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‘Biggest diphtheria outbreak’ in decades spreads into Queensland, SA and WA

Health minister Mark Butler says vaccines are being rushed into NT communities, with one suspected death

The Guardian - AU

Plan to reduce private health rebates for older Australians to have ‘almost no impact’ on hospital system, expert says

Labor will push ahead with a plan to reduce insurance rebates, meaning three million older Australians to pay $250 extra a year for private health

The Guardian - AU

Deadly disease outbreak linked to waning vaccinations

One of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks has spread across the nation with fears the respiratory disease has claimed a life in an outback community.

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'Numbers increasing': border changes flagged for Ebola

Extra screening measures could enforced at airports for arrivals from West Africa as a deadly strain of Ebola spreads through the region.

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Minister takes on Hunter GPs in government push to increase bulk-billing

The government will spend $25.3 million over three years to establish six fully bulk-billing general practices across the Hunter and Central Coast.

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The government plans to tighten NDIS eligibility. Here’s what’s likely to change

Amid the noise and spectacle of budget week, one significant policy change has slipped largely under the radar. Health Minister Mark Butler introduced changes that, if passed by parliament, will tighten access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

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6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine

Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks

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NDIS reform to clean-up fraud, improve care: providers

Sweeping NDIS reforms will enforce tougher provider registration requirements and improve the quality of support for all, an inquiry has been told.

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NDIS cuts could leave some participants with a funding gap. How will the changes affect you?

Proposals also grant the health minister power to change disability support rules without state or territory approval. Here’s what you need to know

The Guardian - AU

Australians from hantavirus cruise ship fly out of Netherlands in full PPE after plane and crew secured

Health minister Mark Butler says six passengers who have tested negative for hantavirus will land in Western Australia on Friday

The Guardian - AU

Hantavirus cruise evacuees secure flight to Australia

Six cruisers evacuated from a hantavirus-stricken ship will arrive back in Australia ahead of a three-week quarantine under the watch of critical care staff.

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Australians will need to exhaust ‘all appropriate’ treatment options to access NDIS under proposed rules

Exclusive: Sweeping overhaul expected to be introduced to parliament Thursday as Greens warn proposal is ‘extraordinarily alarming’

The Guardian - AU

Urgent care clinics, medicines and vaccines: what the budget means for Australians’ health

Health was at the heart of last year’s budget. Last night, tax and housing took centre stage, and there were few surprises in health.

The Conversation

Huge cuts to national disability insurance scheme aim to save more than $36bn in budget’s largest single measure

NDIS changes foreshadowed by health minister Mark Butler will drastically reduce access to the scheme, with nearly 700 staff positions to go at NDIA

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Experts back quarantine plan for cruise ship evacuees

Experts say the need for quarantine facilities will increase in the future, as Australian hantavirus cruise ship passengers make their way home.

The Guardian - AU

‘Difficult’ mission to repatriate Australian hantavirus cruise passengers en route to long Perth quarantine

Health minister Mark Butler says six people from MV Hondius plus flight crew from charter plane to be isolated for weeks

The Conversation

Specialist doctors are charging too much. 4 options to rein in excessive fees

Australia’s Health Minister Mark Butler has declared reducing specialists’ fees will be his next key focus of health policy reform.

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Australians from hantavirus cruise ship to be quarantined near Perth for three weeks

Four Australian citizens and one permanent resident from the MV Hondius to fly home via Perth on Tuesday

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Kid's cancer centre zeroes in on 'terrible disease'

Australia is opening its first centre focused solely on transforming the experiences and outcomes for children and young people with cancer.

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Backlash over secret Senate hearing for tobacco giants

The federal government is asking what the coalition has to hide, after it was sprung offering a private hearing to tobacco giant Philip Morris.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition accused of secretly giving big tobacco lobbyists private platform in parliament

Exclusive: A Senate committee considering the illegal tobacco trade in Australia hears closed-session evidence from cigarette manufacturers

The Conversation

The federal government is considering capping specialists’ fees. Is that constitutional?

Health Minister Mark Butler has said the government is considering capping specialists’ fees to reduce the gap between what Medicare covers and what specialists charge patients.

The Conversation

What do the proposed NDIS changes mean for people with disability living in supported accommodation?

Amid major reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), unveiled last week, NDIS minister Mark Butler announced the government’s plans to commission supported independent living services for people with disability, “rather than relying on a market that isn’t working”.

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NDIS cuts not just about kicking people off: minister

The minister in charge of the NDIS has defended looming changes to the scheme that will require people with disabilities to be reassessed.

The Guardian - AU

Today’s bloated NDIS would never have been greenlit, its former head says. How did we get here?

The Albanese government this week launched the most significant intervention in the disability support scheme’s history

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