Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the House) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, I am. The sustainability of the PBS is based on the fact that we are all committed to ensuring that Australians have widespread access to the best pharmaceuticals, that the pharmaceuticals are affordable and that those people most in need are provided with all the pharmaceuticals that they can be provided with. Finally, we recognise and accept that these are hard decisions for a government, but at the end of the day we also recognise that everyone is trying to get the best outcome for the whole nation. (Time expired)

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