Good afternoon. Anthony Albanese has announced a major funding package in next week’s federal budget to overhaul Medicare. The overhaul is part of a $2.2bn planned spend to strengthen the country’s health system which will also expand the roles of pharmacists and paramedics.
After Friday’s national cabinet meeting in Brisbane, Albanese said state and territory leaders had agreed to a raft of measures, including developing plans to strengthen the rights of renters and to boost property supply and affordability, in a bid to address the nation’s housing crisis and win support for the Albanese government’s signature housing policy.
