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

I will because it's valuable. It's valuable, and everyone on this side of the House values their Medicare card. I'll tell you what: every Australian values their Medicare card as well—except perhaps some of those over there. Now, you can imagine the tactics committee meeting this morning sitting around and going, 'I know where they're vulnerable: Medicare. We think there's a bit of doubt out there in the community about their attitude towards public health care, because they never want to talk about it. They never raise it. I mean, has the Prime Minister got a Medicare card?' So that's why I brought it in—to confirm that that's the case!

I'll tell you what: for the 1½ million Australians who've been to the not 50 but 87 urgent care clinics, all they have needed is their Medicare card, and one-third of those have been under the age of 15.

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