Labor’s bill to cut private health insurance rebate blocked by Greens over pensioner carve-out

October 14, 2026 · 7:59 am 1 sources

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• Labor’s bill to cut private health insurance rebate blocked by Greens over pensioner carve-out
  The Guardian · October 14, 2026 07:59
  Almost 80,000 older Australians expected to end private health cover by 2028-29 as a result of Albanese government’s proposal Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Labor’s bid to cut the private health insurance rebate for over-65s has been blocked in parliament, with the…