Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Assistant Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

The refusal of Labor and the Greens to repeal the carbon tax will be to the detriment of our health system and the communities that rely on it. We heard earlier the enormous costs of the tax on our health system already, and this will only get worse. By repealing the tax the coalition would be easing this cost burden on our hospitals and health services so they can prioritise spending on front-line services.