Published: April 04, 2019
Opposition leader promises action to cut out-of-pocket costs for cancer patients, plus tax cuts for people earning under $48,000
Bill Shorten has used the final day of the 45th parliament to unveil a $2.3bn package to reduce out-of-pocket costs for cancer patients, while promising more generous tax relief for workers earning under $48,000 and a $440m injection for technical education.
With the major parties now campaigning full-tilt in an undeclared election contest, the Labor leader used his budget reply speech to promise to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for cancer diagnostic imaging by opening up MRIs across the country for cancer scans, and allocating $600m to improve access to and affordability of diagnostic imaging.
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