Crash between two school buses in Blue Mountains leaves eight in hospital – as it happened
by Cait Kelly and Natasha May (earlier) from on (#6BP9V)
Seven children and a driver were injured. This blog is now closed
Medicare benefits increase will help all patients, Butler says
The surprise centrepiece of the budget was $5.7bn increased funding for Medicare, including incentives to improve bulk billing for children and concession cardholders.
Rebates aren't frozen, every rebate on the MBS [Medicare Benefits Schedule] in going to increase next year - the biggest Medicare increase across the board - every single service, for every single Australian.
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