House debates
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Personal Explanations
3:13 pm
Tanya Plibersek (Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Madam Speaker, I seek leave to make a personal explanation.
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Does she believe she has been misrepresented?
Tanya Plibersek (Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I do, Madam Speaker. During question time the Prime Minister claimed that public hospital funding was cut during my time as health minister. In fact, the 2013-14 hospital budget was $14.9 billion, an $871 million increase on the 2012-13 budget and a $5 billion increase on 2007.