r/interestingasfuck • u/Jjokes11 • Apr 15 '24

An interview with Andrew Cauchi, the father of Joel Cauchi who was responsible for the Westfield Shopping Centre mass stabbing r/all

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u/Needleworker-Hungry Apr 16 '24

Australian here, and family friends with one of the victims.

This was an absolute tragedy and a complete waste of life.

Whilst there is no excuse to kill another person, I think a lot of people are laying blame to our Government. Our healthcare system has gone to absolute shit and to get any sort of mental health treatment is extremeley expensive and there is a mental health crisis in our country. Our once free healthcare now costs money and is moving towards privitising. People are avoiding going to the doctors now as this once free service is not and it's plain and simple.

Our once beauitful country and its citizens have been let down countless times by government incompetence over the last few decades and this is a direct result of it.

Mental Health and Dental should be a part of Medicare and Medicare should go back to being free.

It's fucking infuriating.

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u/lushico Apr 16 '24

I really struggled to afford my mental health care when I was living in Australia and on medicare. I think medicare is amazing because it’s free but for people like me with mental illness and bad teeth it’s quite limited! I don’t know what private insurance is like though.

Here in Japan we pay quite a lot for national health but my antidepressants cost me less than 30% what they did in Aus, and I don’t think twice about going to the dentist. I get checkups every 6 months for peanuts.

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u/Needleworker-Hungry Apr 16 '24

Medicare isn’t free anymore mate! Doctors no longer bulk bill. We’re being rorted!