The ACT government’s new $250 health ‘tax’ a hard sell to Canberrans stuck on surgery wait lists

Iftekhar Ahmed lives with obstructive sleep apnoea and has experienced the terror of waking during the night gasping for air.

“You wake up from breathlessness and go totally blank. Luckily, your body will tell you to wake up. But you can also have a stroke from lack of oxygen,” Mr Ahmed…