Dozens of pharmacists from the Community and Pharmacy Support group heckled and jeered from the public viewing gallery during question time.
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00:00 Who, who, who will pay? Who will pay for 68?
00:07 It's another ill thought out policy that they've rushed.
00:11 A small amount of Australians will benefit from this and that's because the cost of medication should be discounted for all Australians, not just some.
00:18 What the government is doing here, a small amount of middle to upper class Australians will benefit while the rest carry the cost to medication.
00:25 To make this viable, medicines should be the same cost for all, the cost of dispensing fees should be doubled.
00:32 We are happy to hand out two boxes, we are happy to make medication cheaper, the government should carry that cost.
00:37 The pharmacies should not be digging out of our pockets to cover the cost of every second box.
00:42 We want the government to actually listen to us, we want them to consult with our profession
00:47 and we want them to commit to the promise that they made pre-election that no pharmacy or patient would be worse off under this new policy.
00:56 As far as I'm concerned, this government is a government full of broken promises at the moment.
01:01 [Applause]
01:10 [Silence]