australian medical records are not private, page-2

" They act independently...seems a dangerous amount of power and control in the hands of unelected and unknown people who work in the shadows."

Been happening in the US (and UK? ) for a long time. We are just following suit.

"As for our medical records, one can't but question what that has to do with the security of our nation. In fact the mind boggles as to the benefactors."

Insurance companies would pay well for all our records....
The intelligence agencies would love to know who has a pacemaker or insulin pump so they can "hack in" and eliminate you without need for a messy hit... :-)

GZ