Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Assistant Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

It would come to the surprise of none on this side of the chamber that the coalition remains committed to a very strong health workforce. Our goal is to consistently reduce the gap in service delivery whether you live in Canberra, Cairns, Cudal, Kununurra—anywhere across this nation—and we will do it far better than the previous government did. Of that this chamber can be very sure. We know that a range of programs have received commentary of late and there has been some around Health Workforce Australia, and I do understand that. Interestingly, this side of the chamber is going to appropriately ensure the delivery of health services, unlike those on the other side who spent year after year wantonly spending taxpayers' dollars and not appropriately addressing the issue of health delivery at the primary cause.