Mr HUNT (Flinders—Minister for Health and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Cabinet) (15:09): I want to thank the member for Robertson. I recently had the privilege of visiting Gosford Hospital with her. One of the things that we did was to meet with Alan. I mentioned the medicine Avastin just before. Alan is a patient with a glioblastoma who's been benefiting from Avastin. The latest advice I have is that he has transitioned to being on the PBS for that medicine. As he said to us at the time, it has changed his life and extended his life. He's still on a difficult journey, and we know that. There are many medicines that we've been able to list recently. We will continue to list all of the medicines that the PBAC recommends. In particular, just a few days ago we listed botox, but we listed it for a particular condition: spasticity—so, for adults with lower-limb and facial spasticity who have suffered from a stroke. This is a medicine that is giving them the use of their limbs, which is giving them real hope. It's for over 2,800 patients, who will save over $5,400 a year. It's an immensely important thing that we're able to list botox. It's also important, because you asked about the importance of being able to do this with certainty, to note that there was a time when botox, for another condition, was not listed. That botox, in 2011, was one of seven medicines that had been recommended by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, and for which agreement had been reached with the sponsors on a price, and which was then deferred. It was deferred in the 2011 budget due to fiscal circumstances. If I recall the words of the budget papers at the time: 'Due to fiscal circumstances, the government will defer the listing of some new medicines until fiscal circumstances permit.' That included medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, medicines for asthma, medicines for endometriosis, medicines for IVF and medicines for schizophrenia. These were medicines that the government of the day deferred, because they ran out of money. We will continue to list those things that the PBAC recommends, as we have already done with 2,100 medicines. To give you another example, on 1 September we also listed Buvidal. Why is Buvidal important? It is because it is a medicine for helping people with opioid addiction. We know that in the last full year for which we have figures over 1,100 people lost their lives to some form of opioid addiction. This medicine will be made available for free, under a special provision. Up to 110,000 people will benefit. (Time expired) Mr Morrison: I ask that further questions be placed on the Notice Paper. And on Saturday night, go Sharks!