Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Health and Manager of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that his Treasurer said yesterday:

... I would actually like to see us very carefully examine the possibility of offering Medibank to the public, particularly to policy holders.

Is the Prime Minister aware that this statement directly contradicts the statement made by his Minister for Finance and Administration on 26 April, when he said in relation to a special share deal for Medibank Private policy holders:

Absolutely, no ...

Given that the government’s two most senior economic ministers have contradicted each other on the sale of Medibank Private, will the Prime Minister now end this incompetence and confusion and tell the three million Medibank Private policy holders whether Medibank Private will be floated with a preferential share deal for members?

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