Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you very much. In question time today the Minister for Health and Ageing asserted that I was not concerned about cancer services in Lismore. This is entirely untrue. On behalf of federal Labor I announced support for funding for the new cancer facility in Lismore before the Howard government did. Fortunately the Howard government followed Labor’s lead.

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