From bulk billing GPs and frontline workers to renters and the environment, here’s who won and lost in the Minns government’s state budget
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The New South Wales government has unveiled a bold plan to ease costs for GP clinics in a hope to nudge doctors into bulk billing more patients, as part of a suite of budget measures it hopes will deliver cost of living relief to citizens.
However, in announcing a $3.6bn deficit, the Minns government’s budget of “must haves not nice to haves” leaves a raft of key societal issues without new funding or a clear path to improvement.
Continue reading…From bulk billing GPs and frontline workers to renters and the environment, here’s who won and lost in the Minns government’s state budgetFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government has unveiled a bold plan to ease costs for GP clinics in a hope to nudge doctors into bulk billing more patients, as part of a suite of budget measures it hopes will deliver cost of living relief to citizens.However, in announcing a $3.6bn deficit, the Minns government’s budget of “must haves not nice to haves” leaves a raft of key societal issues without new funding or a clear path to improvement. Continue reading…