Jan McLucas (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Mental Health) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Nash, the Minister representing the Minister for Health. Is the minister aware that the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation yesterday called on MPs and senators to reject the deregulation of university fees, stating:

It's nonsensical that as a significant Australian nursing shortage looms over the next decade, the Abbott Government is intent on systematically destroying nursing education in this country …

Has the Department of Health done any analysis on the impact of fee deregulation on the health system's capacity to attract, train and retain Australian nurses?