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

Senator Steele-John, thank you for the question. We know that workforce issues actually hit right across Australia in different points, certainly after COVID, and we certainly moved in terms of the health space. In the First Nations health space, we have provided an opportunity for 500 health traineeship positions. Now, 300 or so—I can get those numbers for you—are in place. We are aware of the concerns around GPs, but we know that supporting and tripling bulk-billing, in terms of Medicare in this country, is absolutely critical to assisting the employment situation across Australia.