![]() ![]() ![]() The sector hasn't received much money, with only $24.3 million over four years for more Headspace centres and a boost to preventing suicide in the manufacturing sector.īut the future of a key program helping millions of Australians seek additional treatment for their mental health remains unclear. Mental health also hasn't received a huge boost with only $24.3 million over four years for more Headspace centres and a boost to preventing suicide in the manufacturing sector.īy medical reporter Sophie Scott and Specialist Reporting Team's Katherine Gregory Loser: Tax avoidersĪmid record demand for psychologists and mental health support on the back of the cost-of-living crisis, natural disasters and the ongoing pandemic, the budget has been described by experts as a missed opportunity for mental health. But there isn't any additional funding for public hospitals. The Government is investing $235 million to roll out Urgent Care Clinics, to reduce the pressure on public hospitals and improve access to healthcare. It's investing $750 million in the Strengthening Medicare Fund, with the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce determining how best to spend to improve access and care for patients. People living in rural and regional Australia should benefit from the Government's $185.3 million Rural Workforce package, which aims to attract and retain more doctors and allied health professionals to those communities.īut there's still uncertainty over how the government will address Medicare funding. In the wake of the COVID pandemic, more than $3 million will be spent on scoping out an Australian Centre for Disease Control, similar to the US Centers for Disease Control.Ĭancer patients are winners too with a massive $450 million for two new comprehensive cancer care centres in Adelaide and Brisbane, and additional funding towards newborn screening and women's health during and after pregnancy. People on the autism spectrum will benefit from more than $5 million in funding over 2022-23 for research, early intervention services, and a national autism strategy. That'll kick in from January 1 next year. The government announced $787.1 million over the next four years to reduce the cost of buying medicines on the PBS from $42.50 to $30. On the one hand, Australians will benefit from cheaper medicines. The government will provide $13.9 million over three years to support bereaved parents. There's also $39 million in the budget, to be spent over four years, to increase and improve the consistency of screening programs done on newborns, but most of that money will come from existing resources within the health department.Īnother measure that'll be funded through re-directed money from a previous government measure is an increase in the number of stillbirth autopsies. ![]() The government has also announced $12.4 million to promote playgroups and toy libraries, although it's not entirely clear what's involved with promoting them and where around the country that money will go. The policy comes with a price tag of $530 million. The changes will be scaled in from July 2024 and will also allow two-parent households to decide how they split the leave. It also announced that from July next year it would start to increase the amount of government Paid Parental Leave to reach a total of 26 weeks by 2026. The changes will provide more generous subsidies to families and raise the maximum subsidy rate cap to 90 per cent, with a goal of providing universal child care to 90 per cent of all families. One of the centrepieces of the government's budget - and its election campaign - is its $4.7 billion spend on child care over the next four years. ![]()
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