Ron Boswell (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I am very disappointed that the government has not got a brief on this matter. It is a very important matter and I am sure the nurses union would be very disappointed about the minister not having a brief on it. My supplementary question is: given that the government has appointed a rural area health nurse to the National Health and Hospital Reform Commission, can the minister guarantee that adequate levels of protection will be afforded to nurses in the Torres Strait and other remote areas?