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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sarah Martin Chief political correspondent

Election 2022: Anthony Albanese vows to work with states on hospital funding boost

Federal opposition leader Anthony Albanese and Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk arrive ahead of joining the Labour Day march on in Brisbane on Monday.
Federal opposition leader Anthony Albanese and Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk arrive ahead of joining the Labour Day march in Brisbane on Monday on day 22 of the federal election campaign. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, has said he is prepared to sit down and work “constructively” with state premiers on the need for more hospital funding, but has ruled out making any grand funding promises before the election.

Speaking in Queensland alongside the premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, Albanese said he was aware of the pressure facing the state hospital system, but he was taking a “measured” approach in the campaign.

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