Senator CASH (Western Australia—Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business) (14:56): I thank Senator McMahon for what is an incredibly important question. I also acknowledge the great work that she has done over a very long period of time in ensuring that rural and regional Australians get the services that they need. The Morrison government is committed to continually improving rural and regional health services. This is because we recognise regional, rural and remote Australians deserve the same access to high-quality health services as those who live in our cities. Research shows that doctors who train in the bush are more likely to stay and work in the bush at the completion of their training. That is why as a government we're focused on addressing the maldistribution of doctors in the bush. Earlier this month the government announced the allocation of 100 additional training places to the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine to train more rural generalists. Senator Pratt: Oh, come on. The PRESIDENT: Order, Senator Pratt. Senator Pratt: You've just cut the rebate for recruiting doctors— The PRESIDENT: Senator Pratt, take a breath. Senator Pratt: and you've just cut— The PRESIDENT: Order! I'm getting sick of people not even taking note of me calling them to be silent for 10 seconds. Senator Cash, continue. Senator CASH: As I said, rural generalists play a key role in enabling rural and remote Australians to access health services. Why? Because they provide the general practice, emergency care and other specialist services in hospitals and communities. This announcement yet again demonstrates the Australian government's commitment to supporting more regional doctor training, to supporting better care yet again and to delivering better healthcare outcomes for rural, regional and remote communities. We also need to ensure though that we actually address the pipeline of rural generalists who are coming through to support a viable and sustainable workforce. We're also doing that as part of our half a billion dollar Stronger Rural Health Strategy. The PRESIDENT: Senator McMahon, a supplementary question?