Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Given that Senator Ludwig is having such difficulty deciding whether Senator Feeney is right or wrong, can the minister provide a guarantee to the Senate and to the Australian people that the 30 per cent private health insurance rebate—or, in Senator Feeney’s terms, a ‘scandal’ and a ‘handout’—will not be discontinued?