Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

That would be a matter for the Minister for Health to make a decision on. What I can say quite clearly is that these measures have been in place and have been in discussion for quite some time leading up to 1 December. If you look at the issues that have come through from that, the minister herself has indicated, again, that the government is determined that cancer patients will not miss out. This is what she said in her press release today:

If there is any evidence that the cost of delivering vital chemotherapy services needs to be looked at, the government is happy to do so.

It is very important that we ensure that we continue to focus on the patient, to make sure that the patient is receiving the services that are appropriate to them.

If you look at the issue, again, the Australian government does pay the full cost of cancer drugs despite— (Time expired)