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How new technologies are shaking up health care

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imageHealth technology such as apps is changing doctor and patient interaction for the better. Intel Free Pass/flickr

New tests and drugs have impacted health care for many decades. But we’re now seeing the emergence of completely different kinds of technologies that will radically alter how health care is both accessed and delivered.

In the past,...

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FactCheck: Has the government introduced 17 new taxes?

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imageNot all the measures listed fit the definition of a tax.AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

We have got 17 new or increased taxes. – Deputy Opposition Leader and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tanya Plibersek, interview with David Koch on Sunrise, August 31, 2015.

Members of the Opposition have said on several occasions that the government has imposed...

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Our super system isn't perfect - but for a failure, look to the US

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imageThe compulsory super scheme in Australia is clearly superior to the voluntary 401(k) scheme utilised by the United States.Image sourced from www.shutterstock.com

Debate swirls around the strengths and weaknesses of Australia’s superannuation system. But there is one aspect where change should not be countenanced: its compulsory nature.

As an...

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