House debates

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

Matters of Public Importance

Health Care

3:38 pm

Photo of Andrew LamingAndrew Laming (Bowman, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

What? There are no doctors on the opposite side? Where are the doctors on that side? They are not including you over there, Dr Gillespie. Give me Dr Leigh over there, one of the finest minds who under any other system of merit would be opposition Treasurer by now—but not in the Labor Party. That fine Dr Leigh said that we need a moderate co-payment:

… not enough to put a dent in your weekly budget, but enough to make you think twice before you call the doc.

Perfectly said, Dr Leigh. Come and join the doctors over here and let's have a world-class health system.

Now let's be honest, bulk-billing is still absolutely endemic—

Dr Leigh interjecting

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