Wendy Askew (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Aged Care, Senator Gallagher. Minister, Australia is facing a dangerous shortage of saline IV fluids, which is forcing doctors to ration supplies in every hospital across the country. Despite having been worried about it last year, your government did nothing. This is a national crisis of your government's own making, but, in question time yesterday, you again continued to pass the buck to the states and territories. Will the government finally take responsibility and show some leadership by using the National Medical Stockpile to secure our supply of saline fluids?