Australian government to cut medicine prices amid cost of living crisis

CANBERRA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government has announced a plan to cut the price of medicines in response to the rising cost of living.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Health Minister Mark Butler on Wednesday tabled the plan in Parliament that will reduce the out-of-pocket costs for general prescription medications to 30 Australian dollars (20.1 U.S. dollars) from 2023, down from the maximum cos