Abbott's $7 Medicare co-payment is on hold amid Senate ructions

By David Wroe
Updated November 24 2014 - 5:08pm, first published November 23 2014 - 6:47pm
Not heard anything: Independent Senator Nick Xenophon assumes that the proposed Medicare co-payment is "on the backburner". Photo: Quinn Rooney
Not heard anything: Independent Senator Nick Xenophon assumes that the proposed Medicare co-payment is "on the backburner". Photo: Quinn Rooney

The Abbott government's $7 Medicare co-payment appears to be on hold, with crossbench senators saying they've had no recent discussions with the government about the controversial budget measure.

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