Key questions remain about national funding deal for public hospitals

Published on February 3, 2026
While many across the health sector have welcomed the National Cabinet deal reached today on public hospital funding and disability services, we still don’t know the detail of key reforms that the Prime Minister says will make Australia’s hospital and […]
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