Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Apr 2022
Mystery solved over Hansard change to hide budget’s missing $10 drug price cut
4 April 2022 - Financial Services Minister Jane Hume’s office asked Hansard staff to delete references to a planned $10 cut to the price of medicines that did not make it into the budget after she mistakenly referred to it in Parliament.
Bureaucrats initially dodged questions over who had demanded the change, but Department Secretary Rob Stefanic confirmed in writing on Monday evening that Senator Hume had requested the amendment.
