Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:11): It's very clear that, during the election, the Australian people voted for the only party that they trust to deliver stronger Medicare, and that is, of course, the party that created Medicare. We are the party that created Medicare and had to do so against the wishes of the coalition. It was built once by a Labor government, torn down by a coalition government and then rebuilt. We know that for many years the Liberals sought to tear it down. Then they changed tactics and pretended that they actually supported it, but we all know what their real agenda is, and we saw it again, for example, in the 2014 budget, when the former leader of the opposition— The PRESIDENT: Senator Ruston? Senator Ruston: On a matter of relevance, I don't believe that the minister is going anywhere near answering the very simple question that I asked in relation to the Prime Minister standing by a promise that he made. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Ruston. I will draw Minister Wong to that part of your question. Senator WONG: The Prime Minister made very clear what our position was—that we were expanding, very substantially, on the tripling of the bulk-billing incentive that was put in place in November 2023, the largest investment in bulk billing in history. That's why more than nine in ten visits to the GP were free for people eligible for the incentive. Since we've tripled the investment, we've seen a turnaround in bulk billing, and we have seen bulk billing increase in every state. This was— The PRESIDENT: Senator Ruston? Senator Ruston: Once again, on relevance, I was very clear in my question about the Prime Minister's promise that Australians would need only their Medicare card when they went to the doctor. She has not gone anywhere near addressing that question. The PRESIDENT: I did draw the minister to your question, and the minister is being relevant to your question. Senator WONG: In relation to the modelling of the program, which I think is really the nub of what you're asking, on page 1 of the media release announcing the policy prior to the election campaign, the modelling shows that three-quarters of practices will be fully bulk billing, and that will take us to nine in ten visits to the GP being bulk billed. That was the clear position that was put out. As I recall, Senator Ruston, you sought to match the policy. Unfortunately, Australians didn't trust you with it. The PRESIDENT: Senator Ruston, first supplementary?