Good morning. Health is making the headlines today. Our medical editor, Melissa Davey, reveals that some GPs have stopped accepting the “white card” that is supposed to give military veterans free healthcare for specific conditions – forcing them to pay full fees. The clinics accept it’s a “shock” but say the government doesn’t pay enough for the services to cover costs. Plus, we dig into the crisis in maternity care around rural and regional Australia, where wards are closing or reducing services, forcing women into longer, more expensive travel to obtain care.
Meanwhile, 58 people have died after a wooden sailing boat crashed off the coast of Italy. Australia’s cricketers celebrate a T20 World Cup victory. And we sample the “cursed” crochet patterns created by AI chat.
