House debates Questions without Notice

Counselling Services

Thursday, 13 March 2008 House of Representatives

Brendan Nelson

Brendan Nelson Bradfield, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition

2:36 pm

My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his decision, on the one hand, to spend $2½ million on the unions’ Tree of Knowledge at Barcaldine but, on the other, to refuse $800,000 to the Bonnie Babes counselling service for women who have suffered a miscarriage or had a stillborn baby. I ask the Prime Minister: does he really understand the impact that this decision will have on the 12,000 grieving women who use this counselling service every year, and does he really care?

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