Rural Health Workforce

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:59): Further supplementary: minister, what action have you directly taken in response to warnings from rural doctors that rural towns will 'wither and die' because of your government's failure to offer them support?

The PRESIDENT: I think there was a pretty tenuous link to the original answer. If the minister wishes—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! If the minister wishes to respond to that, I am—

The Hon. S.G. Wade: The original question had nothing to do with the industrial agreement.

The PRESIDENT: The next question.