Albanese and Dutton scrub up for a Medicare face-off, but there’s more at stake in this election

Professor Steve Robson.

With the first full week of the election campaign health has already become a key battleground for votes alongside tackling cost-of-living pressures.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is doubling down on Medicare, using a recent Brisbane visit — in none other than Peter Dutton’s seat of Dickson — to promote his government’s Urgent Care Clinics.