Federal budget: No compliance crackdown, no new money… but not nothing
The government has fulfilled its promise to boost rural workforce incentives
The health bit of last night’s federal budget unfolded as nearly everybody predicted, which you may take as a compliment or a criticism of the government, depending on your perspective.
The first budget from Treasurer Jim Chalmers tucked away $750 million in ‘contingency’ funds for whatever shape the long-delayed GP patient enrolment scheme takes.