Senate debates

Wednesday, 23 July 2025

Questions without Notice

Medicare

2:11 pm

Photo of Penny WongPenny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister made very clear what our position was—that we were expanding, very substantially, on the tripling of the bulk-billing incentive that was put in place in November 2023, the largest investment in bulk billing in history. That's why more than nine in ten visits to the GP were free for people eligible for the incentive. Since we've tripled the investment, we've seen a turnaround in bulk billing, and we have seen bulk billing increase in every state. This was—

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