The Labor Party has admitted its promised investment in hospitals is completely unfunded and won’t be delivered for at least two elections, Shadow Health Minister John-Paul Langbroek said today.
“This do-nothing government has today promised to do nothing for at least five years about their ambulance ramping and chronic bed blockages,” Mr Langbroek said.
“As a result, Queenslanders in need of hospital care will continue to wait and suffer.
“Labor’s Cameron Dick has admitted today’s promised $679 million is completely unfunded, and won’t be delivered for five years.
“There is a whole other election between now and then.
“And where is the money coming from? It will be more spending on the taxpayer credit card with no proper planning.”
Mr Langbroek also pointed out that the hospitals Labor was promising to eventually upgrade were all located in seats it was at risk of losing to One Nation – Ipswich, Caboolture and Logan.
“It’s nothing more than a transparent attempt to secure votes in marginal seats. It has nothing to do with meeting the future needs of Queensland’s hospital system.
“Today’s announcements proves even more why we need an independent hospitals planning commission to take the politics out of hospitals planning.”
