On the campaign trail, the Queensland Premier has travelled south of Brisbane, where he's made an almost $400 million dollar pre-election health pledge.
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00:00I'm here at a health centre at Robina on the Gold Coast, where Premier Stephen Miles has
00:07pledged to build or lease 50 new bulk build GP practices if his Labor government is re-elected.
00:15It would cost $365 million, with the locations of the clinics still to be determined in consultation
00:22with industry.
00:23Now, GP bulk build practices are typically the responsibility of the Commonwealth, but
00:29the Premier says too many Queenslanders are going without access to clinics.
00:33The decline in primary health care and access to bulk billing I consider the greatest public
00:39policy regression of recent decades.
00:42Health has been a key focus for Labor all of this week.
00:46In week two of the Queensland election campaign, Mr Miles has made the announcement from the
00:51electorate of Mudgeribah.
00:53It's held by Shadow Health Minister Ros Bates since 2009.