QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator DAVID POCOCK (Australian Capital Territory—Independent ACT Whip) (14:30): I'm still not sure why the ACT didn't get some Commonwealth supported places. If you look at Tasmania, another small jurisdiction that also really struggles when it comes to GP shortages and bulk-billing—rather than make UTAS apply for a greater share of Commonwealth support places for their medical school, Labor simply made an election commitment of 20 additional Commonwealth supported places at UTAS.

Why will the government give Tasmania more Commonwealth supported places in medicine but not the ACT?