Malarndirri McCarthy (NT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Indigenous Australians) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, President. I'm always happy to talk about Medicare, but, as you have rightly pointed out, in terms of the tax side of things I will refer to Senator Gallagher. When we came to government in 2022, it had never been harder or more expensive to find a doctor. As you know, President, bulk-billing was in freefall after a decade of cuts and neglect to Medicare, and that's why strengthening Medicare was a key focus of our election platform. In just two years we have delivered more doctors and more bulk-billing, and opened 87 Medicare urgent care clinics.