Ms MURPHY (Dunkley) (13:48): Breast Cancer Network Australia has spent 20 years listening to and supporting women diagnosed with breast cancer. I was fortunate to have the opportunity last week to meet the amazing women on the board and the CEO—and not the least of the amazing women was national living treasure Raelene Boyle—and speak with them about their experiences and the work of the BCNA. For those who have had a diagnosis of cancer and for their family and friends there are myriad challenges to be faced. For too many Australians, this includes financial hardship. Research commissioned by the BCNA showed that in the first five years after their breast cancer diagnosis only 12 per cent of the almost 2,000 women surveyed reported no out-of-pocket costs. One quarter reported costs of more than $17,000. One quarter of privately insured women recorded out-of-pocket costs greater than $21,000. If I could have your indulgence in referring to my personal experience, those figures come as no surprise to me. In addition to these costs, cancer patients often experience loss of income and costs that are non-medical—counselling, travel, accommodation, higher energy bills for heating and cooling to make them comfortable, and new clothes to adapt to changes to their body shape and weight. And it's not just breast cancer patients who struggle with the financial impact of cancer and cancer treatment. In the last two months I've been contacted by so many people who have told me their stories. I've promised to be their voice and I will. Cancer makes you sick; it shouldn't make you broke.