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- Veterans’ Affairs Minister Matt Keogh announced the government scrapped the $5,000 allied-health cap for veterans.
- Opposition leader Angus Taylor and independent senator Jacqui Lambie pressured Labor to drop the proposal.
- The $5,000 threshold had been scheduled to begin on 1 July 2027.
- The May 2026 budget projected the cap would save roughly $750 million over three years.
- Senator Jacqui Lambie called the cap “cruel” and thanked the government for scrapping it.