Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

As I said in my previous answers, we will work with the government of the day in Tasmania to continue to improve access to health services for the people of Tasmania. It is not unusual that parties go through election campaigns and make commitments and, when those commitments are endorsed and governments are elected, the Commonwealth will work with them. It is of course in stark contrast to what happened when the coalition was in power, when it went around cutting the hospital agreements—when they cut $50 billion under Peter Dutton's leadership. They cut money out. I was a territory leader then, and I remember what happened. We are prepared to invest. We are prepared to work with the Labor Party if they win government in Tasmania, just as we will if the current government remains in place. Health services are an important issue for any election campaign, and we look forward to working with either party, pending the outcome.