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

It is a pleasure to speak on this matter of public importance today. The member for Blair has done very well, stepping in at short notice with the member for Ballarat's speaking notes. I am not sure if she would have made any additional points at the dispatch box. The fact that the opposition spokesperson for health is not in the chamber now is in part due to her hysterical intervention during question time, directed at the Prime Minister, about a question which was ridiculous. I might come back to the essence of her question and listings that we are making on the PBS compared to listings that Labor never made on the PBS.

But this matter of public importance is flawed from the outset. I will read it out again:

The Government's plan to increase the cost of health and aged care for Australians.

My very strong point today is that the government does not have a plan to increase the cost of health and aged care for Australians. The government does have a plan—

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