Malcolm Roberts (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, is this correct? To be eligible, a person must be living in Australia and meet one of the following criteria to be eligible for Medicare: an Australian citizen; a New Zealand citizen living in Australia; an Australian permanent resident or someone applying for permanent residency, within certain conditions; a temporary resident covered by a ministerial order; a resident of Norfolk Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island or Lord Howe Island; someone covered by a reciprocal healthcare agreement within their own country—of the 11 countries, New Zealand and Great Britain have reciprocal arrangements, but otherwise they are small Western countries. Isn't this a concern?