Di Natale, Sen Richard

Senator DI NATALE (Victoria—Leader of the Australian Greens) (14:20): As someone who worked as a doctor, I know that massive tax cuts mean more crowded waiting rooms, they mean longer waiting lists to have surgery done and they mean bigger out-of-pocket costs for your GP bills. We've got an ageing population and we've got growth of health costs into the future, and yet the government is saying that despite the fact it's ripping out $140 billion in revenue, it'll continue to fund Medicare in hospitals. Why isn't this just magic pudding economics? Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order on my right! Order! I will ask for order on my right during questions so that I may hear them.