Norah (pup/it/she)

I think saying, essentially “Labor is to the left of the LNP” is kind of a given, and a moot point then. Albo’s Labor have been pushing further right than ever before. A dose of minority government would do them well.

I feel the exact opposite tbh, that Labor is closer to the Liberals (not the Coalition as a whole) than the Greens.

I think technically it can be filled out with the help of the pharmacist, but they need to issue the card to you and then you tell Services Australia it’s been issued essentially. This is the form in question: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/pb240

Please tell me you’re being sarcastic?

The thing is, that prescription history is still saved as far as I’m aware, you just don’t have access to it without a MyHealthRecord. That’s, no offence, kind of the misconception a lot of folks had about MHR. All that data is collected about you either way and already had been for years.

The other thing about it people got shitty about is that when a child turns 14 their parent loses access to their MHR. However, that’s just in line with the rest of our medicare rules that mean a 14yo can access healthcare privately and independently.

The way the form is set out, it’s supposed to be hand written, with fields about the medicine, the pharmacist that dispensed it, the date, and it’s cost. Instead most pharmacists will just use the copy of the prescription label that gets printed out, because that includes all the above details. Here’s the form in question: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/pb240

You also have seperate forms for the actual application, which must be done by a pharmacist: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/pb241

As well as a whole form to claim a refund if you didn’t get a medication for the safety net cost (either free for concession, or the reduced concession charge for general patients): https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/pb132

If the system were digitised none of these forms would need to exist. Keeping in mind that this data already is in a centralised system. I can go to myhealthrecord and see a list of all the scripts I’ve had filled and when. The only info it’s missing is how much I’ve paid, as pharmacies often subsidise the rate a bit. I pay $6.90 for my scripts instead of $7.70, and the safety net is based off real cost you’ve paid.

Anyway, sorry for the info dump, just something I’ve been frustrated with since I started interacting with this system.

This is so true. I use a single pharmacy, which offer to handle all of the paperwork, so I don’t miss out. But if there’s a shortage of something and they’re out, I just miss out on that script fill by going elsewhere. I could grab a sticker from that pharmacy and take it back to mine but that’s too much mental load honestly.

While I understand the rage, can we not stoop to the level of back-ass-wards countries like the US and mandate capital punishment? The people involved absolutely deserve gaol time though, rather than just being fined.

1 to 50 isn’t even really appropriate for fifteen year olds, let alone three year olds.

So you’ll put Labor below One Nation?

I’m not accusing anyone, I’m in favour of both this and last year’s actions in support of ending Invasion Day. If anyone thinks that some statue’s being desecrated as a form of protest is too far, they’re part of the bloody problem. We’re so uncomfortable being inconvenienced in any way, shape or form in this country.

Definitely not. Invasion day is tomorrow, and the term “the colony/commonwealth will fall” is used by first nations activists. Recall back to last year when the Captain Cook statue was toppled in St. Kilda.