Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I did show my Medicare card quite a bit during the election campaign. You might have noticed. For those opposite who wanted a yes-or-no answer, you know what the people of Australia answered on 3 May? They answered yes. They answered yes to saving Medicare. They answered yes to increasing bulk-billing. They answered yes to another 50 urgent care clinics on Medicare. They answered yes to increased mental health care. They answered yes to increased youth mental health facilities as well. They answered yes to the idea that we value Medicare, and they said no to the idea that, if you don't pay for it, you don't value it. They said a direct no to the ideology put forward by those opposite, and they said, 'Yes, we do judge a society by how it looks after the most vulnerable.' At Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, whether it was Kerry Packer after he had a heart attack, myself after I had a serious car accident or my mum, an invalid pensioner, we got the same treatment because of Medicare.

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