The Greens have revealed a plan to make gender-affirming healthcare free under medicare.
The plan proposed yesterday involved investing $15 million annually to cover the out-of-pocket costs experienced by trans and gender diverse people in assessing gender-affirming healthcare.
This new policy comes as the Green’s tabled a petition signed by 150,000 Australians in the House of Representatives yesterday evening.
Greens Senator Janet Rice has said that Australia does not have a universal health care system until there is equal access to essential services.