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

The numbers I gave you—which are: nine out of 10 GP visits being bulk-billed by 2030—are exactly the same numbers that were provided in the campaign and formed part of the announcement. Senator Ruston, given that you encouraged Mr Dutton to sign up to the policy immediately, I assume that you also read the detail in the policy which made it clear that it was nine out of 10 visits to be bulk-billed by 2030.

Here is the question to the coalition: are they for more bulk-billing for Australians or not? One seems to discern from the question that Senator Ruston doesn't actually like the increase in the bulk-billing incentives, which are designed to ensure that nine out of 10 visits can be bulk-billed by 2030. We are a government that is proud to invest the largest investment in Medicare since its inception. It is a pity those opposite are still carping. (Time expired)