House debates Questions without Notice

Private Health Insurance

Thursday, 15 October 2026 House of Representatives

Melissa McIntosh

Melissa McIntosh Lindsay, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Women

2:30 pm

My question is to the Prime Minister, on behalf of the 3.2 million older Australians and 1.2 million pensioners he has let down. After suffering a humiliating defeat in the Senate, Labor has reintroduced its cruel cuts to private health insurance—

An honourable member: That's right.

you say yes, you have—costing senior Australians up to $1,614 more each year. National Seniors Australia has warned that these cuts would add pressure to an already stretched public health system. When will Labor stop waging war on senior Australians?

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