Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

The member for Hume might forget that he was a member of the government that applied a $7 charge—attempted to charge to go to the doctor. And now the honourable member opposite says the freeze is all Labor's fault! A freeze for a couple of months has turned into a freeze to 2020, and it is all Labor's fault. We have been in opposition for four years. If the government really do not want to govern they should vacate their commissions and let Labor govern in the national interest. We are more than willing to take over. The government said they would not provide excuses or surprises, and all they have done with Medicare is give excuses and surprises. What we see is the member for Hume continuing to engage in this political game of saying that they are the friends of Medicare, when they are the enemies of Medicare. Medicare has never had a worse enemy than this government.

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