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TASMANIA MORNINGS WITH LEON COMPTON, ABC HOBART

7 May 2026

Topic: Labor’s harmful cut to the private health insurance rebate

The Coalition is calling out the Albanese Labor Government for failing rural and regional Australians after twelve leading nursing and healthcare organisations have warned that Medicare is no longer delivering for communities in the bush.

New analysis from Private Health Australia has laid bare the damaging consequences of the Albanese Government's decision to cut the private health insurance rebate for Australians over 65 – a move set to triple the cost increase faced by those most reliant on their health cover.

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INTERVIEW WITH SALLY SARA, ABC RN BREAKFAST

23 April 2026

Topics: NDIS reforms, private health insurance rebate cut for over 65s, Labor’s aged care costs backflip

The Albanese Labor Government’s announcement today is a clear admission it has created a serious crisis in residential aged care, and it is older Australians with private health insurance who will be forced to pay the price. 

The Albanese Labor Government’s backflip on charging older Australians for essential personal care is a clear admission that Labor has botched the rollout of its aged care reforms. 

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INTERVIEW WITH JAYNIE SEAL, SKY NEWS

19 April 2026

Topics: Commonwealth Ombudsman investigation into Labor’s aged care assessment algorithm, NDIS 

The Coalition has welcomed the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s decision to investigate the Albanese Government’s aged care assessment algorithm, amid growing concerns it is denying support to vulnerable older Australians.

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INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS KENNY, SKY NEWS

9 April 2026

Topics: energy, green hydrogen, Labor’s flawed new aged care algorithm

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INTERVIEW WITH JAMES WILLIS, 2GB

6 April 2026

Topics: Labor’s failed rollout of its new aged care system, cost blowouts for home care services, NDIS reform