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

The correspondence that you refer to involved precisely the negotiation that I'm describing and precisely the offer of an additional $20 billion that I'm referencing, so it is entirely relevant. What I was going to go on to say is that we will do our part by contributing to increased activity and increased funding. Obviously, the states do have to play their part too, to make sure their health systems are efficient and well run. As I said, we'll continue to negotiate in good faith. We've put a substantial additional contribution on the table, and we look forward to the states continuing to engage with the Commonwealth in good faith.