Senate debates

Thursday, 27 March 2014

Questions without Notice

Mental Health

2:44 pm

Photo of Fiona NashFiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Assistant Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

The government's vision is for a sustainable health system that delivers quality health outcomes for all Australians and that includes mental health. The Leader of the Opposition in the Senate might not like the answer that I am giving but I am being very clear in laying out what this government will deliver and, when it comes to mental health, we will be delivering to people across the nation. It seems to have escaped those on the other side that every taxpayer dollar spent is a dollar that taxpayers have earned.

Honourable senators interjecting—

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