As One Nation rises, Victorian Labor has promised to make abortions free. Is the timing pure politics?
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Facing the prospect of election defeat, Labor is hoping to make abortion a defining issue as the Liberals attempt to stave off claims they would oversee a rollbackFollow our Australian politics live blog for latest updatesGet our new politi...
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- —Facing the prospect of election defeat, Labor is hoping to make abortion a defining issue as the Liberals attempt to stave off claims they would oversee a rollbackFollow our Australian politics live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastVictorian Labor’s plan to make abortion free has been years in the making.
- —But make no mistake: the timing of the announcement is pure politics.On Thursday morning, the state’s health minister, Ingrid Stitt, announced if re-elected in November, Labor would invest $30m over four years to remove the out-of-pocket cost of abortion care, which can quickly add up to more than $1,000.Benita Kolovos is Guardian Australia’s Victorian state correspondent Continue reading...
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