20 Medical CSPs for the University of Tasmania

Summary of proposal

From 2026, the University of Tasmania (UTAS) will offer 20 new places for medical students to start a medical degree each year at the university's Launceston campus. An extra 100 medical students across all year levels will train in Launceston.

UTAS will convert existing non-medical Commonwealth-supported places (CSPs) into medical CSPs.

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20 Medical CSPs for the University of Tasmania

Summary of proposal

From 2026, the University of Tasmania (UTAS) will offer 20 new places for medical students to start a medical degree each year at the university's Launceston campus. An extra 100 medical students across all year levels will train in Launceston.

UTAS will convert existing non-medical Commonwealth-supported places (CSPs) into medical CSPs.

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Establish a National Aged Care Redress Scheme

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $35 million over 4 years to establish a National Aged Care Redress Scheme. The scheme would:

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Establish a National Aged Care Redress Scheme

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $35 million over 4 years to establish a National Aged Care Redress Scheme. The scheme would:

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Establish a National Aged Care Redress Scheme

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $35 million over 4 years to establish a National Aged Care Redress Scheme. The scheme would:

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Establish a National Aged Care Redress Scheme

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $35 million over 4 years to establish a National Aged Care Redress Scheme. The scheme would:

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Establish a National Aged Care Redress Scheme

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $35 million over 4 years to establish a National Aged Care Redress Scheme. The scheme would:

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Cheaper medicine

Summary of proposal

The proposal would:

  • Make Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medications free for concessional card holders
  • Reduce the cost of PBS medicines for all other Medicare card holders to $7.70.

The proposal would be ongoing and start on 1 July 2026.

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Cheaper medicine

Summary of proposal

The proposal would:

  • Make Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medications free for concessional card holders
  • Reduce the cost of PBS medicines for all other Medicare card holders to $7.70.

The proposal would be ongoing and start on 1 July 2026.

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Specialised care subsidy – AEIOU Foundation

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $35 million over 4 years to support the AEIOU Foundation to address the gap in early learning support for children with severe Global Development Delay (GDD) and autism. The proposal would support a 3-year pilot program to provide targeted funding to ensure that these children receive the targeted interventions needed to thrive.

The funding would be distributed as $9 million in 2025-26, $11 million in 2026-27, $12 million in 2027-28 and $3 million in 2028-29.

The proposal would be non-ongoing and start on 1 July 2025.

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