Mark Butler (Hindmarsh, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

Let's face it: Liberal governments have form in this area. The Howard government in their final term jacked up the price of medicine scripts by $5 for general patients, and the Leader of the Opposition, when he was health minister, tried to repeat the trick by jacking up scripts again by $5. We on this side of the chamber will keep doing whatever we can to responsibly help Australians with the cost of living, including through more bulk-billing and cheaper medicines.

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