Senator NASH (New South Wales—Deputy Leader of The Nationals in the Senate and Assistant Minister for Health) (14:21): I have a very straightforward answer: the Prime Minister said he would be consulting with doctors, and now he is going through the process with his minister to do exactly that. He has been very consistent in what he has said. The previous Labor government left us with a mess in health care. The previous Labor government left us a trajectory to debt of $667 billion that this coalition government has to fix. Included in that was a trajectory of $34 billion— Senators Polley and Brown interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Brown and Senator Polley! Senator NASH: in ten years if we do not fix it. The government recognises that, unlike the previous government, we need to have a responsible approach to health care in this nation. In spite of the fact that the Greens might stand here and ask questions today, the Prime Minister has been very clear in making his comments about consulting with doctors, making sure that the broad backing is there for the medical—(Time expired)