Labor promises early Medicare freeze end

All Medicare rebates will go up in line with inflation from the middle of this year if federal Labor wins the next election, the party has vowed.

Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten holds up his Medicare card

Bill Shorten vows to remove freeze so that Medicare rebates keep pace with inflation under Labor. (AAP) Source: AAP

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