Lisa Darmanin (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Aged Care, Senator Gallagher. Australia marks the 40th anniversary of Medicare this year—40 years of health care for all Australians. Labor will always protect Medicare because we believe health care is a right, not a privilege. Labor created Medicare to achieve this aim, and, since the last election, the Albanese Labor government has worked hard to rebuild Medicare after a decade of neglect by the Liberals and Nationals. Minister, why is the government committed to rebuilding Medicare, and how are the government's Medicare reforms assisting Australians with cost-of-living pressures?