Labor leader refuses to make any funding promises despite push from premiers to permanently lift commonwealth’s funding guarantee to a 50-50 split
, has said he is prepared to sit down and work “constructively” with state premiers on the need for more hospital funding, but has ruled out making any grand funding promises before the election.alongside the premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, Albanese said he was aware of the pressure facing the state hospital system, but he was taking a “measured” approach in the campaign.
“But the other thing that we’re doing is being upfront in our discussions with the premiers – we’re not promising things in advance and then we’ll say something different after the election campaign.” Palaszczuk said it was “no secret” that all of the state premiers and health ministers of both Liberal and Labor governments wanted an increase in health funding.
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