Senate debates

Wednesday, 2 August 2023

Questions without Notice

Medicines

2:28 pm

Photo of Louise PrattLouise Pratt (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Given the government's changes to deliver cheaper medicines will have a positive impact on people's household budgets, particularly important at this time, and given that 60-day dispensing is commonplace in other countries, like the USA, New Zealand and Canada, why did the former government choose not to act on this targeted cost-of-living relief, and why do they appear to remain opposed to Australians getting their medicines more cheaply and efficiently?

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