Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services) Share this | Hansard source

It's a bit of a record. I once got to seven seconds before I was stopped, so to get it before I start is not doing too badly. All states and territories, as a part of their conversations with the Australian government, have indicated they have adequate capacity to meet demand, based on the Doherty modelling as supplemented by their own modelling. During COVID, the Australian government, along with the states and territories, has invested into the health system in excess of $6.6 billion just for COVID. That funding has been put in, particularly with respect to the state health systems, on a fifty-fifty basis. So $6.6 billion has been invested by the Australian government in support of the states and territories in fighting COVID. (Time expired)