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2 w. ago Australians’ medicines are about to become cheaper. Why would Trump target them?

Australians pay some of the lowest medicine prices in the world for a reason: our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Here’s how it works and why it’s being threatened.

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3 w. ago Big pharma’s plea to Trump to punish Australia for cheaper medicines

US medical giants say Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme is an “egregious and discriminatory” program that Trump should target in the next wave of tariffs.

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3 w. ago Big Pharma plea to Trump to punish Australia for cheaper medicines

US medical giants say Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme is an “egregious and discriminatory” program that Trump should target in the next wave of tariffs.

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