LNP Finally Embraces Urgent Care Clinics—After Attacking Labor’s Healthcare Failures

It’s funny how politics works sometimes. On Wednesday, during a visit to Maitland, the Liberal-National Coalition, led by Deputy Leader Sussan Ley and Paterson candidate Laurence Antcliff, made a sudden announcement: they’re now promising to build an Urgent Care Clinic in the area. After years of criticizing Labor’s handling of healthcare, it seems like the LNP has had a change of heart—and just in time for the election season.

Let’s be clear: the LNP has spent years criticizing Labor’s failures—failing to secure adequate healthcare for local communities, rising GP costs, and a collapse in bulk billing rates. Under Labor, the number of Australians able to afford to see a doctor has shrunk, and hospitals are overwhelmed. It’s a real mess, and the LNP’s been shouting about it from the rooftops.