Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Once again, it's question 2, no questions on drought, no questions on schools, no questions on hospitals, no questions on mental health. It is an important day today—R U OK? Day—about which I acknowledge those opposite and members here acknowledge today. Our government has some $4.3 billion being spent to guarantee the mental health services in this country. R U OK? Day was begun by a good friend of mine, Gav Larkin, many years ago. We went to school together. The reason I am highlighting this is because these are the issues that, frankly, the Australian people are interested in: that we're supporting mental health, that we're supporting Lifeline, where we put an extra $33 million on mental health.

Mr Burke interjecting—

You want to sit me down on mental health, do you? That tells the Australian people—

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