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People in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland are being hit with the highest out-of-pocket fees for private medical care in Australia, new data reveals. A report launched today, ‘Reducing out-of-pocket costs for Australian healthcare consumers’, shows the median out-of-pocket fee for a medical procedure in the private health system was $240 nationwide in 2023. However, in the ACT the median was $591. This is 146% higher than the national average. In NSW, the median out-of-pocket fee was $279, and in Queensland it was $258.

Analysis has found Fitted for Work cuts down the amount of time spent securing work to 26 weeks, or half the national average. The study by economic research firm Mandala found for every $1 invested, there is an immediate economic return of $2.19, totalling $86 million in net direct economic benefits over the past 20 years.

Commissioned by the Property Council, Mandala Partners have produced this report, Smarter Incentives, More Homes, and reveals that Australia is projected to be 462,000 homes behind the 1.2 million new homes in well-located areas target by 2029. But there is good news – if housing supply speeds up to meet the target, renters across the country could see significant savings.

Economics and research advisory firm Mandala is continuing to grow its senior team with the appointments of Madeleine McCure and Rajarshi Roy. Headlining a 5-person cohort of promotees, Madeleine McCure and Rajarshi Roy have been elevated to…

Capping international student visas will only save the average metropolitan renter less than 1 per cent in rent, a new report reveals. The report found that…

The Australian Health and Medical Research Workforce Audit reports on the results of a desktop review, survey and analysis of individual professional profiles. It gives insights into the workforce’s characteristics, pathways and challenges, such as…