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Corrections

Figures on this site come from the ATO, the Department of Health, PrivateHealth.gov.au, APRA, the AIHW and the funds' own Product Disclosure Statements. When one of them turns out to be wrong, we change it and say so here rather than editing the page quietly.

What counts as a correction

A correction is a change to something that was wrong when it was published: a figure that did not match its source, a rule described incorrectly, a sum that did not add up, or a statement we could not support.

A figure that changes because the world changed is not a correction. Thresholds move every 1 July, rebate percentages every 1 April, and premiums when the Minister approves a rise. Those updates are recorded against the guide itself, alongside the date its figures were last checked, and are not listed here.

The log

One correction has been issued, newest first.

  • Corrected

    Medicare Levy Surcharge 2026–27: thresholds, rates and what it costs you

    Corrected what the surcharge is charged on: taxable income plus reportable fringe benefits, not the wider income used to set your tier. Replaced an unsourced premium range with a worked example on a stated policy price, and added a section on why people with cover still get charged.

How a correction is made

  • The figure is re-checked against the source that sets it, not against another website.
  • The page is changed, and the change is dated in the record kept for that page.
  • The entry appears here, naming the page and what was altered.
  • Where a correction changes a sum elsewhere on the site, those pages are checked too.

The URL never changes when a page is corrected, so a link you have saved or cited keeps working and shows the corrected version.

Tell us about a mistake

Email [email protected] with the page address, the figure you think is wrong, and the source you are comparing it with. That last part is the most useful thing you can send: it is what lets the figure be checked against the body that publishes it.

If a figure here conflicts with the ATO, the Department of Health or your fund's Product Disclosure Statement, the official source is the one to rely on, whatever this site says.

If you want to make a formal complaint rather than report an error, our complaints page explains how and who handles it. How pages are researched and checked is set out in our editorial policy.