Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

It is important in relation to the PBS as well. For 50 years, the Labor Party—in government and in opposition—supported a co-payment to keep our medicine system sustainable. For 50 years they supported a co-payment, and yet, for political reasons, they oppose a co-payment to keep Medicare sustainable. With an ageing population, with the need to find these cures, the coalition will fix up Labor's mess and we will make sure that we have a health system that is world class for years to come.

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