Senate debates

Thursday, 17 June 2021

Bills

Private Health Insurance Amendment (Income Thresholds) Bill 2021; Second Reading

1:26 pm

Photo of Carol BrownCarol Brown (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

Labor supports the Private Health Insurance Amendment (Income Thresholds) Bill 2021 and has not sought to delay its passage through the parliament. Unfortunately, the government failed to meet their own 1 April deadline for the passage of this bill and now Australians have been left waiting for the important reform. Labor understands the frustrations of families who were promised a 1 April start date for extended health insurance coverage for young and disabled dependants. I commend the bill to the Senate.

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