Keywords: Francis Sullivan
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AUSTRALIA
- Francis Sullivan
- 27 February 2007
Medibank Private should be sold. It no longer justifies government ownership.
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AUSTRALIA
- Francis Sullivan
- 13 November 2006
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Last week's conscience vote on human embryo cloning exposed Senators to a level of public scrutiny seldom, unparalleled in normal debates. Many felt exposed and vulnerable, weighed down by the decisions before them.
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AUSTRALIA
- Francis Sullivan
- 26 June 2006
The Howard government wants a different Medicare: one where people who can, pay more to visit a doctor. The government is grappling with a complex economic issue, but should not dismiss the social benefits that Medicare delivers to the very sick and less well off.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Francis Sullivan
- 26 June 2006
Shadow Minister Craig Emerson (pictured), has an intelligent and provocative book that approaches social and economic issues from the right of the ALP. His starting point alone will win him friends and foes. But it will also put some energy into a staid policy making process.
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AUSTRALIA
- Francis Sullivan
- 16 June 2006
It is time for government leaders to stage a ‘walk in’ and recommit the country’s resources for the health of everyone.
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AUSTRALIA
- Francis Sullivan
- 22 May 2006
MedicarePlus passed through parliament in early March. Rather than easing the financial burden on average working families, closer examination reveals the policy leads to the creation of poverty traps.
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AUSTRALIA
- Francis Sullivan
- 14 May 2006
Mixed signals lead one to wonder whether the Commonwealth is pulling back from shouldering its share of the cost of aged care.
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