The current situation is that 80 per cent of the gap payments are known at the time of surgery.

We as a profession got caught up in the crossfire - we put in a fairly strong set of concerns to the Assistant Treasurer and the tax commissioner.

If the integrity of the PBS is significantly weakened, and this is a chance for that to happen, then we would have significant worry that prices would go up.

There is a requirement for the state governments to pull their weight.

We urge the government to show leadership regarding junk food advertising in children's television time.