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

As I said, I think in my first answer, we do want to finalise the agreement that all governments signed up to in December 2023. National Cabinet did agree that increasing the Commonwealth share of public hospital funding would be subject to a reasonable limit on the annual growth in costs—I think the states understand this. That is the best way to ensure we keep our public health system efficient, affordable and strong. We put a very serious offer on the table, and we'll keep working with the states.