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

What I agree with is the fact that this government is taking the responsible decisions to ensure we have a sustainable health system into the future. I know I keep saying that, but clearly I need to keep indicating this to the chamber so that those opposite might start to listen. We have around 263 million free services currently being given. It is not sustainable. We are going to need to put in place the sensible decisions to ensure that sustainability. It is interesting that it was under the previous Labor government that we moved to a co-payment for the PBS. Clearly, those opposite, under the previous Labor government, realised that a co-payment was necessary for sustainability. This government is not going to make any apology for ensuring that we do the right thing by the Australian people and ensure a sustainable health system into the future.