Jeremy Rockliff

Premier of Tasmania



20 September 2018

Michael Ferguson, Minister for Health

Labor hypocrisy on mental health

Labor has no credibility on mental health services. As the facts clearly show only the Government has a comprehensive Plan to improve mental health services.

FACT: Labor’s policy during the state election was to not rebuild the Peacock Centre.

FACT: The Government has confirmed that the Peacock Centre will be rebuilt by 2020, in line with our election commitments.

FACT: Labor’s $23 million mental health policy was one quarter the size of the Government’s.

FACT:  Labor’s election policy did not include funding for specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health facilities.

FACT:  We are funding and building these facilities and they will be finished next year.

FACT:  Labor were thoroughly confused on whether their “10 beds” were acute or sub-acute.

FACT: Labor could not even say where these 10 beds would be.

When it comes to mental health lazy Labor have failed to present a credible alternative, they are all complaint and no solution.



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