{"id":16999,"date":"2026-01-29T20:56:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T20:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=16999"},"modified":"2026-01-29T20:56:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T20:56:45","slug":"australia-news-live-critical-day-for-state-health-funding-deal-butler-says-teens-body-found-after-blue-mountains-camping-trip-australia-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=16999","title":{"rendered":"Australia news live: \u2018critical\u2019 day for state health funding deal, Butler says; teen\u2019s body found after Blue Mountains camping trip | Australia news"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Butler: cost of failure on health funding deal would be ‘very significant’<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n

The federal health minister, Mark Butler, <\/strong>said he is \u201ccautiously optimistic\u201d the federal government will reach a deal with states and territories on health funding and the timing of changes to the NDIS, although he said the country was \u201crunning out of time\u201d to reach one.<\/p>\n

Butler told RN Breakfast:<\/p>\n

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<\/svg>I think everyone understands today is critical. \u2026 The cost of failure will be very significant because there is a shared commitment not only to ensure our hospitals run well and deal with some changes in the population \u2026 but also I think all jurisdictions recognise the need to get the NDIS back on track and ensure that it meets its original objectives.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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<\/svg><\/span>Mark Butler.<\/span> Photograph: Hilary Wardhaugh\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n