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Scope

The committee was established to inquire into health policy, administration and expenditure. It considered the impact reduced Commonwealth funding had on the provision of hospital and other health services, as well as the sustainability of Medicare and the affordability of healthcare.

Chairs

Deborah Mary O'Neill
nswALP –

Sequence

Health
2014
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2016
Select Committee on Health hearing at Strathfield Town Hall, 9 February 2015. L-R: Senator Deborah O'Neill [chair], Stephen Palethorpe [Committee Secretary] and Senator Jan McLucas.

Select Committee on Health hearing at Strathfield Town Hall, 9 February 2015. L-R: Senator Deborah O'Neill [chair], Stephen Palethorpe [Committee Secretary] and Senator Jan McLucas.
Select Committee on Health on the airstip at Elcho Island, 30 April 2015. L-R: Senators Deborah O'Neill [Chair], Jan McLucas and Doug Cameron; Stephen Palethorpe [Committee Secretary] and Senator Nova Peris.

Select Committee on Health on the airstip at Elcho Island, 30 April 2015. L-R: Senators Deborah O'Neill [Chair], Jan McLucas and Doug Cameron; Stephen Palethorpe [Committee Secretary] and Senator Nova Peris.
Committee members with staff from the Miwatj Health Service and Galiwin'ku community members outside the health centre, Elcho Island, NT, 30 April 2015. Includes Senators Deborah O'Neill [Chair], Jan McLucas, Doug Cameron and Nova Peris.

Committee members with staff from the Miwatj Health Service and Galiwin'ku community members outside the health centre, Elcho Island, NT, 30 April 2015. Includes Senators Deborah O'Neill [Chair], Jan McLucas, Doug Cameron and Nova Peris.
Committee members hearing about the training facilities for medical students in rural placements at Flinders Medical Centre, Cloncurry, Qld, 1 May 2015. Facing camera L-R: Senator Deborah O'Neill [Chair], Dr Bryan Connor and Senator Matt Canavan.

Committee members hearing about the training facilities for medical students in rural placements at Flinders Medical Centre, Cloncurry, Qld, 1 May 2015. Facing camera L-R: Senator Deborah O'Neill [Chair], Dr Bryan Connor and Senator Matt Canavan.
Senator Deborah O'Neill (right), chair of the Select Committee on Health, and committee member Senator Jan McLucas learning how the medical students from James Cook University conduct artificial respiration at the Townsville General Hospital, 21 August 2014.

Senator Deborah O'Neill (right), chair of the Select Committee on Health, and committee member Senator Jan McLucas learning how the medical students from James Cook University conduct artificial respiration at the Townsville General Hospital, 21 August 2014.
Select Committee on Health public hearing at Penrith City Council Civic Centre, Penrith, NSW 12 March 2015. Seated on right L-R: Senators Doug Cameron and Deborah O'Neill [Chair], Stephen Palethorpe [Secretary] and Senator Claire Moore.

Select Committee on Health public hearing at Penrith City Council Civic Centre, Penrith, NSW 12 March 2015. Seated on right L-R: Senators Doug Cameron and Deborah O'Neill [Chair], Stephen Palethorpe [Secretary] and Senator Claire Moore.
Josephine (Josie) Farrer MLA delivering a Welcome to Country before a public roundtable hearing on Indigenous health issues and access to primary healthcare in rural and remote communities held at Civic Hall, Halls Creek, WA, 28 April 2015.

Josephine (Josie) Farrer MLA delivering a Welcome to Country before a public roundtable hearing on Indigenous health issues and access to primary healthcare in rural and remote communities held at Civic Hall, Halls Creek, WA, 28 April 2015.
Committee members hearing evidence from witness Kyle Miers, CEO of Deaf Australia, at a public hearing at the Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University, on deaf and hearing impairment health issues, 10 July 2015. Mr Miers signed his evidence to the interpreters, one of whom translated into spoken word for the committee while the other signed the committee's questions to Mr Miers. L-R: Two Auslan interpreters, Senator Jenny McAllister, David Sullivan [Acting Secretary], Senators Deborah O'Neill and Jan McLucas, a Hansard editor and witness Kyle Miers.

Committee members hearing evidence from witness Kyle Miers, CEO of Deaf Australia, at a public hearing at the Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University, on deaf and hearing impairment health issues, 10 July 2015. Mr Miers signed his evidence to the interpreters, one of whom translated into spoken word for the committee while the other signed the committee's questions to Mr Miers. L-R: Two Auslan interpreters, Senator Jenny McAllister, David Sullivan [Acting Secretary], Senators Deborah O'Neill and Jan McLucas, a Hansard editor and witness Kyle Miers.
Witness Kyle Miers giving evidence at the hearing, Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University, NSW, 10 July 2015.

Witness Kyle Miers giving evidence at the hearing, Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University, NSW, 10 July 2015.

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Reports

Date tabled Title Read report
Final report: Hospital funding cuts: the perfect storm - The demolition of Federal-State health relations 2014–2016 (presented out of session on 5 May 2016) Parliamentary paper number 215/2016 Document icon
Sixth interim report: Big health data: Australia's big potential Parliamentary paper number 176/2016 Document icon
Fifth interim report: Black lung: "It has buggered my life" (presented out of session on 28 April 2016) Parliamentary paper number 158/2016 Document icon
Fourth interim report: Mental health: a consensus for action (presented out of session on 8 October 2015) Parliamentary paper number 266/2015 Document icon
Third interim report: Australian Hearing: too important to privatise Parliamentary paper number 247/2015 Document icon
Second interim report Parliamentary paper number 197/2015 Document icon
First interim report Parliamentary paper number 426/2014 Document icon