Tanya Plibersek (Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, $100 billion over the next 40 years. Have a look at the Intergenerational report, Joe—you should have a look at it.

Other ministers have spoken about what is happening in Europe and what is happening in Greece and, concerned as we are about what is happening in Europe, and Greece in particular, there is a lesson to be drawn from what happens if governments are too timid to rein in runaway spending in areas like this. We need to make sure that every health dollar counts and that every health dollar matters, and we can spend those health dollars doing things like we are doing in the member for Fremantle's electorate, like creating more training places for nurses.

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