Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Minister for Rural Health) Share this | Hansard source

With the greatest respect, I do not agree with Mr Owler. He is, of course, entitled to his view, but I do not necessarily always agree with the positions that he puts forward. Firstly, as I have stated, funding to hospitals is going to increase, and that is a clear fact. When it comes to Indigenous health, I do not think there has been a government over a significant period of time that is more committed to Indigenous people and to Indigenous health funding—$3.3 billion over the next four years when it comes to primary health and, indeed, $1.4 billion to primary care across the community-controlled health organisations. That is a significant commitment, and I worked very closely with the sector to ensure that together we can improve health outcomes for Indigenous people.