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Upcoming Events

Public Meeting

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Time:
Place: .

Next Organising Meeting

Date: To be advised
Time: 8:00 PM
Place: Trades Hall - Evatt Room (cnr. Victoria Pde.& Lygon st. Carlton Melbourne).

Next Rally

Date: TO BE ADVISED
Time: TO BE ADVISED
Place: STATE LIBRARY (cnr.Swanston & Latrobe sts Melbourne).

Welcome to the Defend and Extend Medicare site

The Governments changes proposed for Medicare will create a two tier health care system that will see an explosion in health care costs for non concession card holders and the development of a second rate system for concession card holders.

Most people will be worse off. You will most probably be worse off, and with your health on the line we must all make these changes a major federal election issue.

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Links

(Health Consumers for Medicare Collective)
(Victorian Medicare Action Group)
(Victorian Trades Hall Council - Medicare campaign)
(National Medicare Alliance)
(ACTU - protest letter page)
(ANF Victoria - news item)
(ALP - Save Medicare)
(Nurses Campaign to Retain Medicare)


Contact us

Email: info@defendandextendmedicare.org
or use our
[ONLINE FORM]
Phone:
(03) 9766 8555
Post:
PO. Box 5035 Alphington, VIC, 3078, Australia
Donations:
National Australia Bank
BSB: 083253
Account Number: 566792940

Dr Joseph Toscano / Jennie Solis / Mr Brendan Bride, National Convenors Defend and Extend Medicare

Top three ways
to becoming active

Register as a Medicare Defender & Extender

By registering you help to co-ordinate the activities of like minded citizens all over Australia.

Register

Join a local group

Check to see if there is a group in your area.

Local Groups

Donate

Donations can be directly deposited at the:
National Australia Bank
BSB: 083253
Account Number: 566792940

Other

There are several other ways you could easily get involved with the Defend and Extend Medicare group.

You can become active in fighting the changes to Medicare with us by:

1) Simply download some of our advertising material and hand it out, talk to friends etc

2) Come to one of our protst rallies in defence of medicare, check the home page for the dates of the next event.

3)Email anyone of these government emails asking them to stop the dismantling of Medicare.

Senator Brian Harradine (Independent)
senator.harradine@aph.gov.au

Senator Shayne Murphy (Independent)
senator.murphy@aph.gov.au

Senator Meg Lees (Australian Progressive Alliance )
senator.lees@aph.gov.au

Senator Len Harris (Pauline Hanson's One Nation )
senator.harris@aph.gov.au

The Hon Tony Abbott MP (Liberal Party)
tracey.pillinee@health.gov.au
or
Tony.Abbott.MP@aph.gov.au

The Hon John Howard MP (Liberal Party)
john.howard@aph.gov.au

4) If no group exists in your electorate get the ball rolling to start one with our support.

You can speak with a Defend and Extend Medicare organiser on any of the contact details below if you need help organising in you area:

Email: info@defendandextendmedicare.org
Phone: (03) 9766 8555
Mail: PO. Box 5035 Alphington 3078 Melbourne Australia

"Health Care Is A Right, Not a Charity Or A Luxury"