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Follow today’s news liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastHealth minister grilled on Labor’s $1bn mental health packageThe health minister, Mark Butler, says Labor will not technically be building new mental health centres under its $1bn mental health promise.We’re not building them. This is to fund the operations of these centres. Generally, they will rent existing premises.They won’t be brand-new buildings. What we will do, say, in a particular area of say, north Brisbane or regional Queensland – we say we want to establish - let’s use the word establish other than build.Head to Health – no one knew what it was, okay?We did research. We basically, looked at how the existing services, which had started under the former government, were performing. Continue reading...
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- Anywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to them
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- See all our Australian election 2025 coverage
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Health minister grilled on Labor’s $1bn mental health package
The health minister, Mark Butler, says Labor will not technically be building new mental health centres under its $1bn mental health promise.
We’re not building them. This is to fund the operations of these centres. Generally, they will rent existing premises.
They won’t be brand-new buildings. What we will do, say, in a particular area of say, north Brisbane or regional Queensland – we say we want to establish - let’s use the word establish other than build.
Head to Health – no one knew what it was, okay?
We did research. We basically, looked at how the existing services, which had started under the former government, were performing. Continue reading...
