Published on May 19, 2010 by Technology Slice
No Fish In 40 Years – The world faces the nightmare possibility of fishless oceans by 2050 unless fishing fleets are slashed and stocks allowed to recover, UN experts warned. “If the various estimates we have received… come true, then we are in the situation where 40 years down the line we, effectively, are out [...]
Tags: Disaster, Ecological Destruction, Economy Initiative, Economy Report, Environment Program, Estimates, Faces, Fish, Fishing Fleets, Fresh Water, Global Demand, Key Areas, Nightmare, Oceans, S Green, stocks, Subsidies, Unep
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Published on May 11, 2010 by Technology Slice
2010 Federal Budget – Today’s Budget will be focused on health – with cheaper medicines at its core – but the jury’s out whether it will resuscitate the collapsing fortunes of the Rudd Government. Treasurer Wayne Swan will announce a plan to strip pharmacies of $1.9 billion in subsidies for dispensing widely-used cholesterol and reflux [...]
Tags: Aged Care, Cholesterol, Credibility, Doctors, Elective Surgery, Federal Budget, Fortunes, Investments, Medicare, Medicines, Nurses, Pharmacies, Reflux, Retirement Savings, Subsidies, Surgery Doctor, Swan, Treasurer Wayne, Wait Times, Wayne Swan
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Published on February 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
The state’s already record high number of people without health insurance is expected to surge when subsidies for the federal government’s COBRA coverage expire, putting another strain on the state’s already taxed health-care system.
Tags: Cobra Coverage, Federal Government, Feds, Flood, Health Care System, health insurance, High Health, Insurance, Subsidies
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