Privatisation is a dirty word - federal election fallout
The federal election is over but the 'Mediscare' campaign lives on. In the 2016 federal election, the Labor party ran a campaign against the privatisation of Medicare Australia, which runs the nation's publicly funded universal healthcare scheme. The Liberal party denied any plans to sell-off the company, but our politicians have heard a resounding vote against privatisation of our essential services. Earlier this year, Premier Colin Barnett was committed to a privatisation p