Nicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Hansard source

They are very selective about the process that they are taking. I think this matter of public importance, arguing about ‘the failure of the government to deliver an effective public hospital system’, should really be a question: ‘Why can this government in 11 months not fix all of the problems that we caused in 12 years?’ That would be a more honest debate for the shadow minister to have, but he is not interested in doing that.

I think it is also disappointing that the shadow minister has not been prepared to look at our investment in GP services. Part of fixing our hospitals is investing more in our hospitals, but a big part of it is making sure we get services that can be delivered outside hospitals into our communities so that people do not need to go to hospital. This is a particular problem for the member opposite. A GP superclinic has been promised in his electorate. He has been unable to decide whether or not he supports a superclinic in his electorate.

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