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Max Maddison
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Liberal backbencher Andrew Wallace has challenged the Australian government's plan to reduce the private health insurance rebate for citizens over 65. The government defends the move as a necessary measure to fund aged care services.
Why it matters
The debate highlights the tension between fiscal policy and social welfare support for an aging population.
Liberal backbencher Andrew Wallace has attempted to table a stack of papers which he said contained more than 10,000 signatures from Australians opposing Labor’s plan to cut back the private health rebate for over-65s.
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