Labor has secured positive changes to the role of the National Rural Health Commissioner, with the Government expected to introduce amendments to their own legislation in response to concerns raised by Labor. Labor understands that the Government will be introducing amendments to the Health Insurance Amendment (National Rural Health Commissioner) Bill, in a concession that

Labor welcomes the much-awaited legislation to establish a National Rural Health Commissioner – however we think more needs to be done to ensure this role adequately supports Australians living in rural and remote areas. The National Rural Health Commissioner role has the potential to improve health care delivery in the bush, but the legislation introduced