Listening to everyday Australians across Queensland, I’ve heard your concerns about the rising cost of health care. When Labor first took over, they increased the Medicare rebate, boosting bulk-billing rates. But by 2025, that effect has faded. According to Cleanbill’s 2025 report, nearly 80% of GP clinics no longer bulk-bill adult patients. The percentage of bulk-billing GPs in Queensland has halved since Labor came to power, and out-of-pocket costs have risen by 9%.
Medicare is crucial for timely medical treatment, helping people get back to work faster. In the US, unpaid medical bills cause 40% of bankruptcies. One Nation won’t let that happen here. One Nation will increase the Medicare subsidy to encourage bulk-billing, funded by cracking down on Medicare and PBS fraud, which costs $3 billion a year. We’ll also delay social security, including Medicare, for new arrivals.
One Nation is committed to practical solutions for the cost-of-living crisis. We’ll reduce overseas student numbers to create more university places for Australians, especially in health disciplines, and expand bursaries for students from rural areas. While Labor offers bandaids, One Nation offers real solutions.
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In listening to everyday Australians across my home state of Queensland, one of our highest concerns is the cost of health care. This Labor government increased the Medicare rebate when they first took over. It was a long overdue move which increased the rate of Medicare bulk-billing. In 2025 the effect of that increase has worn off, much like the lustre on this government. According to Cleanbill’s 2025 report, nearly 80 per cent of GP clinics no longer bulk-bill adult patients. When Labor came to power, 26 per cent of GPs in Queensland bulk-billed. In 2025 the figure is projected to be 14 per cent—halved. As a result, the out-of-pocket cost of visiting a doctor has risen by nine per cent.
Any economist can easily make the case for Medicare. As a national insurance policy, it matches medical treatment to the time the person needs it rather than to the time they can afford to pay for it. This optimises health care and gets the person back to the productive economy faster.
In the United States, unpaid medical bills cause 40 per cent of all bankruptcies. One Nation will not accept that happening here. One Nation will increase the Medicare subsidy to encourage bulk-billing. This subsidy will be paid for through cracking down on Medicare fraud, estimated to cost $3 billion a year. This figure doesn’t include fraudulent loaning out of Medicare cards. Some areas in Sydney have more adults using Medicare cards than they have eligible adults. One Nation will delay the granting of social security, including Medicare, to new arrivals. That announcement will be made separately. One Nation have already announced a policy to reduce overseas student numbers and create more places for Australian children to go to university in areas where Australia needs graduates, which includes health disciplines. One Nation will expand bursaries for students to attend from the bush or to practise in regional and rural areas. While Labor offers bandaids, One Nation are offering practical solutions to the cost-of-living crisis.
On the second of February I marched in solidarity with teachers, firies, nurses, miners and veterans opposed to the vaccine mandates through Brisbane to Queensland Parliament where I addressed the crowd. This is my speech at that rally.
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What one word captures what Dan said? Apart from freedom. Why do you do your jobs? Because we care. Emergency services people care, it doesn’t matter if it’s policemen, ambulance men and women, the nurses, doctors, teachers, aged care, NDIS.
Pathology.
Pathology, there you go. Everyone cares, and it really comes through. These policemen here, they care, and they… By the way they’re saying, “Keep going.” But I- I just wanna reassure you, that’s my main objective today, first of all, let’s recognise that there are people here who are never going to get injected, I’m one of them. And there are many here. But I don’t get penalised in parliament, you do, because you’re not in Parliament. But you elect the representatives who will represent you in parliament. That’s what we need to remember, that’s the first thing. The second thing is, there are lots of people who have been voluntarily injected, some want it, that’s their choice, I’m fine with that. And then there are many people, and they support us here, who have been injected against their will. So, we might be getting hammered mate, but they are getting doubly hammered. And now their kids are staring down the gun barrel.
Boo!
So, we’ve all heard about the emergency services people who were heroes just 12 months ago, and are now villains. We know that… Well, last time when we got here, Dan and I went up to the security and said, “Could we see Annastacia Palaszczuk or the Health Minister?” They said they will come down, no one came down. The premier is not here today, but I wrote a letter last time, requesting a meeting with emergency services people and the premier. I got a reply, one of few replies from premier, she didn’t mention anything about a meeting, not a thing.
