Carol Brown (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Labor supports the Private Health Insurance Amendment (Income Thresholds) Bill 2021 and has not sought to delay its passage through the parliament. Unfortunately, the government failed to meet their own 1 April deadline for the passage of this bill and now Australians have been left waiting for the important reform. Labor understands the frustrations of families who were promised a 1 April start date for extended health insurance coverage for young and disabled dependants. I commend the bill to the Senate.

Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I commend the bill to the Senate.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a second time.