Matt O'Sullivan (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator McAllister. The Prime Minister promised on more than 71 occasions that Australians would only need their Medicare card and it would be free to see a GP under Labor. But Australians have been telling us their real experience on the ground. Bec, from Kojonup in my home state of Western Australia, has told us: 'It costs me over $100 per visit to see the doctor, and I only get back $43 from Medicare.' It's certainly not free. She said, 'It costs me more than I get back.' Minister, when is Bec's out-of-pocket cost going to come down to zero dollars?