Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme) Share this | Hansard source

In May last year, the Australian people made a very clear choice. They voted for a government that would stand up for universal health care. The measures in this budget complement the largest-ever investment in the history of Medicare, $8.5 billion.

Since our investment started on 1 November 2025, there are now nearly 3,800 Medicare bulk-billing practices nationwide, and over 1,200 of those were previously mixed billing. People are very quiet over there, but I do want to make this point: at these clinics, all you will need is your Medicare card. That means that more and more people will be able to see a GP and fewer and fewer people will have to resort to sitting in their local emergency department. That is what delivering for everyday Australians actually means. Labor is focused on the needs of the Australian people while those over there are focused on themselves. (Time expired)