# Labor abandons veterans’ health services cap after backlash from Jacqui Lambie and ex-ADF members

https://mins.news/en/item/61888

- The Guardian, 2026-09-17 00:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/17/veterans-allied-health-care-cap-jacqui-lambie-labor-backdown

> Australia’s government has dropped plans for a $5,000 cap on allied health services for defence veterans after weeks of criticism from veterans’ groups, the opposition and independent senator Jacqui Lambie. Veterans affairs minister Matt Keogh said the government had heard veterans’ concerns, while Lambie called the proposal cruel and dangerous.

## Related coverage

- [Inter-agency task force proposes fee caps for all disability services](https://mins.news/en/video/62851) — CNA, 2026-09-17