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The Hon. M.C. PARNELL (15:06): Supplementary.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Can we have some order for the Hon. Mr Parnell's supplementary.

The Hon. M.C. PARNELL: When the minister said there was a commitment to no new taxes, did he make a specific commitment as well that there would be no new health levies?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:06): This is a great ploy of the left: redefine every tax with a moral imperative. Let me also make another point, now that the honourable member has given me an opportunity to add dot point 2. Dot point 2 is that I think it would be very unwise for any state to act alone. I appreciate the decision of the federal government. These decisions would have to be made at the national level.