Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The short answer is, I think, no, but I will seek further particulars from the Minister for Health and Ageing. BreastScreen Australia is a very important program and it will continue. I make that plain. The expert committee has provided us with a number of options to improve the program, and the government, the states and the territories are jointly considering these options. The recommendations will be discussed further at the Australian Health Ministers Conference in November.

The government released the BreastScreen Australia evaluation report yesterday. It is about ensuring that this very important program will continue. The expert committee has provided us with a number of options for improving the program. The government and the states and territories, as I have indicated, are jointly considering those options. (Time expired)