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'Taking action now' on health reform, a national firearms register and an Adelaide burn — here's what happened at national cabinet

From tackling a struggling healthcare system, to a potential national firearms register, to a cheeky exchange between two premiers, here are the key moments from national cabinet.

ABC News · Feb 3, 2023

No firm movement on health funding as national cabinet briefed by ASIO on sovereign citizens — as it happened

Doctors are criticising recommended changes to the healthcare system after national cabinet announces it will wait until April to decide how to address issues in the sector — as it happened.

ABC News · Feb 3, 2023

Coles and Woolworths ordered to dump more than 5,200 tonnes of soft plastic into landfill – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2023

An improved My Health Record will be at centre of push to modernise primary healthcare

Better digital systems are to be discussed at national cabinet, while the AMA will call for stronger safeguards to protect patient data

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2023

End of public health emergency causes cascade of changes - Roll Call

The public health emergency created an array of health flexibilities, impacting everything from Medicaid to telehealth coverage.

Roll Call · Feb 2, 2023

Medicare is about to get a historic overhaul. What does that mean?

Anthony Albanese and state premiers will negotiate a plan to radically overhaul Medicare on Friday as new figures show Australians' waiting times for

The New Daily · Feb 2, 2023

What will change once federal COVID-19 emergency ends in May?

The pandemic increased health care coverage, boosted telehealth, beefed up food assistance and offered universal access to coronavirus vaccines and tests. On May 11, President Joe Biden plans to end the emergencies declared for the pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 1, 2023

Productivity Commission Report reveals Australians delaying vital health care because of cost

The number of Australians who delayed or avoided seeing their doctor because they could not afford it soared by almost 50 per cent in the past year, new figures have revealed.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2023

Top-level talks on remedy for rising health care costs

Anthony Albanese wants federal, state and territory healthcare systems to work together better but faces calls from leaders to increase Commonwealth spending.

AAP · Feb 1, 2023

McCarthy, Biden to meet in hopes of avoiding debt limit debacle

WASHINGTON — When Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., meets President Joe Biden on Wednesday to discuss the debt limit, there are some structural advantages in favor of emerging from the fight this summer without tanking financial markets that didn’t exist in 2011, a similar moment in U.S. political history.

Tribune News Service · Feb 1, 2023