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

I thank the member for Bendigo for his question because I know he is one of the very proud members of this House to have the Bendigo GP superclinic just opened in his electorate. His is the 19th superclinic that is fully operational, and it is providing extra GP services, nurses and allied health services in Bendigo and working very closely with the hospital services that are being provided.

Our GP superclinics program has provided over 630,000 services to patients across Australia. But last night the Leader of the Opposition again made clear that this program is a program that he is going to cut. As per usual, the only policy that the Leader of the Opposition had was to say no. He has a $70 billion hole in his own budget and he is intending to fill it by saying no to doctors, no to nurses, no to superclinics, and no to hospital services.

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