Labor Pledges Ambitious Plan for 10,000 New Health Appointments Amid Campaign to Shore up Adelaide Seats
The $150 million promise comes as Labor attempts to shore up the knife-edge South Australian seat of Boothby.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a visit to Flinders Medical Centre on Day 4 of the 2025 federal election campaign, in Adelaide, Australia on April 1, 2025. AAP Image/Lukas Coch
When Louise Miller-Frost won the federal seat of Boothby in 2022, she became the seat’s first post-war Labor MP.
And Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived in South Australia (SA) on April 1 with all guns blazing, determined that his party will not only hold onto Boothby, but also take Adelaide’s only remaining Liberal-held seat, Sturt.
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
