Shorten promises $2.3 billion package to relieve costs for cancer patients
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Bill Shorten has promised his government would introduce a A$2.3 billion four year package to slash cancer patients’ out-of-pocket costs, and has committed $1 billion to give extra tax relief for low income earners, above what they would get from Tuesday’s budget.
In his budget reply on Thursday night, the opposition leader pitched to...