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ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Disaster relief payments ..................................................................................................................... 2 First Home Saver Accounts ................................................................................................................. 4 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 4 Policy position of non-government parties/independents ................................................................ 4 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 5 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Schedule 1—Tax exemption for payments

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services This Digest replaces an earlier version dated 23 November 2010 (the citation of this earlier Bill was National Health and Hospitals Network Bill 2010). Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 3 History ................................................................................................................................................. 3 National Health

  APRIL 4, 2011 Making savings from the PBS - is deferring the listing of medicines the answer? In a recent speech, Prime Minister Gillard warned that there would be ‘painful’ cutbacks in the forthcoming Budget. There was no indication of where these cuts might be but it appears that

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Generic medicines ......................................................................................................................... 2 Product Information ...................................................................................................................... 3 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 4 Position of major interest groups ....................................................................................................... 4 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 4 Main issues............................................................................................................................................... 4 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 6 Part III of the Copyright

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services This Digest replaces an earlier version dated 16 March 2011. Contents Glossary .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 5 The affected agencies ......................................................................................................................... 6 Centrelink....................................................................................................................................... 6 Medicare Australia ......................................................................................................................... 6 Child Support Agency..................................................................................................................... 6 Uhrig examination of governance of statutory authorities

FEBRUARY 17, 2011 Medicare Locals and reform of primary care In their joint statement about the Agreement signed at the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting on 13 February 2011, the Prime Minister and the Minister for Health stated that one of the aims of the reform package was to

JANUARY 27, 2011 Large increase in stimulant use for ADHD in Australia: new study A new study has shown that between 2002 and 2009, dispensing of stimulant medication in Australia—the majority of which is thought to be for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)—has increased considerably. The study,