Labor makes last-ditch bid to extend My Health Record opt-out period

Opposition likely to win Senate support to extend opt-out, which ends on Thursday, by 12 months

Labor has announced it will move to amend the Coalition’s My Health Record bill in a bid to extend the opt-out period, days before records will be created automatically for 17m Australians.

The push for a 12-month extension of the 15 November deadline is likely to win Senate support after Labor, the Greens, Centre Alliance and the crossbench called for a suspension in a non-binding motion on Monday.

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