Michelle Rowland announces joint select committee to probe big tech. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe government has announced that from July next year women suffering from persistent pelvic pain and endometriosis will have access to longer specialist gynaecological consultations of forty-five minutes or more, covered under Medicare.The leading standards body for women’s health, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (Ranzcog) has been lobbying the government to have the benefit added to the Medicare schedule (MBS).The MBS additions are good step in the right direction. Complex problems require complex solutions. If we have more time to listen to patients, we can address their needs better.There are a number of different areas where we can continue this work, with funding for pain management and endometriosis education for healthcare providers being a priority.With even Joe Biden suspending weapon shipments, Labor’s continued refusal to take any actions against Benjamin Netanyahu’s extreme war cabinet is inexcusable cowardice. Continue reading...
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