Poirot, I think the "medical research thingy" is nothing more than another bit of Coalition BS with Tax Em' Tony thumping the ordinary bloke once more! The 'Usual Suspects' can't see pass their noses on this one, but that's not unusual for them.

a small percentage of the co-payment is going to bolster Medicare,
Poirot,
That's what you think, may I suggest you spend a day in the waiting room of a public hospital, take notes & return a week later & tell me who you see.
Medical research overhauls are desperately overdue because of the blatant bandwagon mentality & bandwagon outcomes.
best to start anew.

"It's just shock," one excitingly candid MP told Fairfax. "There was no communication from the leader's office. We're all just scratching our heads. It's the biggest lie we've had in a long time. I can't say anything on the record because it's just too stupid. If it's wrong, then it's lies, because why would you scare the electorate? And if it's right, then it's even worse because we said before the election there'd be no new taxes."
Is Abbott a liar or just an idiot or both.

579,
you're a liar & an idiot if you can't see that there is presently no other way to remedy the Labor mess. We could do what mikk suggested on the other thread & do away with negative gearing etc. but not even the likes of yourself would want that so, what other way is there now ? People who have done it hard under Labor will get a break & they're not whinging. It's the ALP mentality hangers-on who are panicking because their bandwagon is pulling to a stop. I say good !

Tax Em' Tony only has to say "The sky is falling" and all the 'Usual Suspects on OLO fall into line. According to them Oz as we know it is about to end,unless Tax Em' is allowed to kick the crap out off the battles and ordinary hard working Australians. Fella's your being taken for mugs and you can't see it.

Credit where credit is due, "Tax 'em Tony" (TET) did forego the pay rise that he wasn't going to get, can't get fairer than that, at least not in the 2014 TET Offensive.