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Two more Australians have been confirmed safe after the Nepal-Tibet flood, with the number of unaccounted-for Australians revised down to 36.
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States fume over private health changes
By Stephanie Dalzell
By Stephanie Dalzell
The states and territories have set the stage for a showdown with the Commonwealth over its proposed private health insurance rebate changes, with some demanding the federal government ditch the plan amid new warnings it will worsen the strain on public hospitals.
The proposal to remove the higher rebate for Australians aged 65 and over will be discussed by health ministers at a meeting in Sydney today.
The federal government says the change will bank $3billion in savings over four years, to be spent elsewhere in the aged care system.
But states like New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Northern Territory have all raised concerns over the proposal, while the Queensland LNP and Tasmanian Liberal governments have gone further, demanding the plan be ditched.
“This is, I think, robbing Peter to pay Paul – and Paul hasn’t been paid yet,” Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls told the ABC.
"We think that the Commonwealth has not yet got a full understanding of the impact … if we see more people dropping out of private health insurance, then we'll see more people turning up in our public health institutions, including our public hospitals."
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Two more more Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster
By Courtney Gould
By Courtney Gould
Two more Australians have been confirmed safe in the Nepal-Tibet flood disaster.
The ABC understands that two citizens who were previously uncontactable have now been found safe in Nepal and are well. They do not require consular assistance.
As of this morning, 36 Australians remain unaccounted for.
A 15-person Australian Disaster Assistance Response Team is expected to arrive in Kathmandu later today. A further 7 AFP disaster victim identification specialists are due to arrive on Saturday morning.
More than 1,200 people have been confirmed dead in the disaster, with more than 5,500 people missing on both sides of the border.
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