Health Insurance Amendment (Incentive Payments and Other Measures) Bill 2026

Ms JORDAN-BAIRD (Gorton) (19:29): It is an honour to rise in support of the Health Insurance Amendment (Incentive Payments and Other Measures) Bill 2026, brought forward by the Minister for Health and Ageing, and I commend him for doing so. This bill is an important step in strengthening the integrity, transparency and sustainability of Medicare primary healthcare funding.

Australia has one of the best healthcare systems in the entire world. We're regularly compared to our international counterparts, and Medicare is the very best of Australia, and it's a system built and backed by successive Labor governments every step of the way. The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Ms Scrymgour ): Member for Gorton, I'm really sorry.

It being 7.30 pm, you can continue your remarks at a later date.