The Coalition is unleashing a fierce attack on Labor’s new private health insurance rebate changes, branding them an $11 billion tax that could force seniors out of private care and overwhelm public hospitals. But Health Minister Mark Butler is standing firm, insisting the reforms won’t dent private insurance uptake and will instead fund vital aged care upgrades — including more beds and better home care — by shifting rebates from age to income. Meanwhile, attorneys-general are hashing out reforms to national working with children checks, aiming to stop convicted offenders from getting checks in other states — a move to tighten child safety nationwide.
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