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The Coalition has vowed to match Labor's pledge to boost Medicare funding by $8.5 billion over four years, describing a drop in bulk billing rates as a "mess" created by the government.

Labor has promised nine out of 10 GP visits will be free from out-of-pocket expenses by the end of the decade, in what will be a cornerstone of its re-election pitch.

What's next?

The Coalition said their funding would come in from November if they win this year's federal election, due on or before May 17, which is the same timeline given by Labor.

Labor has repeatedly warned that Medicare would be worse off under Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, but the Coalition was quick to announce their own $9 billion funding commitment for GPs as Mr Albanese was detailing his plans at a campaign-style rally in Launceston.

The Coalition's $9 billion commitment includes matching Labor's pledge plus $500 million previously announced for

In short:

Labor says nine out of 10 GP visits will be free from out-of-pocket expenses by 2030 under an $8.5 billion cornerstone Medicare election funding promise, to be announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday.

The money will fund 18 million extra bulk-billed visits a year, as the government moves to widen free GP access from children and pensioners to a near universal system.

What's next?

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, who has accused Labor of reckless spending, will need to decide whether to campaign against Labor's plan, which will cost at least $2.5 billion a year once fully rolled out.

The government has cited one ABS estimate that around 8.8 per cent of visits are delayed on such grounds. The number of people in their 20s not going to the doctor has tripled because of cost over the past three years.

But Labor's plan will also depend heavily on whether doctors take up the proposed incentive, part

Moscow has ramped up unconventional attacks against the West since it invaded Ukraine in 2022.

Since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has ramped up its campaign of so-called hybrid attacks — such as arson, cyber and information campaigns, or sabotage — throughout Europe. 

Recent examples include the alleged cutting of energy and communications cables in the Baltic Sea, which German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius described as “sabotage.” In that case, as in [many other examples](https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024

Below is the full-text of a Mozilla campaign email I received. Mozilla's consumer buyer's guide Privacy not included reviews apps and consumer electronics to help the general public choose products that better respect their privacy, and occasionally organizes petitions & campaigns to push for privacy regulation and accountability.

The bad news: major car companies say they can listen to us in our cars, collect our genetic information, track information about our sex lives, and sometimes even sell our personal information to places we don’t even know.

The good news: major car companies are also listening to our complaints about data privacy.

Last week, [Mozilla] revealed research showing that 25 global car brands are out of control when it comes to collecting, protecting, and even selling our personal information. And [Mozilla] stirred up a hornet’s nest.

Immediately, the auto industry scrambled to defend their disturb

David Revoy has posted a bunch of illustrations for Framasoft's Donation Campaign.