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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten on NDIS reform and the Optus fallout

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a landmark reform of the last decade. But while delivering much benefit, it has operational problems and its cost has escalated dramatically – currently around $30 billion annually, there have been suggestions it could reach $60 billion. The scheme looms as one of…

The Conversation

Government strengthens powers for telcos to share affected data following Optus hack

Optus will be able to share drivers licences, Medicare and passport numbers with banks and government agencies to assist in fraud detection following a data breach that affected almost 10 million current and former customers.

ABC News

From social support to not feeling like 'just a GP' — what young graduates tackling our rural doctor shortage want

Despite the threat of burnout and isolation, these young medical graduates are passionate about rural health, however, they say, a damaging stigma needs to change.

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Family doctors warn that GP surgeries may close en masse amid funding and recruitment crisis

Three in four family doctors say they are burnt-out, and most practice owners fear they will close their surgeries due to mounting costs, a survey finds.

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Concerns grow about lame-duck appetite to stop steep budget cuts - Roll Call

The 2010 pay-as-you-go law is poised to require $100 billion in spending cuts just after this year's holiday season.

Roll Call

Democrats scored a huge win: Now what?

For more than a decade, Republicans riled up their base with vows to repeal Obamacare. Today, nothing but crickets

Salon

Exercise caution with zero-premium Medicare Advantage plans

Health insurers will flood the Medicare Advantage market again this fall with enticing offers of plans that have no monthly price tag

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A $6,000 urine test? Bay Area hospital company sued over ‘unconscionable’ fee

Savannah Thompson walked into the emergency department at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, California, just after midnight June 14, fearing she had ingested fentanyl — a synthetic opiate responsible for a North America-wide epidemic of fatal overdoses — in what she had been told was cocaine, according to…

Tribune News Service

Optus tells Victorians whose licences were exposed in data breach to register with roads body

Optus yet to give specific information about what to do next to those who used Queensland driver’s licences or a passport to sign up

The Guardian - AU

Anna was ready to buy her first home - but then her details were leaked in the Optus data breach and everything changed

After failing to get clear advice from Optus and in trying to protect her finances, Anna may now not be able to own her own home anytime soon.

ABC News

Staff at security firm G4S on alert after tax numbers and bank details posted online following hack

Exclusive: Ransomware attack on Port Phillip prison revealed in July led to data being posted in mid-September with staff told details this week

The Guardian - AU

Home health groups fight back against proposed cuts - Roll Call

The proposed cuts are recommended by an advisory commission, but some lawmakers say they would devastate the home health industry.

Roll Call

Proposed Medicare cuts will make it harder for doctors to provide necessary health care

With lower reimbursement for Medicare services, practices will be under pressure to cut back on the number of Medicare patients they serve, limit services or reduce investment in technology.

Chicago Sun-Times

Supreme Court turns away challenge to U.S. vaccine rule for health workers

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by Missouri and nine other states - mostly Republican-led - to President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for workers in healthcare facilities that receive federal funds.

Reuters

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The Guardian - AU

Optus reveals at least 2.1 million ID numbers exposed in massive data breach

Telco says 150,000 passport and 50,000 Medicare numbers have been stolen as it announces independent review

ABC News

Medicare changes to include nurse practitioners may help ease doctor shortage, ACNP says

A change to Medicare benefits will prompt more nurse practitioners to move out of the cities and help fill gaps created by the shortage of regional doctors, the Australian College of Nurse Practitioners says.

The New Daily

Optus unveils hack review amid public fury

Optus has unveiled an external review of its hack as the public and ministers vent their fury at the telco.

AAP

Optus launches external review of breach

Optus will commission an independent, external review of its security systems, controls and processes following a significant cyber attack.

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Federal government calls on Optus to 'step up' handling of cyber-attack, says telco has yet to provide critical information

The federal government says Optus has not yet provided government agencies with critical information about customers who had their Medicare or Centrelink details exposed.

The Guardian - AU

Select group of Optus customers should cancel licences and passports immediately, minister says

Clare O’Neil says Optus has emailed 10,200 customers who had their records posted online after 10 million people affected in larger cyber hack

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Young people need to fight for Social Security — now more than ever

One almost has to admire Republicans for the tenacity and determination with which they keep coming up with new ideas for hobbling Social Security.

Pedestrian.tv

Aus Companies May Soon Have To Dispose Of Certain Customer Data Thanks To The Optus Leak

“For too long, we've had companies solely looking at data as an asset that they can use commercially.”

ABC News

Impacted by the Optus data breach? Here's how to replace your passport, drivers licence and Medicare card

Did you get a message from Optus about your identification documents being exposed in the cyber attack? Here's what you need to know about replacing them.

The Conversation

Optus says it needed to keep identity data for six years. But did it really?

Among the many questions raised by the Optus data leak – cybersecurity experts are confident it wasn’t a hack, but that may have to be decided by a court – is why the company was storing so much personal information for so long.

ABC News

Optus data breach raises questions about how best to protect people's personal data

As the extent of the Optus data breach emerges, a past victim of identity fraud urges people to more tightly guard their online security, as a cyber security researcher says tougher laws on company data retention are needed.

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