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The Albanese Labor government is delivering real investment into our public hospitals, because every Australian deserves high-quality health care no matter where they live or what they earn. This week the Prime Minister and Minister for Health and Aged Care announced an additional $1.7 billion for public hospitals and health services nationwide next year. Here in the ACT we'll receive an extra $51 million, a 16 per cent increase in Commonwealth funding. This is funding that will help cut waiting lists and take pressure off our emergency departments.

How does that contrast with the record of the Leader of the Opposition? Well, he cut $50 billion from hospitals and was voted the worst ever health minister by Australian doctors. The Liberal Party's record on health is nothing but cuts, neglect and a system left on its knees.

Under our new agreement, total Commonwealth funding for public hospitals will hit a record $33.9 billion next year. We're not stopping there. We're making record investments in bulk billing and opening urgent care clinics around the country to take pressure off our emergency departments.

Labor created Medicare, and we will always protect it. The choice at the next election is clear: more investment under Labor or more cuts under the coalition. We will always stand up for our public hospitals, for Medicare and for the Australians that rely on it. Under the Liberals it is that simple. You cannot trust them with Medicare.