Ian Macfarlane (Groom, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

And there will be more points tomorrow—I’ll give you a tip! This issue is about whether or not Australians can afford to have health insurance in the future under a Labor government. This measure is squarely targeted at small-term political gain for long-term public health pain. This measure is clearly targeted at taking away the opportunities to ensure that health insurance is affordable for all Australians. If I look at my own electorate of Groom—a beautiful electorate, one I am very proud of—I see that 57 per cent of people aged 18 and over have private health insurance.

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