Government and One Nation fail to support transparent aged care funding
A Bill seeking transparency and accountability for the billions of dollars in taxpayer-funding received by nursing home operators was today blocked by the federal government with the support of One Nation. The Aged Care Legislation Amendment (New Commissioner Functions) Bill 2019, introduced into Parliament, was seeking aged care operators to reveal their income source and […]
More inhumanity as Medevac laws repealed
Legislation to overturn Medevac laws that gave doctors more power to decide whether asylum seekers and refugees on Manus Island and Nauru should be transferred to Australia for urgent medical treatment passed the Senate on Wednesday morning. The Morrison government’s push to repeal Medevac was passed 37 votes to 35 after it secured the crucial […]