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The Coalition welcomes the Albanese Labor Government’s decision to abandon its planned changes that would have left Australians facing thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs for sight-saving eye injections. 

The Albanese Labor Government has been exposed for its failure to deliver on its Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) rollout, with no evidence the clinics are reducing pressure on hospital emergency departments and not a single clinic in South Australia open for the extended hours Labor promised.

The Albanese Labor Government has confirmed it has no plan for delivering life-saving proton beam therapy in Australia for cancer patients whose lives depend on it. 

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INTERVIEW WITH STACEY LEE, FIVEAA AFTERNOONS

20 February 2026

Topics: South Australian election, One Nation, MotoGP announcement, hospital pressures, SA nurses pay negotiations

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INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS KENNY, SKY NEWS

19 February 2026

Topics: NSW mental health hospital incidents, Labor’s mental health failures, private health insurance premium rise   

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INTERVIEW WITH MATT STEPHENS, ABC RIVERLAND

19 February 2026

Topics: Liberal leadership, private health insurance premium rise, private health sector

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INTERVIEW WITH NIKOLAI BEILHARZ, ABC ADELAIDE DRIVE

18 February 2026

Topics: Labor’s private health premium rise, Liberal leadership, shadow ministry    

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The Albanese Labor Government has quietly imposed another cost increase on the 15 million Australians who rely on private health insurance, with premiums set to rise by 4.41 per cent during a cost-of-living crisis.

It is a privilege to continue serving in the Shadow Health and Aged Care portfolios to keep working on issues that matter deeply to Australians and their families. 

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INTERVIEW WITH DAVID PENBERTHY, FIVEAA

12 February 2026

Topics: Aged care star ratings system, Labor’s skyrocketing home care wait list    

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