Senate Estimates Last Week On The myHR Was Not All Smooth Sailing. Full Transcript Included.

This report of the goings on appeared last week:Morrison government under pressure to rewrite My Health Record legislationBy Dana McCauley24 October 2018 — 6:02pmThe federal government has come under increased pressure to suspend the rollout of its controversial My Health Record system and is considering rewriting its legislation, after a Senate inquiry highlighted major privacy failings and as the number of Australians to opt out exceeds 1.1 million.Nationals senator Nigel Scullion revealed in Senate estimates on Wednesday that the government is considering further amendments to its legislation to address lingering privacy concerns raised by respected medical and privacy experts.Added to the government's worries is independent Kerryn Phelps, the former Australia Medical Association president on track to be confirmed as the winner of Saturday's Wentworth byelection, who vowed to use her position on the crossbench to pressure a minority Morrison government on the... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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