Medicare levy rise on table as Turnbull budget speculation begins
Doctors believe the Turnbull government could be contemplating another increase in the Medicare levy.
Adam Gartrell is the National Political Correspondent for The Sun-Herald and The Sunday Age
Doctors believe the Turnbull government could be contemplating another increase in the Medicare levy.
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