Labor will spend $55.7 million to boost the number of specialist cancer nurses across Australia if the party wins the federal election in May.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten's announcement on Saturday morning comes ahead of plans to hit the hustings from Sunday, despite no hints from Prime Minister Scott Morrison about when the election will take place. The commitment forms part of Labor's Medicare cancer plan, unveiled on Thursday in the budget reply speech. Image: News Corp Australia
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Bowenchris Open to more Rorts and overuse for $$$
Bowenchris So it’s okay to cherry pick and use the emotive cancer scare. Just forgot about the Cardiac and Dementia group but then they are mostly old so no votes there?
Another Bowen scare campaign There's nothing scarier than a Shorten Labor govt all of Australia knows that auspol skynews
Bowenchris One word LIBERAL Party voters hate is MEDICARE... So let me say that Labor party safty nets name again 'MEDICARE' lol
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