Dr Melissa SweetMay 4, 2023
Government to spend $11.3 billion over four years to fund 15% pay rise for aged care workers #healthbudget2023 https://theconversation.com/government-to-spend-11-3-billion-over-four-years-to-fund-15-pay-rise-for-aged-care-workers-204919
Government to spend $11.3 billion over four years to fund 15% pay rise for aged care workers

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said that “for too long, those working in aged care have been asked to work harder for longer without enough reward, but with this budget that changes”

The Conversation
Show threadDr Melissa SweetMay 4, 2023
A critical point: Expenditure on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health is essentially flat across the budget and forward estimates.
#HealthBudget2023
Show threadDr Melissa SweetMay 4, 2023
"How can we make progress on Closing the Gap by spending the same amount of money every year? (Between 2013-14 and 2025-26 spending on these programs will have increased by an average 3.75 percent per year, compared with 7.25 percent for public hospitals)."
#HealthBudget2023
Dr Melissa SweetMay 4, 2023
Important article for those who will be covering/analysing/commenting on the federal budget. By @CharlesAndrewMK https://www.croakey.org/ahead-of-the-budget-here-are-some-key-areas-to-boost-federal-investment-in-health/
#HealthBudget2023
Dr Melissa SweetMay 3, 2023
The state of the climate demands urgent action, by Peter Boyer: https://southwind.com.au/2023/05/02/the-state-of-the-climate-in-2022/
cc @CroakeyNews
#HealthBudget2023
The state of the climate in 2022 | South Wind

It’s time to pay attention. It’s time for all of us, from top dogs down through the ranks to the rest of us, to lift our eyes from what we’re doing and take a look at the real world. Because … Continue reading →

South Wind | Thoughts around climate change, from the edge of the world
Show threadDr Melissa SweetMay 3, 2023
HT @ACOSS @AdamBandt @SimonKatterl @_PHAA_ @cohealth_au @GrattanInst
#RaiseTheRate
#AusPol
#HealthBudget2023
Dr Melissa SweetMay 3, 2023
Ahead of the budget, here are some key areas to boost federal investment in health – important article by @CharlesAndrewMK https://www.croakey.org/ahead-of-the-budget-here-are-some-key-areas-to-boost-federal-investment-in-health/
#HealthBudget2023
Show threadDr Melissa SweetMay 2, 2023
"Even when budgets are under pressure, we should avoid short-sighted decisions that will lead to sicker people, and sicker budgets, in the future."
Thanks @PeterBreadon @GrattanInst for saying what govts and communities need to hear! (also media)
#HealthBudget2023
Dr Melissa SweetMay 2, 2023
Cuts to preventive health are a false economy: they lead to sicker people and sicker budgets - https://johnmenadue.com/cuts-to-preventive-health-are-a-false-economy-they-lead-to-sicker-people-and-sicker-budgets/
cc @CroakeyNews @AHPA_AU @TowlLikeBowl
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Cuts to preventive health are a false economy: they lead to sicker people and sicker budgets - Pearls and Irritations

The nation is bracing for austere budgets. Grim foreshadowing has prepared us for a challenging federal budget. NSW and Victoria too.

Pearls and Irritations
Dr Melissa SweetMay 2, 2023
Anger over modest JobSeeker boost for over 55s while younger and Youth Allowance recipients look set to miss out #raisetherate #auspol ⁦@CroakeyNews⁩ #healthbudget2023 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-03/jobseeker-budget-boost-for-over-55s/102279970
Anger over modest JobSeeker boost for over 55s while younger and Youth Allowance recipients look set to miss out

Young Australians and social services advocates are dismayed the federal budget looks set to include a modest boost to the JobSeeker payment, but only for those over 55.

ABC News