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

Quite frankly, the opposition have not been listening to our excellent record on providing assistance to this area of need. The government are committed to providing health. We have $58.4 million over four years which we directed to deliver care packages to better support up to 25,000 people with severe mental illness. That is 25,000 more than the opposition contemplated. It will be delivered through access to allied psychological services arrangements. In addition, there is $25.4 million over four years to expand the early psychosis prevention and intervention centre model, building on its successful implementation in Victoria. It is a shame those opposite want to criticise rather than support the work that is being dealt with in this area. All they want to do is— (Time expired)