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Abbott to challenge PM with health referendum

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Monday, December 21, 2009 10:36 AM

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OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott is expected to go on the offensive and challenge Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on health care by pushing for a referendum on health funding reform, it has been reported.

The Coalition is preparing to fight the next election with a promise to revamp health funding with a policy of direct federal funding of local health and hospital boards, rather than through the states, Fairfax newspapers say.

Part of Mr Abbott's strategy will be to call a referendum to challenge Mr Rudd on his promise to seek a mandate on a federal takeover of public hospitals if states did not agree to reform plans.

Fairfax says opposition health spokesman Peter Dutton won approval for the move under former leader Malcolm Turnbull, with Mr Abbott now backing him. http://www.cnn.com/search/?query=News%20of%20Australia&primaryType=mix
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