Powering past coal and gas – Commonwealth Electricity Corporation – a publicly owned power generation company

Summary of proposal

The proposal would create the Commonwealth Electricity Corporation and PowerAustralia by separating Snowy Hydro from its retail operations, return the majority of profits as lower electricity prices for consumers, and invest $30 billion to build new wind, solar, and storage infrastructure.

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Powering past coal and gas – Commonwealth Electricity Corporation – a publicly owned power generation company

Summary of proposal

The proposal would create the Commonwealth Electricity Corporation and PowerAustralia by separating Snowy Hydro from its retail operations, return the majority of profits as lower electricity prices for consumers, and invest $30 billion to build new wind, solar, and storage infrastructure.

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Powering past coal and gas – Commonwealth Electricity Corporation – a publicly owned power generation company

Summary of proposal

The proposal would create the Commonwealth Electricity Corporation and PowerAustralia by separating Snowy Hydro from its retail operations, return the majority of profits as lower electricity prices for consumers, and invest $30 billion to build new wind, solar, and storage infrastructure.

Read more

Powering past coal and gas – Commonwealth Electricity Corporation – a publicly owned power generation company

Summary of proposal

The proposal would create the Commonwealth Electricity Corporation and PowerAustralia by separating Snowy Hydro from its retail operations, return the majority of profits as lower electricity prices for consumers, and invest $30 billion to build new wind, solar, and storage infrastructure.

Read more

Powering past coal and gas – Commonwealth Electricity Corporation – a publicly owned power generation company

Summary of proposal

The proposal would create the Commonwealth Electricity Corporation and PowerAustralia by separating Snowy Hydro from its retail operations, return the majority of profits as lower electricity prices for consumers, and invest $30 billion to build new wind, solar, and storage infrastructure.

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Adding ADHD and Autism Assessments to Medicare

Summary of proposal

The proposal would add attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) assessments to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS). The new item could be billed by a paediatrician, psychiatrist, psychologist, nurse practitioner or general practitioner.

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

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Adding ADHD and Autism Assessments to Medicare

Summary of proposal

The proposal would add attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) assessments to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS). The new item could be billed by a paediatrician, psychiatrist, psychologist, nurse practitioner or general practitioner.

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

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Adding ADHD and Autism Assessments to Medicare

Summary of proposal

The proposal would add attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) assessments to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS). The new item could be billed by a paediatrician, psychiatrist, psychologist, nurse practitioner or general practitioner.

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

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Disability rights and services - NDIS reforms - raise the NDIS age cap

Summary of proposal

The proposal would raise the age cap for eligibility for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by one year every 2 years.

This means a 65 year old (who is currently not in the NDIS) can access the NDIS from 1 July 2026, a 66 year old can access the NDIS from 1 July 2028 and so forth.

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

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Disability rights and services - NDIS reforms - raise the NDIS age cap

Summary of proposal

The proposal would raise the age cap for eligibility for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by one year every 2 years.

This means a 65 year old (who is currently not in the NDIS) can access the NDIS from 1 July 2026, a 66 year old can access the NDIS from 1 July 2028 and so forth.

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

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