Labor’s acknowledgment of the Hodgman Liberal Government’s record health funding in their economic direction statement is a welcome acknowledgment of their incorrect claims last week.
“The funding for health in this year’s budget is welcome; it is needed and is essential.’’ Bec White, 30/5/17.
Despite months of claiming a looming winter “health crisis”, Labor have put forward absolutely nothing to address it and have offered zero solutions of their own.
None of their meagre health announcements, including their $20 million new health commission bureaucracy, will not start until mid-2018.
Labor have sidestepped the 2017-18 financial year which is when the Government’s actions are funded.
This makes a mockery of Labor’s “health crisis” claims and means they can no longer, with any credibility, criticise the Government’s real actions to address increasing demand on the health system.
Michael Ferguson, Minister for Health
