The Opposition Leader is continuing his focus on health, pledging $250 million to help slash wait times at public hospitals.
Bill Shorten is expected to sell his health package when he visits the seat of La Trobe on Monday, a seat currently held by Liberal MP Jason Wood on a 3.2 per cent margin. It comes after Mr Shorten promised to end hospital funding wars with a $2.8 billion package to the hospital system if his Labor Party is successful in the May 18 federal election. Image: News Corp Australia
billshortenmp Where’s the 💰💰coming from 🤷♀️my pocket 🤔
billshortenmp NHR. National Health. Jointly responsible with states and territories.
billshortenmp I would like to know how there is no beds and without beds you can't be operated on he's a clown
billshortenmp Lying again....billy boy. Hospital waiting lists are State matters. But let the truth not get in the way of another lie.
billshortenmp Where’s the 💰💰coming from 🤷♀️my pocket 🤔
billshortenmp he is promising huge amounts of money where is it all coming from. who is going to pay.
billshortenmp There’s absolutely so much out of pocket costs! Xrays and various scans cost heaps, MRI have NO Medicare thankyou, ask a daughter of a cancer sufferer I’ll tell you all about it! Not to mention the specialists visits OMFG do the Libs claim they’re FREE? Give me a BREAK!
billshortenmp How many hospitals does the federal government operate?
billshortenmp Hospital waiting lists are STATE RESPONSIBILITIES !!!!! Why doesn’t media point this FACT out? Daniel Andrews would do better to spend the taxpayers $1million that he is wasting on Federal Labor campaign ads on fixing waiting lists HIMSELF 👎😡 auspol AusVotes19 springst
billshortenmp This is much needed
billshortenmp And the results will be from what to what ?
billshortenmp Selective memory aye. What about the cancer wards Labor closed in Melbourne 🙄
billshortenmp Hospital Waiting Lists ... State Govt responsibility... that's why they get GST ...
billshortenmp Catherine King also unchallenged by the media on the lies of cuts to Hospitals ...
billshortenmp Oh .. look ... If you've made the investment in your own health and invested in Private Health Cover ... CONGRATULATIONS .. You're the TOP END OF TOWN!!!
billshortenmp *TOP END OF TOWN* Drink !!
billshortenmp Unbelievable how rude Bill Shorten was to the press.
billshortenmp Rubbish! Public patients in public hospitals have no out of pocket expenses!
billshortenmp Mhmm. shiftyshorten
billshortenmp Don't click the unmute. His lips are moving. You know the rest. AusVotes2019
billshortenmp Wawrie is calling the bs factor on your new attempt at mediscare.
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