I've seen private health insurance discussed several times on the forums. My question is why is Medicare only is not good enough for your circumstances? And if you do only have Medicare why is that enough for you?
Just a couple of tips for those looking for private medical cover ... do a comparison of the fund exclusions before signing up here: http://www.privatehealth.gov.au/ - Go to "compare policies".
They produce a number of standard information statements (for example this one: http://www.privatehealth.gov.au/dynamic/download.ashx?id=BUP/I28/NEIK10) that make it really easy to compare apples with apples.
I was considering jumping to Qantas Assure Private Health when they dangled the