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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Butler and Paul Karp

National cabinet recap: 50-50 health funding extended but no consensus on new gas reserve

Annastacia Palaszczuk, Dominic Perrottet, Anthony Albanese, Dan Andrews and Mark McGowan at a press conference after a national cabinet meeting at Parliament House in Canberra
Anthony Albanese’s first national cabinet meeting with state and territory leaders ended with no firm announcement on the energy crisis. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

National cabinet has agreed to extend a 50-50 split of health funding but no outcome was reached on calls for an east coast gas reservation policy, in the midst of an energy crisis that has set power prices soaring.

The health announcement fell short of calls from the Australian Medical Association for the federal government to extend the support until 2025 and commit to a long-term 50-50 split on general hospital funding.

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