Greens Say They Will Tax Corporations to Pay for Free Mental Healthcare

Greens will raise the Medicare rebate to at least $150 per session with a clinical or registered psychologist.

Leader of the Australian Greens Adam Bandt speaks during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on March 30, 2023. Martin Ollman/Getty Images

The Greens are backing the inclusion of unlimited mental health care under Australia’s taxpayer-funded universal healthcare system, Medicare.

This ambitious proposal, labelled one of the party’s “Robin Hood” reforms, will be funded by taxing large corporations.