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

(—) (): I can completely understand Harris's parents and family and friends doing everything that they can do to provide treatment for their son—of course I can. As a parent I completely understand that. The government is keen to look at what we can do. There is the Medical Treatment Overseas Program. That, for many of these children, is not an option, as I understand it; for some it might be, but it doesn't provide the assistance universally. So we are looking at ways. I'm aware of Neuroblastoma Australia's public calling for this, as is the minister for health, who, I believe, has had a number of meetings about this, both internally to government and externally. As you know, there have been 201—I think—new and amended listings on the PBS since 2022. (Time expired)