State and territory leaders are meeting with Anthony Albanese in Brisbane for national cabinet today. Follow the live updates.
: Up until a few months ago, [Victorian premier]was asking for the 50-50 funding for hospitals to be reinstated. Is that completely off the table or is there an opportunity for you to bring it back?that doesn't change the system.
That doesn't change that. And what we're determined to do, whilst I'm sure that every state — I'll make this prediction — every state Premier and Chief Minister, if I said to them we're going to provide 50-50, they'd say that's great, but 60-40 would be better from the Commonwealth and 70-30 would be better still. That's the nature of it.
But what we're discussing here — and that's perfectly understandable — what we're discussing here and what the Premiers have done is, that recognises that there is a finite funds from all levels of government are under pressure. How do we make sure that every dollar of value comes from taxpayers expenditure?
If we just put additional money into public hospitals without doing anything about primary healthcare, and, guess what? That would not be making a difference.
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