Gungahlin loses as Abbott ducks Medicare Election Promise

The Howard government appears to be backing away from its election commitment to provide a Medicare office in Gungahlin this year, said Bob McMullan, Member for Fraser. “On 31 August last year a proposal to establish a Medicare office in Gungahlin was announced and so far the government has failed to deliver.” Mr McMullan said that the Gungahlin region desperately needs more everyday services such as a Medicare office.