If elected to power on May 21, the Labor Party of Australia intends to ease the burden on the country’s hospitals by establishing a network of urgent care clinics.

In his first visit to Melbourne since the election campaign officially began on Sunday, Labor leader Anthony Albanese announced that a Labor government would spend $135 million Australian dollars over four years to trial 50 urgent care clinics.

Australians will be able to receive treatment for minor burns and cuts at the Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, which will be covered under the country’s universal health care system.

“Repair and strengthening our health system will be at the heart of building that better future,” Albanese told supporters at a rally.

More than a third of patients in Australia’s emergency departments waited longer than 30 minutes for urgent care in 2021, according to the Australian Medical Association (AMAannual )’s Public Hospital Report Card for 2022, which was released in March.

According to the medical group, more needs to be done to alleviate pressures on the health care system.
For 30 years, the Queensland health system has been underfunded, as AMA Queensland president Chris Perry recently stated on Nine Network television.

“The entire system is in need of additional funding, and I hope that the upcoming election campaign will be able to help.”

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a $250 million-Australian-dollar grant aimed at securing the country’s fuel supply.

After a fourth term in power, the grant money will be divided equally between two refineries, one each in Queensland and Victoria, to be used for major renovations.

This investment will keep our truckers, miners, defence force, and farmers moving throughout Australia because oil refineries literally fuel a stronger economy, Morrison said. The Australian dollar is equal to $1.34 in US currency.

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