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Healthcare promises that just can’t be kept

Neither the Coalition nor Labor can go on pretending that health spending is sustainable in its present form.

Terry BarnesPolicy consultant

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It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that Australian government healthcare funding is at record levels. Scott Morrison and the Coalition boast about it. Anthony Albanese and Labor promise still more.

But, of course, it is. As the Australian population continues to grow, and a higher proportion of our population reaches the high-use stage of their lives, the healthcare system must keep pace.

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Terry Barnes is a Liberal Party member and policy consultant who formerly advised federal and Victorian Liberal ministers.

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