Fund health and medical research through universal,
fair & progressive taxation
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The ‘No GP Tax in our name’ Campaign asks Australian health
and medical researchers and all concerned citizens to take a stand against
the Australian Government’s decision to fund medical research through the new
GP Tax.
It is unethical to fund medical research with a GP Tax which
will discourage people from visiting their GP and detracts from the universal
free-at-the point of use nature of Medicare. This new Tax will fall hardest
on the most disadvantaged, and those with low incomes or a chronic condition.
It will increase demand on over-stretched emergency departments and public
hospitals.
We don’t need a hastily thought out scheme that links a GP tax
to research income.
We can afford to be a compassionate country which cares for
all its citizens and funds universal free-at the point of use health
services.
We are calling on the Australian Government to fund health and
medical research through universal, fair and progressive taxation and to
delink the funding from the GP tax.
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To join us and say ‘No GP Tax in our name,’ sign our
petition, or use #noGPtax on Twitter
Click below to join petition
-----------------------------Life just gets harder for marginalised Australians: Salvos research shows the real face of Australian poverty
A nationwide survey of around 2,500 Salvation Army welfare clients reveals a harrowing snapshot of the realities of daily life for those living on the margins - vulnerable, difficult lives which The Salvation Army believes are about to get even harder in light of the recent Federal budget.
Read more here: http://salvos.org.au/about-us/latest-news/media-newsroom/20140521-tsa-rsa-esis-report/
To download the full Economic and Social Impact Survey report, please click here.
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