From 7fffa41a2287936956e5af65bd76358647876347 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hermes Agent Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:55:53 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] remove duplicate paragraphs from conclusion --- ...ow_bureaucratic_systems_interact_to_create_bad_outcomes.md | 4 ---- 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/content/how_bureaucratic_systems_interact_to_create_bad_outcomes.md b/src/content/how_bureaucratic_systems_interact_to_create_bad_outcomes.md index d61d051..d9c7ee1 100644 --- a/src/content/how_bureaucratic_systems_interact_to_create_bad_outcomes.md +++ b/src/content/how_bureaucratic_systems_interact_to_create_bad_outcomes.md @@ -99,10 +99,6 @@ Perhaps this public post will make it easier for these bureaucrats to understand I do not expect the system to respond quickly. I do not expect the letters I have published here to result in an immediate change of policy. What I do expect is that, when the relevant committees and the relevant Ministers sit down to consider how the early release of superannuation interacts with the rest of the safety net, they will have a concrete example in front of them of a family that did the right thing and was penalised for it. -I put this question to the respective Ministers. Why come up with a compassionate release of super option, designed specifically to address failures of funding in health care, and then go and make sure that when you use it the release will not only cost you extra in tax but will also reduce any welfare received? (The same trap awaits people accessing it for things like cosmetic dental, where public waiting lists are similarly stretched.) - -The outcomes here cannot be sustainable. I do not necessarily think that giving people access to their own super in times of acute stress is a bad idea in principle. But if the policy is going to be called compassionate, then it needs to actually be compassionate. It should provide appropriate tax treatment for amounts used for essential medical treatment, and it should not flow through to reduce income tested family payments. At the moment, every agency involved gets to claim that the problem belongs to another agency, and the family wears the cost. - If you have had a similar experience, the consultation on specialist affordability and access is open for submissions, and the Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability is accepting input. You can add your submission [here.](https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/consultation-on-specialist-affordability-and-access?language=en) If you are a policy analyst inside government, and you have read this far, then the question to take back to your work place is simple. Does any part of your work consider the interaction effects of early release, tax and income tested payments, or does each part only consider its own patch? If the answer is the latter, then this post is for you, and so is the next family that comes through the door.