It will also be cheaper for women to get long-acting contraceptives and menopause assessments,in a significant package that Labor says will save women thousands of dollars.
Some doctors say the Medicare system gives them insufficient time and funding to manage complex women’s issues.
Assistant Health Minister Ged Kearney took a rare step in breaking with the government’s position,taking the revolt to six government MPs.
Assistant Health Minister Ged Kearney says it’s important to continue promoting the message that breastfeeding gives babies the best start in life,but it’s not easy for everyone.
Six Labor MPs in at-risk seats have spoken out against the future gas strategy spearheaded by Resources Minister Madeleine King.
More Palestinians fleeing Gaza have had their visas cancelled while en route to Australia,leaving them stranded and their family members in a state of panic.
A woman who went to the GP complaining about abdominal pain during sex was told:“You’re 70 years old;of course sex is going to hurt.” Three days later,her appendix burst.
The Grattan Institute says it’s time for mandatory limits on salt,as thousands die each year from illnesses caused by a high intake.
Abortion services are a patchwork across the country,with rules that differ between states and territories and many public hospitals or GPs that refuse to provide terminations.
The proposed change acts on a recommendation of the recent Medicare review following reports in this masthead that billions of dollars were leaking from the system each year.