to move:

That the House:

(1)

congratulates the Rudd Government on reaching its historic COAG agreement on health and hospital reform;

(2)

acknowledges the massive investment by the Government in training more doctors and health professionals, cutting waiting list, improving services in emergency departments and providing cancer care and services throughout Australia; and

(3)

notes that the Leader of the Opposition, when Health Minister, reduced funding for public hospitals by $1 billion.