Sussan Ley (Farrer, Liberal Party, Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

I am delighted to take a question from the member for Lyne about the China free trade agreement and the health of all Australians. As we have heard from the Minister for Trade, this export agreement opens up opportunities for all Australians but in particular Australians in the health sector—something you would think Labor would be interested in, as there are so many people in the health sector who look to the Labor Party for leadership and at the moment are not finding any.

The key thing is the burgeoning of the middle class in China and their access to and desire for new models of health care, private hospitals and medicines, including complementary medicines All of those opportunities that are available to the Australian sector, the workers, the small businesses, are here waiting for Labor's decision. If Labor has no plan on the China free trade agreement, does Labor have a plan for health? Absolutely not. Two years in and there is no vision, no policy—not one, single idea. You would think Labor would support the sensible measures the government is putting in place, and I just want to touch on those, because they are important. We are looking at reforms to health that focus on the patient—

Ms King interjecting—

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