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Health insurance dies with you in technical loophole
A legal technicality is letting private health insurers off the hook for ambulance costs when a patient dies during transport, since insurers classify corpses as non-patients ineligible for coverage. The loophole, which appears to be widespread industry practice, has left bereaved families blindsided by unexpected bills at their most vulnerable. It exposes a troubling gap in consumer protections that regulators have yet to address.
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Moira Deeming launches lawsuit against Victorian Liberal president as party meets to decide her future
Moira Deeming has filed a Supreme Court lawsuit against Victorian Liberal Party president Brian Loughnane hours before a party meeting set to determine her membership future. The legal challenge follows her refusal to apologize to former leader Matthew Guy over an assault allegation she leveled against him. The move deepens an already damaging internal crisis for the Victorian Liberals, who have struggled to project unity ahead of the next state election.
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NT shadow minister admits underage son drove car, considers resignation
Manuel Brown is under mounting pressure after admitting his underage son drove his personal vehicle — a disclosure he withheld for a full week despite direct media questioning. The shadow minister says he is now weighing resignation from his portfolios. The delayed admission raises serious questions about his judgment and fitness for a frontbench role.
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We’ve had a gutful of politicians failing to act on harm from the pokies. This is a critical moment for NSW Labor | Darcy Byrne
New South Wales Labor faces mounting pressure to take decisive action on poker machine harm at this weekend's state conference, with nearly 90,000 pokies operating across the state. The piece, written by Darcy Byrne, frames the moment as a defining test of the party's willingness to confront one of Australia's most entrenched gambling problems. Inaction, he argues, is no longer a politically viable option.
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Australia news live: Deeming lodges legal suit against Victorian Liberal president; blizzard brings snow to NSW and Victorian alps
Victorian MP Moira Deeming has filed a legal suit against Victorian Liberal president Greg Hannan in the Supreme Court, seeking to delay or block a party meeting set to determine her future. The move comes after Deeming made an assault allegation against a former leader, escalating an already bitter internal dispute within the state Liberal party. The case underscores deepening divisions within Victorian Liberal ranks at a critical moment for the opposition.
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