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

Thanks to our Labor government's historic investment in Medicare, the number of bulk-billing practices in this country gets bigger every week. We know that, in the first quarter of this year, the bulk-billing rate had risen to 81.9 per cent. That is a 4.6 percentage point increase on the same period from last year. Bulk-billing rates are up in every state and territory. What does that mean? It means that the numbers do not lie. Our historic $8½ billion investment in bulk-billing has delivered a historic result. It means more and more people are able to go and see a doctor with just their Medicare card—not a credit card but their Medicare card. Again, our sole focus is on delivering for the Australian people. Meanwhile, the three right-wing parties are focused on themselves and their own base interests. They are focused on division; we're focused on delivery.