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Peter Dutton wants you to know he’s definitely not slashing Medicare to pay for his shiny new nuclear dream—he just happens to be spruiking a $600 billion atomic fantasy at the exact same time Labor is yelling “he’s coming for your GP!”. Welcome to early voting season, where truth takes a back seat, and scare campaigns ride shotgun with a megaphone.

Anthony Albanese, never one to waste a good panic button, has hit the Medicare alarm like it owes him money. Labor’s new ad campaign all but accuses Dutton of swapping bulk billing for uranium rods, warning voters that universal healthcare is on the chopping block if the Coalition wins. Dutton, meanwhile, is doing his best impression of a confused substitute teacher: “Who, me?

Cut Medicare? Never!” But also, yes please to building a fleet of nuclear reactors by 2050. Cool, cool. This is the electoral vibe in 2025—nuclear-powered promises vs. Medicare meltdown hysteria. Labor’s trying to paint the Coalition’s nuclear policy as a budget black hole that can only be filled with your doctor’s appointment, while the Coalition insists it’s just long-term planning, not health sabotage.

Meanwhile, the public’s trying to figure out whether they’re voting for energy reform or a GP waiting list survival game. At the core of this mess is Dutton’s $600 billion nuclear blueprint, which critics say has all the detail of a toddler’s crayon drawing and none of the funding plan to match.

Labor’s hammering the cost, hoping voters will connect the dots between ‘nuclear’ and ‘no more bulk billing’. Dutton says it’s all lies—but with early voting already underway, both sides are counting on fear to do the heavy lifting. Sources: ABC News, Guardian Australia, The Australian, 9News