Tax eats into pledge

Better health: Shane Dunlop of Contract Control, John Turner of Wonthaggi Medical Group, Labor candidate for Bass, Gerry Lonergan, Senator David Feeney, federal Labor candidate for McMillan Christine Maxfield and Dr Nola Maxfield, Wonthaggi Medical Clinic.
Posted by SiteAdmin in Government on 17 Aug 2010 at 10:54 am

By Matt Dunn
BOTH major parities have been accused of failing rural Australia on health in the lead-up to the federal election this Saturday.
The president of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia, Dr Nola Maxfield, was “extremely” disappointed by the lack of commitment by Labor and the Coalition, despite Labor announcing more than $500,000 to build new premises for the Wonthaggi Medical Group.
That funding was announced by Dr Maxfield’s sister-in-law, Labor candidate for McMillan, Christine Maxfield, but Dr Maxfield, a Wonthaggi GP, said the money was not all it was advertised to be.
“The grant is for $500,000, which is really good, until you realise the amount is taxable, so you’ve got to give a whole lot back to the government again. It goes some of the way toward addressing problems in the region,” she said.
“Otherwise there’s not been a lot that’s come out about rural health from either of the parties this election.
“We’ve been jumping up and down and rural people have been jumping up and down. There’s been a bit of talk about health, but it’s mainly been about big city hospitals and waiting lists and emergency department waiting times. They forget about people in rural communities.”
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