Indigenous communities 'to be hit by self-education tax deduction cap'

Doctors' groups are warning that remote Indigenous communities could be the unintended victims of a federal budget savings measure.

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Doctors' groups are warning that remote Indigenous communities could be the unintended victims of a federal budget savings measure.

The government has capped the tax deductions of professionals undertaking higher education to $2,000 dollars.

Critics say the move is a step backwards for Australia.

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