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Federal takeover of hospitals and health services

19 Apr 2010

 Q. Do you think the State Governments should or should not agree to the Federal Government’s health plan to take control of funding hospitals and health services?

  Total Vote Labor Vote Liberal/National Vote Greens
Should agree to health plan 56% 73% 40% 65%
Should not agree to health plan 26% 11% 45% 21%
Don’t know 18% 16% 15% 14%

 A majority (56%) think the State Governments should agree to the Federal Government’s health plan to take control of funding hospitals and health services – 26% think they should not agree.

 States most likely to agree are South Australia (75%) and Queensland (64%). 55% of NSW respondents agree and 45% of Victorians agree (32% of Victorians disagree).

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