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All the changes coming on April 1 that will impact your hip pocket
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (587+ words) March 31, 2026 " 8:00pm It may be April Fool's Day but April 1 is no laughing matter for the hip pocket. Australians already grappling with interest rate hikes have two more growing household bills their budgets need to account for. The fuel excise tax…...
The expensive new problem facing aged care residents
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (474+ words) March 17, 2026 " 4:08pm Australia's aged care system has never been simple, but the November reforms around accommodation payments are creating an expensive new problem for residents entering care. The government's My Aged Care website says, "you can choose to pay a lump…...
Bunnings joins Uber Eats in a major fast delivery shake up
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (80+ words) Bunnings has joined Uber Eats in what is being described as a major shake up in fast deliveries in Australia. Bunnings has joined Uber Eats in what is being described as a major shake up in fast deliveries in Australia....
I’m 74 with $1.6m in super. Am I eligible for a healthcare card?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (631+ words) February 11, 2026 " 5:01am Could you explain what is needed for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card? I have $1.6 million in a super in pension phase and have to withdraw 5 per cent each year until I turn 75, with the money paid into my bank…...
Hospital giant picks up ‘crown jewel’ from Healthscope collapse
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (592+ words) The $8 billion private hospital giant Ramsay Health Care has emerged as the first beneficiary of the Healthscope collapse after announcing plans to acquire its Canberra hospital for $251 million. "National Capital is expected to be in Ramsay's Top 20 hospitals based on…...
Big rise in private health insurance premiums flagged as costs soar
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (665+ words) Australia's 15 million private health insurance customers are facing a premium hike of more than 4 per cent next year as rising costs, and a struggling private hospital sector, are expected to force the federal government to approve the largest hike in…...
‘Have they learnt nothing?’ Radical surgery only option for hospital giant
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (978+ words) We are now down to the nitty-gritty of how to save all 37 of Healthscope's private hospitals from oblivion following its collapse in May, and the receivers controlling the sales process are contemplating drastic action. Sydney's Prince of Wales is on…...
Disability service provider ‘right-sizing’ as financial cliff looms
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (831+ words) One of Victoria's largest disability services providers is facing financial crisis, which its chief executive officer said was caused by higher-than-expected numbers of client deaths and a funding stand-off between the state and federal governments. Scope chief executive officer Lisa…...
Government interest bills soar as public debt tracks $1 trillion
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (838+ words) The nation's state and federal governments will soon spend more than $50 billion a year servicing a record level of debt as they all struggle to get on top of their health spending that is eating into growing revenues. A snapshot…...
US Medicare sets cracking unit price for Proteomics diabetes test
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (635+ words) Proteomics International has notched up a major win in the US, with the nation's powerful Medicare system setting a reimbursement price of US$390.75 (A$604) for the company's groundbreaking PromarkerD predictive kidney disease blood test. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…...