Ms Catherine King (Ballarat, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Health) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Before the election the Prime Minister promised no cuts to health. Last night the Prime Minister confirmed that all Australians will pay more for their medicines. Why should Australians pay for the Prime Minister's deceit?

Mr Simpkins interjecting—

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The member for Cowan is warned.

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I want to reiterate to the shadow minister that this is a government that has kept faith with the commitments that it made to the Australian people before the election. Every dollar of savings in health is reinvested in health.

Opposition Members:

Opposition members interjecting—

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The member for Jagajaga will desist.

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It is reinvested in the world's biggest medical research fund, which will find the treatments and cures we need so that our health system and the health of our people gets better in the years to come. That is our responsibility. Our responsibility is to do the right thing by the people of Australia. Our responsibility is not to make easy decisions but to make the right decisions, and that is what this budget has done. It has made the right but difficult and necessary decisions for the long-term future of the people of this country.