Senator NASH (New South Wales—Deputy Leader of The Nationals in the Senate and Assistant Minister for Health) (14:49): There are a number of programs, at the moment, being considered in terms of their future funding and that is one of them. But what I say to the senator is to point out what we are doing for rural and regional Australia when it comes to health. Indeed, it is a far greater contribution than we ever saw from those opposite in government. We only have to look at what we saw in the last budget—$238 million to double the practice incentive payment program. This was something those out in rural communities in the health sector had been calling on for some time and it took this coalition government to deliver it. There is $52.5 million for infrastructure to expand teaching provision in those general practices. They are the types of things— Senator Urquhart: Mr President, I rise on a point of order: relevance. My question was very specific, and it was: will the government deliver 900 specialist training positions through to 2017? The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Urquhart. I was listening carefully to the minister's answer. She indicated that particular program was one of the programs under consideration, so it has been directly answered in part. I call the minister; she has one minute and 14 seconds in which to respond. Senator NASH: Those specialist training places are important in rural areas—indeed, specialist training is very important in our rural and regional areas. That is why I went on to expand on what we are actually doing in rural and regional areas, which is something this government is very focused on—unlike those opposite when they were in government. Things like 500 additional places for nursing and allied health—nothing like what we saw from those opposite when they were in government. For them to raise, now, the issue of specialist training when they were in government and it was something— Senator Moore: Mr President, I rise on a point of order: direct relevance to the question. The question was specifically about the 900 specialist training positions. Will the government meet that target by 2017? There are only 38 seconds left, Mr President. The PRESIDENT: This is a difficult point of order because the minister has really answered the question. She has not necessarily answered it in the way you would like; but you can take out of the minister's answer that it is under consideration and there will be no guarantee. I can only invite the minister to continue her answer. Senator NASH: When it comes to specialist training and the considering of those types of things, it is this government that is going to do a far better job than the previous Labor government did when they were in government. You only have to go and talk to the medical sector to know that it is those types of things that the coalition is focused on—in complete contrast to those opposite when they were in government.