Graham Perrett (Moreton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Australians just want to know that their families will have access to affordable health care—whether it be the public or the private healthcare system—where and when they need it.

I thank the Assistant Treasurer for bringing this bill to the House and for recognising that it will benefit a large number of people in receipt of payments following the demutualisation of private health insurers. I would ask the member for Stirling to talk to his colleagues in the Liberal caucus room to make sure that NIB and MBF policyholders do not have to pay capital gains tax. Please do not put an unnecessary tax burden on those doing it tough in my electorate and throughout Australia. I hope that you can talk to your Liberal colleagues in the Senate and get this through.

I commend the bill to the House.

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