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Media Release: Government Walks Away from Hospital Funding Promise and Leaves Older Australians Stranded

The Albanese Labor Government has officially walked away from its commitment to lift the Commonwealth contribution for hospital funding at the same time as it has abandoned older Australians who are stuck in hospital waiting for aged care support. 

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Media Release: Labor's Broken Promise to Older Australians as it is Caught Rationing Home Care

The Albanese Labor Government has broken its clear promise by short-changing older Australians on the delivery of new home care packages.

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Transcript: Interview with Sally Sara, ABC RN Breakfast - 3 December 2025

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ABC RADIO NATIONAL BREAKFAST WITH SALLY SARA

3 December 2025

Topics: The Prime Minister’s failure to negotiate a new hospital funding deal, Labor’s aged care crisis, Reynolds and Brown case, Liberal election review, immigration policy 

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Media Release: Industry Projects Net Loss of Aged Care Beds as Access Crisis Deepens

Leading aged care industry analysts have delivered a devastating assessment of the Albanese Government's aged care access crisis, projecting Australia will experience a net reduction in residential aged care beds by 2030

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Media Release: Anthony Albanese Called Out for Aged Care and Hospital Failures

Every state and territory leader has today called out Anthony Albanese for breaking his hospital funding commitments, an unprecedented and united intervention that shows just how badly the Prime Minister has mismanaged Australia's health, aged care and disability systems.

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Transcript: Joint Doorstop Interview - 21 November 2025

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JOINT DOORSTOP INTERVIEW
ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Friday, 21 November 2025

Topics: Visit to NextDC; bulk billing rates; affordable and responsible: the Coalition plan for affordable energy and lower emissions; Labor’s cost-of-living crisis; Labor’s energy policy shambles; COP-31; G20; Prime Minister wearing a Navy cap; South Australian Liberal Party.

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Media Release: Albanese's Medicare Failure Laid Bare as Costs Explode and Access Collapses

New Medicare data quietly released by the Department of Health this week reveals Australians are shunning the doctor as average out-of-pocket costs blow past $50, confirming Anthony Albanese’s promise to “strengthen Medicare” has failed.

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Transcript: Interview with Hamish MacDonald, ABC Radio Sydney Mornings

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ABC RADIO SYDNEY MORNINGS WITH HAMISH MACDONALD

20 November 2025

Topics: The Prime Minister’s broken promise on hospital funding and failure to negotiate with the States, the Coalition’s energy policy

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Transcript: Interview with Clinton Maynard, 2GB - 19 November 2025

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INTERVIEW WITH CLINTON MAYNARD, 2GB

19 November 2025

Topics: Rising health out-of-pocket costs, Labor’s Medicare lies, hospital funding stoush  

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Joint Media Release: Coalition Takes the Lead on Impact of Microplastics on Women's Health

The Coalition has secured a Senate inquiry into the potential health impacts of microplastics, toxins and "forever chemicals" as part of our commitment to proactive, preventative health policy that puts families first. 

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