Speaker, Friday 1 September was a great day.

It’s the day that Cheaper Medicines began with 60-day dispensing for eligible patients with a chronic condition.

And I’m delighted for the around 50,000 people in Gilmore that will benefit from this change.

It will provide cost of living relief….

And it will free up more GP appointments for those that need them most.

It will improve medicine compliance, mean fewer trips to the GP and pharmacy, saving people time and money.

Now what did those opposite do, including local Liberals in Gilmore - they shamefully opposed 60-day dispensing and cheaper medicines!

They opposed our most vulnerable people having important cost of living relief through 60-day dispensing, despite doctors and patients groups saying this is good health policy.

But I’m here today, to let people in Gilmore know, that I went to the election to reduce the cost of medicines.

And I’m proud to be part of the Albanese Government that has already reduced the maximum PBS Co-Payment from $42.50 to $30, saving people in Gilmore $772,000 in medicine costs on over 69,000 prescriptions.

and now, we’ve implemented Cheaper Medicines through 60-day dispensing, to halve medicine costs for people living with an ongoing chronic condition.

I commend the Pharmacy Guild for dumping their abhorrent scare campaign.

And look forward to productive discussions through the next Community Pharmacy Agreement.

Because, patients must always come before profit!