Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

She's had her second infusion, and her parents are over the moon and can see the results already. They said, 'She is now able to lift a spoon and feed herself, something that she could only dream of a few months ago'. That is why all of us are in this place: to deliver those outcomes for children who would otherwise never have had access to those sorts of medicines and who otherwise would never have had access to a headspace. That's what comes from good economic management: real outcomes that change lives in fundamental ways.

And I was asked, 'Is there an alternative?' I've seen this in Tasmania, where we've seen a Labor federal government which left $290 million of funding a year, as opposed to a coalition government which is delivering $415 million a year for hospitals in Tasmania. We're now moving to $515 million a year of funding and an additional $730 million through the Mersey as a result of our economic management and our hospitals agreement.

Only last week we announced with the Prime Minister an additional $2½ million for GP outreach services through the University of Tasmania to Burnie, Wynyard, Smithton and Strahan. That's what good economic management is about, and unless you can do— (Time expired)

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