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Today, we have seen Health Minister Mark Butler appear to reheat an old bulk billing announcement in attempt to hide the fact that Medicare is currently covering the least amount of GP fees on record.

The revelation that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had not once met with Mental Health Australia Chair Matt Berriman in the two years he has been Prime Minister is a serious indictment on Labor’s approach to the national mental health crisis.

Mental Health Australia Chair Matt Berriman has today announced that he is stepping down from his role, citing frustration with the Albanese Labor Government’s complete lack of action on mental health as the cause.