Fed: Health decision due next year: Rudd

AAP General News (Australia)
12-07-2009
Fed: Health decision due next year: Rudd

BRISBANE, Dec 7 AAP - Federal and state government leaders will make a decision on
the future of Australia's health care system next year.

The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) met in Brisbane on Monday.

After the meeting, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he and the leaders spoke for a number
of hours on health, going through the national report on health reform "issue by issue".

Mr Rudd told reporters the data on future workforce shortages was "very stark and very sobering".

"Any long term reform ... must get these challenges right," he said.

COAG also discussed child care, planning criteria for capital cities, the FIFA World
Cup bid and climate change.

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