Senate debates

Thursday, 12 May 2011

Questions without Notice

Budget

2:56 pm

Photo of Concetta Fierravanti-WellsConcetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Ageing) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. The government's budget press release on mental health refers to alleged reforms and init­iatives. How much of the mental health spend is new money and not simply recycled money and/or rebadged programs? In relation to the $47.3 million in new funding, doesn't that also come with a $62 million cut from existing programs? Isn't this another broken promise from Ms Gillard?

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