Shadow Portfolio — 12 May 2026
Tribune’s note
On budget day, Anne Webster (Nationals) used a Matter of Public Importance to attack the government's aged-care funding model, arguing it would raid private health funds and impose costs of up to $1,000 on seniors. Webster cited Minister Rae's own admission that more than 230,000 people are waiting for Commonwealth Home Support packages, particularly in regional Australia, framing the government's approach as both financially harmful to private health consumers and inadequate for those most in need.
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