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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2021-05-13" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Rural Health Workforce</name>
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        <heading>Rural Health Workforce</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="5412" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2021-05-13">
            <name>Rural Health Workforce</name>
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          <by role="member" id="5412">The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (15:10):</by>  Supplementary: when will this Rural Health Workforce Strategy the minister referred to throughout his answer deliver a reinstatement of maternity services at Waikerie and a return of maternity services at Millicent as per the Marshall team's pre-election promise?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="3164" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.G. WADE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Health and Wellbeing</name>
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          <question date="2021-05-13">
            <name>Rural Health Workforce</name>
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          <by role="member" id="3164">The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:10):</by>  The opposition trades in half-truths. I am afraid—</text>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT</by>:  Order! Let the minister answer the question.</text>
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        <name>The Hon. S.G. WADE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="3164">The Hon. S.G. WADE:</by>  Unfortunately, in this case, I am not sure if there is even half a truth to it. I would like the honourable member to specify where I ever committed to the reinstatement of Millicent birthing services since the former Labor government closed those services in July 2013.</text>
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