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Living Black Series 15 Ep 12

25 Nov 11 | 04:52PM

Many Torres Strait Islanders want greater control over their own affairs. A proposal to split from Queensland and create a territory is being considered at a Federal level.Watch Now

Private health rebate debate continues

10 Feb 12 | 04:08PM

The federal opposition says Australians will abandon private health insurance in their hundreds of thousands if the government's changes to the Medicare levy rebate pass through the parliament next week.

The rebate will be phased out for single single people on incomes of 83 thousand dollars and families on 166 thousand dollars.

Under the laws there are penalties for people who drop their insurance.

The Medicare levy surcharge will rise from one per cent for those who are not privately insured and earn more than 129 thousand dollars a year.