Birth control pills: why newer, better products cost Australian women three times more
Newer birth control pills, which have fewer side effects and are more commonly prescribed, cost more than three times as much as older, subsidised products.
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Newer birth control pills, which have fewer side effects and are more commonly prescribed, cost more than three times as much as older, subsidised products.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has doubled down on his decision to end the COVID-19 support payments from July 1 despite calls from major medical bodies to extend the instalments amid a winter wave of infections.
Australian gov't warned against ending free RAT scheme amid battle against COVID-19 in winter-
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