Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will today revive Labor’s scare campaign against Coalition hospital cuts at a rally in the Sydney seat of Reid.
The Labor Party says the government is going to cut $2.8 billion from hospitals around the country, pointing to changes to the funding structure of state hospitals as the cause.
Labor hopes to claim the seat of Reid from the Coalition in May’s federal election, where the party will pit Sam Crosby against the Liberals’ Fiona Martin, who replaces departing MP Craig Laundy. Image: News Corp Australia
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