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

Professor Owler is entitled to his view. There is no doubt that he is entitled to his view. This government, however, has the view that we are going to make policy decisions based on evidence to ensure that we have a sustainable health system into the future. Without policy change, health spending is projected to increase to $110 billion by 2023-24. Indeed, it has increased 110 per cent in the last 10 years. Those are the sorts of figures this government is going to take into account to ensure that we have a sustainable health system into the future. Unlike the irresponsible decisions taken by the previous Labor government, we are going to ensure that the health system is sustainable.