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PM, Morrison appeal to Senate crossbench to back Medicare levy rise
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has appealed to the Senate crossbench to back a rise in the Medicare levy by 0.5 per cent, after Labor indicated it would only back the measure for people earning more than $87,000.