Labor Reverses Cap on Health Care for Veterans
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Senator Jacqui Lambie is happy about a change in Australia. The government made a new plan. The plan was to limit health help for veterans. Veterans are people who worked in the army before. The government wanted to put a cap on some health services. A cap means a top limit. This health help is called allied health. It means things like physio or talking to a doctor for your mind.
Many people did not like this new plan. Jacqui Lambie gave a speech in parliament. Parliament is where leaders make laws. Her speech was very emotional. She talked about how important health help is for veterans.
After her speech, the Labor government changed its mind. Labor is the group running the government. This change is called a backdown. A backdown means you stop your plan after people say no.
Lambie said she was happy about the backdown. She thinks veterans should get good health care. This news came from a live politics update about Australia.
Vocabulary7 words
- limit
- to stop something from going higher
- veterans
- people who worked in the army in the past
- cap
- a top limit on something
- allied health
- help like physio or talking to a doctor for feelings
- parliament
- the place where leaders make laws
- Labor
- the group of people running the government
- backdown
- stopping a plan after people say no
Quiz
Answer key
1. Jacqui Lambie 2. Put a cap on allied health for veterans 3. True
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