despite the govt overhauling the scheme
despite the govt overhauling the scheme
16 May 2019
Hawke dies aged 89. Hawke was prime minister from 1983-1991.
I'm voting for Labor's Plans for Medicare Cancer, Better Hospitals, Pensioner Dental..
Thread with David, who was diagnosed with CoVid19 in March, was discharged from public health unit about 10 days later, and he's still sick.
5 May 2020
CoVid19 Nat Cabinet: Wonder why it has been setup? Who are on it? and who are behind it?
G datablog on Coronavirus in Australia
Latest
Social distancing rules explained: state by state guidelines
8 Feb 2020 Robodebt
Class action of almost 10,000 people register to go ahead despite the govt overhauling the scheme
Australia confirms four coronavirus cases
Lawyers and health privacy advocates condemn laxness of privacy provisions in guidelines
Gu: The department of human services says it will review all existing alleged debts and freeze current debt.
Well done! Now all we have to do is get them to ditch their 'illegal' cashless welfare card plans too.
Photo id bill rejected by AMA
Out-of-pocket expenses
12 Nov 2018
Opt-out record extended
canberratimes: My Health Record's privacy chief quits amid claims agency 'not listening'
19 Aug 2018 The Conversation:
14 Aug 2018 Crikey
'The government this morning unveiled the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018,
designed to radically expand government powers to spy on Australians by
forcing tech companies to help it
defeat encryption'.
9 Sep 2018
Labor campaign in Tasmania 
Independent Tim Storer supports Cashless Welfare Card
FYI
Data hacked & leaked
Border Force ... not long ago, now the AFP...
Federal Minister for Health backs down on MHR.
Also, there are calls for s98 to be removed from the bill
Gu: Parliamentary library deletes post confirming police can access MHR
Spot on the second time. Qld Police Union says there is nothing in legislation ‘that requires any enforcement body to obtain a warrant’
Gu: Police can access My Health Record without court order, parlia. library warns
while data concerns are dealt with, Labor leader Bill Shorten
says.
23 July 2018
Turnbull Government misinformation on who has access to My Health Record, read IA news here
Access to health care: her body her choice
Blood pressure and stress levels. I want to see my 65th birthday. Show thread
19 May 2018
Another scare (ID proposal last week) and played up by a journo.
Here's the facts:
BB: $265k taxpayer funded pension + investment income + salary from Murdoch.
7 May 2018 fyi Pensioners
17 Apr 2018
29 Oct 2017
A lesson for Malcolm Turnbull to learn from the 2016 federal election
Post-election speeches
Gu: Public sector union condemns Centrelink move to privatise call centre
Blanket urgently needed in Central Australian communities
gu: Medicare breach: It just got a whole lot harder to trust government with our data
gu: Medicare data breach: Tudge admits dept unaware darknet vendor selling card details
29 July 2016
11 July 2016 Getup
The Courier Mail article was published before the Federal election day
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23 April 2017 Federal budget time. Set priorities according to survey.
15 Dec @CathrineKingMP: Turnbull's dental care cut
3 Dec 2016
Help end the Medicare deep freeze by signing the petition
23 Nov 2016 gu
Threat from fed government over 'Save Medicare' campaign
Save Medicare campaigner's website Sign the petition!
15 Dec 16: The federal gov has backed down their bullying threat.
6 Nov 2016 Medi-scare is real 15 Dec 16: The federal gov has backed down their bullying threat.
Panellists: Mitch Fifield, Minister for Communications #CensusFail; Catherine
King, Shadow Health Minister (and: Fighting for faster broadband); Corinne Grant, Comedian & Writer;
Brendan O’Neill, Editor, spiked magazine; and Erin Watson-Lynn, Academic and entrepreneur.
8 August 2016 Labor News
3 August 2016
3 August 2016
The call for investigation into 'Medicare' text message sent to voters via medicare on election day. Matter is closed.
gu: Health and Medicare the most important issues for voters in fed election, poll finds
11 July 2016 Getup
The Courier Mail article was published before the Federal election day
8 July 2016 afr 5.25pm: Coalition claims victory but troubles not over
1 July 2016
#Medicare #SaveMedicare #AUvotes
20 June 2016
26 May 2016 Shadow Minister for Health, Catherine King MP
Health groups concerned about Telstra control of cancer register
24 May 2016
Bill Shorten: Nobody wants an American style health system
Medicare. Its worth keeping.
20 May 2016
The Conversation: Medicare rebate freeze explained
4 May 2016
26 May 2016 Shadow Minister for Health, Catherine King MP
Health groups concerned about Telstra control of cancer register
Bill Shorten: Nobody wants an American style health system
Medicare. Its worth keeping.
20 May 2016
The Conversation: Medicare rebate freeze explained
4 May 2016
Budget day 2016
7.56pm The Age Privatising Medicare a gift for Labor
GetUp! Defend Our Medicare petition
09.00 gu It's not just pap smears: cuts make healthcare more costly for those who need it most
gu 150,000 people have signed our petition because pathology cuts affect all of us
(the number is up and near 174,000).
abcNEWS Medicare rebate for pap smears unchanged, Minister says, as petition gathers
Labor Herald An attack on Medicare is an attack on all Australians: Shorten
Insiders interviews the Minister for Health, Ageing and Sport, Sussan Ley
13 Nov 2015
15.02 AEDT gu Cost of medical and dental care a barrier to Australians - survey
5 November 2015
Catherine King, the Shadow Minister for Health
Turnbull's hospital cuts a horror prescription
Tell Malcolm Turnbull hands off medicare. Sign petition
21 Oct 2015
11.30pm canberratimes Business plots Medicare takeover
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gu Alzheimer's & dementia are 2nd biggest killer in Aus, data shows
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4-10 October 2015
ABC Mental Health Week
abc Mental As: q&a (L) and Saturday Night Crack Up
14 Aug 2015
abcRN- All In The Mind: A new era of depression treatments
Australian Labor: Mental Health
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27 & 28 January 2016
02.20 AEDT gu / Zika virus
Zika isn't a global health threat like Ebola. It needs a targeted response
Brazil is 'badly losing' the battle against Zika virus, says health minister
28 Oct 2015 12.24pm The Age Why lettuce is making you fat
26 Oct 2015 23.30 AEDT gu Processed meats have cancer risks - WHO
12 August 2015
the guardian/Obesity/GeorgeMonbiot Food manufacturers, advertisers and Obesity
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8 Nov 2015 gu Five exercises to keep knees in good shape
4 August 2015
abcRN/Bed Bugs/Joel Werner & Wendy Zukerman
Presented by Robyn Williams
Going on holiday? Watch for the bed bugs
