Josh Frydenberg (Kooyong, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the honourable member for her question. She has raised this issue specifically with me and she is aware that the Commonwealth is helping to support hospitals to a record amount. Under this government hospital funding in Australia is at a record high. We consider a range of infrastructure projects, but, as the honourable member knows, there is a real role there for state governments. State governments have a real role to play in funding those infrastructure projects. So we'll consider proposals on their merits, but we recognise that the Commonwealth does help fund hospitals. But, when it comes to infrastructure projects, state governments have a key role to play.

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