General

Equity Issues

Save medibank update

Under increasing pressure from policy holders, unions, media, doctors, community groups and health academics - it appears that the Government may be postponing its plans to sell Medibank Private.

In explaining the apparent change, some in the Government are claiming it would have been too difficult to sell Telstra T3 share and Medibank at the same time.

However recent opinion polls - and our own Save Medibank Alliance survey results - indicate the sale of Medibank has the potential to cost the Government politically ahead of an election in 2007.

The Save Medibank Alliance will continue campaigning to ensure Medibank members and staff are treated fairly and have the opportunity to have their say.

Thanks for you support and please continue to send us you ideas and feedback to the CPSU at http://www.savemedibank.net.au/

Yours sincerely,

Stephen Jones
Save Medibank / CPSU National Secretary

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Last Modified: 12 Sep 2006