ACT Labor has promised free early learning for three-year-olds in its next term of government, as the Canberra Liberals announce plans for new mental health facilities.
The retiring Liberals' health spokeswoman, Vicki Dunne, said women should not be travelling to Sydney or Melbourne for this kind of care.
While in government, Labor committed to considering such a unit as part of a wider review of perinatal health services."There will always be some highly specialised services that the ACT doesn't have a big enough population to offer that level of highly specialised healthcare," he said.The Liberals have not set out a specific cost, saying the project would go to tender, and have expressed hope an existing facility could be re-purposed for the work.
They say it is a 50 per cent increase on the current number of beds available, and there is scope to add more if the demand is there.ABC Canberra wants to know about the big issues affecting you or the area where you live or work.
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