Australians' health at crossroads

摘要

On Nov24, Australians will decide whether John Howard's 11-year tenure as their second-longest serving Prime Minister will come to an end. Polls have suggested that the Labor Party under Kevin Rudd will decisively overturn the Coalition Government this time. But Howard has outfoxed predictions before. What has been largely absent from serious pre-election discussions, most notably in a televised debate, is the state of the nation's health system