Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I am trying to compare the letter of the member for Hume with the letter of the member for Fraser. I am sure the member for Hume's letter was a fine letter, but I doubt whether he would have been able to do as well as the member for Fraser, who said:

But there's a better way of operating a health system, and the change should hardly hurt at all … the ideal model involves a small co-payment—not enough to put a dent in your weekly budget, but enough to make you think twice before you call the doc.

Good on the member for Fraser, who went on to say:

And the idea is hardly radical.

So, if the member for Hume is simply repeating the wisdom of the member for Fraser, good on the member for Hume.

Mr Champion interjecting—

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