State and territories should not expect extra health funding from the cash strapped Albanese government before 2025, as Mark Butler warnsPromising improved relations with state counterparts, the newly appointed health minister said take-up of vaccine booster shots remains too low in Australia. He expects business to continue to face workforce pressures amid high daily COVID-19 infection rates, deaths and the spread of winter influenza.
Mr Butler said case rates and deaths among elderly and vulnerable people would taper, including through the use of available oral COVID-19 treatments Lagevrio and Paxlovid. “I don’t pretend that means that states aren’t going to continue to make the case for new hospital funding arrangements, but we’ve got an agreement that runs until 2025,” Mr Butler said.
How about the Climate Target? will that get money?
Then extinguish the budget time bomb that is LNP's stage 3 legacy tax cuts that gifts politicians & well off $14,000 tax cut in 2023. PBO estimates budget impact of 220 BILLION over 8 years. Stealing funds from Medicare,NDIS, Hospitals,Climate,Aged Care. Mark_Butler_MP abcnews
Wonder why 🤷🏼♂️