Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Barcoo Shire. He was continuing to call for fibre to the smallest of communities, completing rejecting those opposite. An Access Economics study found that the steady-state benefits to Australia from wide-scale implementation of telehealth may be in the vicinity of $2 billion to $4 billion per annum. The use of telehealth to keep the elderly and people with chronic illnesses out of hospital and in their homes longer not only has an economic benefit but also improves the quality of life and the speed of convalescence. Remote diagnosis and follow-up care means quality health care is accessible to all Australians regardless of where they live. Those in that corner of the chamber used to believe in that. They will be able to consult specialists from the city— (Time expired)