Labor scraps $5,000 cap on veterans' allied health services after political pressure
The government has reversed plans to impose limits on health coverage for defence veterans following sustained criticism from opposition lawmakers and veteran advocates.
Labor has backed down on its plan to impose a $5,000 cap on allied health services for defence veterans, yielding to weeks of political pressure from the opposition, veterans' groups, and independent senator Jacqui Lambie. The cap had been scheduled to take effect on 1 July 2027.
Lambie had characterized the proposed cap as "cruel" in her campaign against the measure. The government announced the decision to abandon the cap after mounting opposition from multiple quarters.
Sources
- ‘The bloody cap has been scrapped’: Jacqui Lambie celebrates Labor backdown on veterans’ health services cap — The Guardian — World
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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