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Single parents face higher health insurance premium increases than other families, analysis shows
Single parents often face increases of up to 70% when switching to a family policy to add children as dependants. Most two-parent families don't face any increase in premium. NIB-brand funds charged single parents more than couples for gold hospital cover policies.
Bush telehealth to push on despite looming restrictions Midnight Health says rural Australians make up 30 per cent of its 85,000 customers. The Brisbane-based start-up announced $24 million in renewed investment from private health insurance company NIB. The Medical Board will restrict some forms of telehealth from September, updating its guidelines.
42 kg ganja smuggled in car from AP seized near Tiruchi, two arrested A team from the Narcotic Intelligence Bureau (NIB), CID Tiruchi unit seized 42 kilograms of ganja. The contraband was being smuggled from Andhra Pradesh for illegal sale in Namakkal, Salem and other areas. The two accused were sent for remand.
42 kg ganja smuggled in car from AP seized near Tiruchi, two arrested A team from the Narcotic Intelligence Bureau (NIB), CID Tiruchi unit seized 42 kilograms of ganja that was allegedly being smuggled in a car near Tiruchi. Police sources said the contraband was being smuggled from Andhra Pradesh for illegal sale in Namakkal, Salem and other areas.
Health insurer opts to delay planned rise to premium NIB said it would defer its planned increase of 2.72 per cent from the usual April 1 date until the start of September. This year's average premium is set to rise 2.9 per cent, less than the 10-year average of 4.4 per cent.
Telstra, Unilever, Medibank, NIB trial four-day work week in Australia with promise to keep pay same Corporate giants Telstra, Medibank, NIB and Grant Thornton are finalising plans to put a four-day working week into practice. They will join Unilever, the giant behind household name brands Dove, Ben & Jerry's, Lynx and Magnum, which began a one-year trial in November. The strain of the Covid period, where many workplaces have been short-staffed, has made burnout a major factor in the workplace. It says there have been successful trials in New Zealand (where the idea comes from), Canada, the US, the UK and Ireland.
Telstra, Unilever, Medibank, NIB trial four-day work week in Australia with promise to keep pay same Telstra, Medibank, NIB and Grant Thornton are finalising plans to put a four-day working week into practice. They will join Unilever, the giant behind household name brands Dove, Ben & Jerry's, Lynx and Magnum, which began a one-year trial in November.
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