Did she mention anything about integrity?
No . Well, we’re coming to that. The next thing I wanna reassure you with, is that we will continue to support you, Pauline and I. We will continue to support you, we will oppose all government legislation in the Federal Parliament, until freedom is restored. And I wanna acknowledge, and support, and admire, Gerard Rennick, George Christensen, Craig Kelly, Alex Antic, for backing us. They cop a lot of flak, but they’re backing us. And they’re doing it on their own within the party. The next thing I wanna mention is, exactly what this gentlemen here said, your dad, Elena, you’ve done a good job mate. This issue highlights the corruption. The State Government, is now beset with accusations of corruption. As a Senator in Federal Parliament, Pauline and I, tried to negotiate an inquiry into the misuse of federal funding after disasters in this State. The Labor Party opposed it, the Greens opposed it. We had an agreement with the government that they would support it and I’d be chair of it, and then we’d dive into the misuse of these federal funds. And at the last minute, I believe the government was honest on this occasion, but at the last minute two Queensland senators, Matt Canavan and James McGrath, threatened to cross the floor and vote against the government, so, the government caved and voted against the inquiry into the misuse of taxpayer’s money. This is another abuse of taxpayer money, they’re transferring $8.3 billion out of our pockets as taxpayers to big pharma. That’s all it’s about apart from control, it’s about money and control. And what we’ve got to remember, is all the instances of hypocrisy in the last two years. The instances of contradicting the facts, the instances of policies and mandates that are not based in fact and go against fact. We’ve got to remember all the lies, we’ve got to remember the corruption. We’ve got to remember who’s getting the money and who’s getting control. This is not about controlling a virus, if they wanted to do that, they could have passed- They could have allowed ivermectin to continue to be used. They could have used proper testing, tracing, quarantine, like Taiwan’s done, and the best in the world. But there is no pandemic of deaths, this is about coercion and control, and it’s about money for big companies. So, what we need to do is, everyone here, including me, is responsible for this. Because we have voted either Liberal or Labor forever. They take us for granted. And parliaments these days do not hold governments accountable, they don’t serve the people, they work for the parties, and their power brokers, and their major sponsors and donors. So, who changes that?
We do.
We do. Who changes it? We do. So, when you vote in the next elections, state or federal, think about that. Put the majors last, put the minor parties first, you know which one I’d prefer, but you vote according to what you think, and you allocate preferences according to what you think. Don’t believe the bullshit from the major parties, they do not allocate preferences, you do. When you get a how-to-vote card, identify the parties, then screw it up and put the parties where you want. But above all, vote for strength of character in candidates, policies, and values. So, I’ll just remind you of that. And I wanna congratulate Matt here, because he’s come up with a little flyer, www.standupandvote.com.au. It’s about educating people on how to vote. There he is there. One last thing, for those of you who think this is the end game, no, it is not. My office stopped the Cash Ban bill, with the help of Pauline Hanson, and we eventually converted even the dopes in the Labor Party in Federal Parliament, and the Greens and the minor parties, and the independents, to vote against the Cash Ban Bill, we kept cash. Cash is extremely important, ’cause the moment you haven’t got an option for cash, they control every transaction that you enter into, everything. So, we squashed the Cash Ban Bill, we also are on top… We’re not on top at all about this COVID Bill, but we’ve got the issues in public, and people know. The real end game here, is the Digital Identity Bill.
Yes.
Oh, I’m so pleased to hear people understand it. That is the real game, they will control everything you do. That’s what they’re using it for. We’re fighting it now, we’ve got a series of seven videos coming out, the first one went out yesterday, please watch them and educate yourselves about that. That is the end game, to control your life, control your life, control your life. That’s all they want. Every single electronic transaction, all your medical data, gets fed into a corporation and sold overseas. And then if you want your medical data, you pay for it, to get it. That’s the way this Federal Government is going, and Albanese backs it.
Now, that’s lazy.
So, just be mindful of that, this is extremely important. In 20 years time, your kids and grandkids will look back and say, “Thank you very much for having the courage to stand up.” Because like this fella and this lady, we care, we all care. Thank you.
